Woodworm

[legal girl]

Does anyone have any idea of the cost to get someone out to treat a garden shed for woodworm?

[EDDIE51]

probably cheaper to get a new shed!

[legal girl]

That's what I thought but want to explore all the options before I suggest it to hubby!

[alavahalf]

Can't hubby buy the woodworm treatment an apply it himself .. not at all difficult !

http://www.restexpress.co.uk/acatalog/Barrettine_Premier_Woodworm_Killer.html

[legal girl]

Yes he could do it himself but we've just had an extension and hubby is busy fitting a kitchen, bathroom, decorating every room and working full time! I just thought if the cost isn't prohibitive I might just get it done and save him a job.

[alavahalf]

If the shed is worth saving and in fairly sound condition apart from the woodworm. It wouldn't take an hour to apply the first coat. Then return 2/3 days later to apply the second coat (assuming it's not the size of a small house).
It's hardly half a days work for a handyman.. good luck !

[Dogsbody2]

It isn't likely to be cost-effective to do this by 'getting someone out' for such a small requirement.
The chemical can be purchased from Wickes for £8 for 500ml (B&Q seem to have stopped selling it, probably because of safety data sheet implications) and you just brush it on, taking appropriate cautions against the fumes.
You need a handyman type person and his labour expectations are going to be driven by the hassle factor, plus the perceived risk. My guess would be £50 for an hour's work, once you've sourced the chemical.
You do not want the house treatment service people, whose overheads include the 10-year warranty-backed insurance policy, for something relatively small and trivial.
European Furniture Beetle (the most common type of woodworm infestation) has a long life-cycle (several years) and takes ages (several decades) to chew structural timber to the point of compromising integrity. If that's what this is. Death Watch Beetle is different.
This is best DIY really - or not at all. It's a shed.

[MTbowels]

Hold it! If this guy is right, you could be wasting your money. He is a professional builder after all.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/advice/11089911/Home-improvements-should-I-worry-about-woodworm.html

[MTbowels]

Could it be that B&Q have stopped selling the stuff mentioned above because it doesn't work? I stood behind a guy the other day in my local branch where the checkout assistant greeted him with "you're back again" and he had only one item he wished to buy - a can of woodworm killer. I wondered then what was going on.