It doesn t only kill the entire infestation from your wood but also prevent it from getting infected again.
How to treat woodworm in attic.
As a precaution you should also treat any close by timbers to protect against future outbreaks.
Woodworm treatment how to get rid of the common furniture beetle woodworm we would recommend that for diy purposes the best woodworm killer and timber treatment to use is boron ultra 12 because it is a water based product that only kills wood boring insects does not give off unpleasant fumes or smells and quickly soaks into the timber.
One slightly tangent question.
You can easily treat common furniture beetles with a brush dip or spray application of a permethrin based woodworm treatment on all timbers affected by woodworm.
I want to treat it myself if possible.
Learn to treat woodworm.
We have woodworm small holes in our attic.
I also have some garden fences to spray.
I had intended to use cuprinol for this.
There is nothing to worry if you have spotted their existence early in time.
Home based diy permethrin and boron treatments such as sprays gels and liquids can be easily purchased from hardware stores or online.
The only thing flagged up that we weren t aware of is that there is evidence of woodworm in the attic timbers.
I ve had a look at a couple of exterminator s websites and they are a bit vague about the costs involved has anyone had their attic treated for woodworm and was it reasonably cheap.
Cuprinol do a sprayer for their fence solution.
Don t forget to re paint and re varnish treated surfaces when they are dry.
Prices range from 7 35.
Protective gloves masks and brushes can all be picked up for around 10 15 each.