"Mark Watson" wrote in message
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Hi

We're in the process of selling our 100yr old house, and our buyer's
surveyor spotted on the one tiny patch of exposed floorboads in the
house a number of flight-holes, some of which were evidently 'new'.

This has now translated into a quote for six hundred squids (lifting
and replacing of carpets extra) to chemically treat the entire house.
This seems a little OTT to me.

Anyone got any -authoritative- sources to say that it would make sense
for our buyers to simply wait until they replace carpets and treat the
rooms one by one? Or that they should wait until they replace a carpet
before having a good look at a room full of floorboards before making
a decision?

And is there any logic in the fact that there was woodworm in the
exposed floorboards on account of them being exposed, whereas all the
other rooms are carpeted and so the adult stage worm can't fly away
and infest elsewhere?


I saw a house of hell or watchdog about this. Do you have central heating?
Woodworm don't like centrally heated houses, so are unlikely to infest them.
They had scammers saying dart holes in the floor were woodworm, and it would
be x hundred pounds to get rid of them. (apparently dart holes and woodworm
holes do look different to an expert). Also had the "looks fresh to me"
scam.

I would suggest getting a woodworm expert to look at the holes. E.g., our
surveyor told us the gas fire chimney (in the new house) is not lined. I
talked to a gas fitter, and he said yes, you don't have to have a lined
chimney if it is not a back boiler as well, so that showed how much the
surveyor knew.

Bob