You may think that if you have a suspected woodworm, wet-rot, dry-rot or damp problem in your home, then you need chemical timber treatments such as insecticide or fungicide sprays, pastes, pellets or coatings, or chemical damp-proof treatments. That is what the chemical remedial treatment companies are happy for you to think. The fact is that it is unlikely that you need any chemical treatments, as these problems can almost always be solved purely by environmental controls.

You have probably spent time looking at some of the many chemical remedial timber treatment or damp-proofing companies' web-sites, so you may have an idea of the common causes, and chemical cures for dampness and timber decay that the treatment firms offer. In most cases we would question if these chemical treatments are really needed.

• Woodworm investigations
• Wet-rot and Dry-rot investigations
• Damp investigations
• Pre-purchase timber and damp surveys
• Wood floor investigations