Take the test: any of these signs at home?
- Small holes on the surface of the wood
- Fine sawdust or wood shavings on the floor
- Worm-eaten wood that crumbles or sounds hollow
- Mud tubes along walls or visible galleries
- Winged insects or large ants indoors
Holes in the wood, sawdust, crumbling timber: identify the insect and treat it
Match what you see to the insect responsible
- Round holes of 1 to 3 mm + fine, light-coloured sawdust: woodworm (common furniture beetle)
- Oval holes of 6 to 10 mm + gnawing sounds at night: house longhorn beetle
- Layered wood that sounds hollow, mud tubes, no sawdust at all: termites
- Rough shavings + large black ants in the evening: carpenter ants
- Very fine, flour-like dust on light-coloured wood: powderpost beetle (lyctus)
- Brownish wood breaking into cubes, mushroom smell: dry rot or another wood-decay fungus
Insects in the wood: how serious is it?
Holes, sawdust or crumbling timber mean larvae have been tunnelling through your wood for months, often years. As long as the infestation is active, the damage keeps spreading in silence: a floorboard or a piece of furniture can be replaced, but a damaged roof structure can cost tens of thousands of euros if nothing is done. The only way to know how serious it is, is to have it checked: recent activity shows up when the timber is probed and when the frass is examined for freshness.
You do not have to guess: just describe what you are seeing. Our technician identifies the insect involved and the extent of the damage, and tells you honestly whether treatment is actually needed.
Wood assessment: how does the technical visit work?
- 1. Inspection of the roof space, timber frames, floors, skirting boards and accessible woodwork
- 2. Probing the timber to measure how deep the damage goes and detect any ongoing activity
- 3. Identifying the species: woodworm, house longhorn beetle, termites, carpenter ants, powderpost beetle or fungus
- 4. Clear report and a detailed quote only if treatment is needed
This timber expertise covers every species and every structure: a house longhorn beetle assessment in a roof frame, a termite check before building work, carpenter ants in a timber-framed wall. A precise identification of the wood-boring insect is what guarantees the right treatment, in the right place, at the right price.
From diagnosis to roof timber treatment by injection
If the assessment confirms an active infestation, we follow up with the appropriate treatment. For a roof structure, the professional protocol is well proven: the worm-eaten parts are cut back to sound wood, injection wells are drilled into the beams, purlins and rafters, then a certified product is injected under pressure into the heart of the timber. This treatment of structural timber also applies to individual beams, floors and timber frames. On lightly affected wood, a surface spray completes the injection. For termites, the treatment combines injection, a chemical barrier or bait stations depending on the configuration; for carpenter ants, destroying the nest is systematic, otherwise the colony re-forms.
Prices: how much does the work cost?
It all depends on the insect and the extent of the damage. A localised treatment (destroying a carpenter ant nest, a single beam) starts from €1,000. A roof timber treatment by injection starts from €1,500, as does a complete termite treatment. You receive a free, precise, no-obligation quote after the assessment: the cost is set out in black and white before any decision, with no surprises on the invoice.
Specialist wood-boring insect treatment company in Aquitaine
LSR Habitat is a family-run company specialising in wood treatment and wood-boring insects in Gironde. As soon as a wood-boring insect attacks your home (roof structure, floors, parquet or furniture), our technicians identify the pest involved (woodworm, house longhorn beetle, termites, carpenter ants, parquet beetles) and carry out the treatment by deep injection. Certibiocide certified craftsman, recognised expert in wood-boring insect treatment, family business with no subcontracting: professional products, results guaranteed, 5.0/5 across 28 Google reviews. We operate across the whole of Aquitaine, with a daily presence in Gironde: Bordeaux and its metropolitan area, the Bassin d'Arcachon and the Libourne area.
Calling in a professional wood treatment company rather than using an off-the-shelf product is the guarantee of a lasting result: only a properly equipped professional reaches the larvae at the core of the timber sections, where no surface product can penetrate. As a termite treatment company working across the whole of Gironde, a specialist in treating the house longhorn beetle and in destroying carpenter ant colonies, LSR Habitat applies the same protocols for private homeowners and businesses alike: the same certified products, the same technicians, the same results guarantee. Every price is justified line by line in the quote, and our expert explains the cost of each item before any work begins.