Woodworm prevention costs

Jan 05, 2004 2 Replies
D

The house I have brought is 75 years old. The survey recommended that the floorboards and joists downstairs are professionally treated to guard against woodworm (there is no woodworm present - yet).



What sort of cost would I be looking at to have the floorboards and joints of the downstairs treated - one room is 12 yards by 4 yards, the second is 4 yards square and the hallway is 6 yards by 2 yards. (£100, £200, £500, £1000 ??).



Are there any on-line cost estimators for this sort of thing ? (I have not been able to find anything)



Cheers



Dave


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S

Then there probably never will be. Unless wood gets damp, you are unlikely to get worm. Ignore the survey and, if it's a condition of granting a mortgage, tell them you'll go somewhere else.

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J

In article , stuart noble mortgage, tell them you'll go somewhere else.

Yes, take a look at Jeff Howell's "on the level" web site for the low down on wood treatment.

John

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