My Hardwood Floors Have Bug Holes

But i do see some holes in the wood similar to pictures on the web for powderpost beetles.

My hardwood floors have bug holes.

Now back to the floor. If you see larger holes up to the size of a dime this could indicate you have old house borers. Start your search around the floor s edges and under windows where adult beetles tend to fly towards light. Small holes caused by woodworm are typically found below the floor s surface.

Their damage to hardwood flooring happens when their larvae bore into the wood through surface cracks. Termites may eat the backing of the laminate floors. I live in texas. If you have hardwood floors the infestation can t be seen even for some years.

But afterwards floors be one weaker. First the adult beetle lays its eggs on the wood surface then the larva bores through. So laminate starts to sag and blister. Of course if you have found such a rotten joist or floor board you can try to sand it to living tissue and cover with special chemical against termites.

These are emergence holes made by adult beetles leaving the wood. This how to refinish wood floors article will show you how to do just that. I am now concerning that they may used lower grade of material. The floor was installed for a good deal.

Hardwood floor refinishing can help you get rid of those unsightly scratches and marks. Regardless of where an infestation has started evidence will eventually emerge in these places. If the floor is infected with bettles or termites when will i see them. These beetles grow to 1 2 to 1 inch long and only attack softwoods primarily pine.

Most hardwood floors have been dried and aged but were part of a tree and then board at one time. But as long as the damage is shallow in the coating and not in the wood itself you can renew the hardwood floor by adding a new coat of polyurethane right over the old finish. These small beetles grow to about 1 8 inch long as adults. Floor tiles become loose if termites damage joists floor supports the floor may start sagging.

I have seen what you described many times. If there are termites you will see holes in the food or the wood will seem layered with brown frass. I just had my new hardwood floor installed. Additionally old house borer exit holes are typically oval with ragged edges.

New flooring is installed and finished and then months or even years later small holes develop. The insects emerge as adults through tiny round exit holes. The floor is red oak.