Woodworm & Wet Rot

Protecting Homes & Commercial Properties for over 55 Years

Woodworm & Wet Rot

Protecting Homes & Commercial Properties for over 55 Years

Woodworm Infestation & Wet Rot Attack

Woodworm and wet rot are two of the most common forms of timber decay found in UK properties.

If left untreated, both can seriously weaken structural timbers, leading to costly repairs and compromising the integrity of your property.

Early identification and professional treatment are essential to prevent further damage and preserve affected timber wherever possible.

Woodworm Infestation & Wet Rot Fungus

Woodworm and wet rot are two of the most common forms of timber decay found in UK properties.

If left untreated, both can seriously weaken structural timbers, leading to costly repairs and compromising the integrity of your property.

Early identification and professional treatment are essential to prevent further damage and preserve affected timber wherever possible.

Wet Rot Signs

Wet rot is a fungal decay that affects timber where it remains exposed to excessive or prolonged moisture. Common causes include damp walls and masonry, leaking plumbing, defective gutters or roofs, and inadequate subfloor ventilation.

Woodworm Signs

Woodworm can affect floor joists, roof timbers, beams, floorboards and other structural timber. If left untreated, extensive damage may eventually require affected timbers to be repaired or replaced.

Woodworms

The larvae feed within the timber, creating tunnels that can remain hidden for several years before adult beetles emerge and leave characteristic flight holes. In serious infestations, the amount of timber removed by the larvae can significantly reduce its strength.

What is Woodworm & Wet Rot?

Woodworm

Woodworm is a generic term for several species of wood-boring insects, that infest the timber of UK properties, some of which weakening and destroying it beyond treatment.

Wet Rot Fungus

Wet-Rot is a generic term for several species of brown rot and white rot fungus, which causes natural decay and breakdown, to the structural strength of damp or wet timber.

Unfortunately this group of two evils often come together, when timber becomes wet it decays and as it is decaying it is often accompanied by one or more species of Woodworm.

At Tapco HomeDry, we provide specialist woodworm treatment and wet rot treatment for residential and commercial properties across London and the Home Counties

Professional Timber Treatment

Woodworm and wet rot often occur together because damp timber creates ideal conditions for fungal decay while also attracting wood-boring insects.

At Tapco HomeDry, our qualified surveyors carry out a thorough inspection to identify the extent of the problem and determine the underlying cause.

Different treatments include:

Wet rot treatment

Woodworm treatment

Timber preservation

Woodworm inspection

Wet rot inspection

Timber repairs

Timber replacement

Damp & moisture control