Woodworm advice

[Trif]

Hi all,

I've ripped out my kitchen and it's laminate floor today and discovered a few woodworm holes in the floorboards. I promptly and very easily managed to push through 3 of the boards. Not wanting to get ripped off over this unexpected situation I'd like some advice from this forum.


Woodworm holes on the surface:
http://i.imgur.com/AOkhwnL.jpg

holes underneath:
http://i.imgur.com/v16rTf5.jpg

the boards:
http://i.imgur.com/r30x3Pf.jpg

Joists:
http://i.imgur.com/SMPYV7N.jpg

The damage so far:
http://i.imgur.com/skTxBGF.jpg


Do you think it is worth getting someone in to look at this? Or just replace all the boards in the room. How much should I pay for a survey? Do you think it will still be active?


Thanks.

[Trif]

jason61c said:

The joists look ok, can you get a screwdriver into them far?

No, they are in good health and are very solid.

I think I'll be taking up all the floorboards in the room and replace with plywood ready for tiling. Would you guys treat the joists anyway? I lifted a couple more boards up and the number of holes is diminishing fast and the boards are also in good health and not coming up very easily. The effected ones where near the outside door and sink. It's also interesting that someone had replaced some of this area with chipboard at some point (probably when the laminate went down maybe 10 or so years ago?


There isn't any wood dust under the other boards but there is a fair bit when I kicked through the boards. Looking at the ones I've taken out that were effected this was presumably inside the wood and broke free when they were split.


Thanks for your replies.

Edited by Trif on Tuesday 21st April 08:51