Woodworm refers to the larvae of any wood-boring beetle, rather than one particular species. In the UK, the most common are the Common Furniture Beetle (Anobium punctatum), Deathwatch Beetle (Xestobium rufuvillosum), House Longhorn Beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) and Powderpost Beetle (Lyctus brunneus).
All invade and consume wood, and then leave when they have reached maturity. How do I know if my property is affected? Your woodwork may be harbouring woodworm without you knowing it. Wood can be infected with eggs or larvae without it being noticeable, and you may not discover a woodworm infestation for several years.
It's a common misconception that woodworm only affects old properties, in fact it can cause damage to newly constructed buildings. Small round holes in your woodwork, similar to the holes in a dart board. Fine, powdery dust around these holes (this is known as frass). Crumbly edges to boards and joists.
All invade and consume wood, and then leave when they have reached maturity. How do I know if my property is affected? Your woodwork may be harbouring woodworm without you knowing it. Wood can be infected with eggs or larvae without it being noticeable, and you may not discover a woodworm infestation for several years.
It's a common misconception that woodworm only affects old properties, in fact it can cause damage to newly constructed buildings. Small round holes in your woodwork, similar to the holes in a dart board. Fine, powdery dust around these holes (this is known as frass). Crumbly edges to boards and joists.
Reviews (9)
Frederick Dines
Oct 21, 2021
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Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality
Highly recommend Protective Preservations - they fixed damp issues in my flat. The team turned up on time, were friendly and professional, gave lots of good advice and cleaned up after the job was complete.
Services: Mould removal, Water damage cleanup
Highly recommend Protective Preservations - they fixed damp issues in my flat. The team turned up on time, were friendly and professional, gave lots of good advice and cleaned up after the job was complete.
Services: Mould removal, Water damage cleanup
Leighanne Ferguson
Aug 12, 2021
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Toni Mead
Apr 25, 2021
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I am immensely impressed with the way protective conducted the remedial works at my new property, damp was flagged by my building survey and i sourced three companies to give me a specialist damp survey, protective was the only company that arrived in the given time frame and the surveyor was honest and informative, the actual plastering and damp injection was finished to very high standard and i was most impressed by the way the workers cleaned up afterwards, I am a very happy customer of protective preservations
Monica Stone
Jan 05, 2021
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Courtney Gibson
Dec 12, 2020
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I called a few companies but the guy from protective preservations was most polite and responsive, he identified the damp problem and the cause, they provided a competitive quote and I was happy for the works to be approved, I must say the works were carried out extremely well and the guys covered my furniture, cleaned and mopped up afterwards, which was an unexpected bonus,
Sasha Taylor
Jul 16, 2020
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Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
Protective Preservation's were very competitive price wise and generally an easy company to deal with, no gimmicks, they priced my job and fitted me in quickly, the job was done very well, clean and tidy and their workers were polite and helpful
Protective Preservation's were very competitive price wise and generally an easy company to deal with, no gimmicks, they priced my job and fitted me in quickly, the job was done very well, clean and tidy and their workers were polite and helpful
Rebecca Salvaro
Jun 30, 2020
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Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
From my initial consultation to the actual works undertaken, my experience with protective preservations was very positive, the booking of my survey was seamless and the damp work was completed by polite and hard working team members, I would go for this company if you have any damp issues
From my initial consultation to the actual works undertaken, my experience with protective preservations was very positive, the booking of my survey was seamless and the damp work was completed by polite and hard working team members, I would go for this company if you have any damp issues
Orla Purcell
Nov 14, 2019
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Had Protective Preservations over to do an assessment on my flat for what I thought was damp. As 'Specialists' I expected the assessor to do a more thorough review and ask more investigative questions. All he really did was stick the moisture reader in the wall and immediately told me this was a 'very common issue' which required injections and would cost approximately £700 to fix. I'm very lucky I had other specialists assess the issue. Turned out to be a leaking pipe, very easy to fix. NOT DAMP AT ALL. Would not trust this company to assess the root cause of an issue.
Louis Centioni
Aug 14, 2019
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My sister had work done by this company a few months ago and reffered me to them as I had damp problems also. The price quoted was very competitve and affordable. The work was done to a very high standard and I'm extreemly happy with the results. I would definetly reccommend this compnay for anyone experiencing damp wall.
