Woodworm - Been told need complete new floor and joists

Lady_K

I had this sprayed about 2 weeks ago and there are bugs which I think are woodworm crawling up the skirting boards and even have flown up to the coving. My granddaughter has taken pictures of them and I think it is furniture beetle. She has killed 4 today and 3 yesterday. I am hoping none have flown to other areas of the house.


Is this normal? I would have thought after 2 weeks they would be killed

Mojisola

Lady_K wrote: »

I had this sprayed about 2 weeks ago and there are bugs which I think are woodworm crawling up the skirting boards and even have flown up to the coving. My granddaughter has taken pictures of them and I think it is furniture beetle. She has killed 4 today and 3 yesterday. I am hoping none have flown to other areas of the house.

Is this normal? I would have thought after 2 weeks they would be killed

Have you contacted the company who did the work?

Lady_K

Yes I have and I am going to send him the photographs my granddaughter took on her mobile phone. He did say he would look into it but he sounded a bit surprised and said he thought it killed them straight away.
He did say they would die anyway but I would think 2 weeks is quite a time and they could have laid eggs in that time possibly plus gone to other areas of my house so it cant really be right.
I said they were crawling up through the skirting boards and flying up to the ceiling and he said he could come and spray the skirting boards but I'm concerned. I cant afford to have it done again I'm beginning to wish I had had a new floor now