We bought a house a few months ago that had been repossessed but was in our price range, the biggest issue with it is having no known history 
I have been involved in property maintenance and kitchens & bathrooms for around 10 years and until work dried up this is what I did to earn a living. I can do most things but don't claim to know everything so to learn I have to ask which is what this post is all about.
The house we have found out is about 150 years old and over the last few years has had thousands spent on it, there must be £20k-£30k worth of double glazing fitted along with a new oil fired combi and re-wired/re-plumbed according to neighbour done in last 3 years.
The house doesn't have the original roof now having the concrete type tiles, think this was done when the extension was added about thirty years ago.
One of the points the building reg guy said needed doing was more loft insulation so I decided to have a look today, I have found some woodworm in the timbers that go across the trusses that the plasterboard for the bedroom ceilings is nailed to.
Is there anyway to tell if the worm has been treated?
I have tapped the wood to see if any dust comes out the worm holes and it doesn't. the wood isn't rotten and still has a nice ring to it when hit.
The ceilings are all plasterboard so have obviously been replaced and all the upstairs walls are non load bearing [stud walls] so house has been gutted.
Just wondered what course of action I should take? headroom is tiny in the loft space [30" to apex] and not sure how I'll get boards up there to crawl along so whatever work I do is going to be a pain.
Do they make a non harmful to humans and pets woodworm treatment?
Help/advice appreciated as always.
Thanks
Brian
I have been involved in property maintenance and kitchens & bathrooms for around 10 years and until work dried up this is what I did to earn a living. I can do most things but don't claim to know everything so to learn I have to ask which is what this post is all about.
The house we have found out is about 150 years old and over the last few years has had thousands spent on it, there must be £20k-£30k worth of double glazing fitted along with a new oil fired combi and re-wired/re-plumbed according to neighbour done in last 3 years.
The house doesn't have the original roof now having the concrete type tiles, think this was done when the extension was added about thirty years ago.
One of the points the building reg guy said needed doing was more loft insulation so I decided to have a look today, I have found some woodworm in the timbers that go across the trusses that the plasterboard for the bedroom ceilings is nailed to.
Is there anyway to tell if the worm has been treated?
I have tapped the wood to see if any dust comes out the worm holes and it doesn't. the wood isn't rotten and still has a nice ring to it when hit.
The ceilings are all plasterboard so have obviously been replaced and all the upstairs walls are non load bearing [stud walls] so house has been gutted.
Just wondered what course of action I should take? headroom is tiny in the loft space [30" to apex] and not sure how I'll get boards up there to crawl along so whatever work I do is going to be a pain.
Do they make a non harmful to humans and pets woodworm treatment?
Help/advice appreciated as always.
Thanks
Brian
