Woodworm Treatment in Hacketstown
Near Hacketstown Square and the 1798 memorial
Hacketstown sits in the Wicklow foothills and its stone cottages, small farms and 1798 streetscape give the town a distinct character. We cover Hacketstown and the surrounding upland villages of Rathvilly, Clonmore and Kiltegan. Most Hacketstown residential work is on traditional one and one-and-a-half-storey stone cottages, often with original Scots pine roof timbers and slate.
Services we provide in Hacketstown
All servicesBoron Surface Treatment
The first-line treatment for live Common Furniture Beetle in accessible Irish timber.
Learn moreLow-Pressure Injection Treatment
For structural beams where surface treatment alone cannot reach the active larvae.
Learn moreHeat & Controlled Fumigation
Whole-void thermal eradication when the infestation is too widespread for surface treatment.
Learn moreStructural Timber Replacement
When treatment alone isn't enough — sensitive heritage joinery to restore structural integrity.
Learn moreDry Rot & Wet Rot Treatment
Eradicating Serpula lacrymans (dry rot) and Coniophora puteana (wet rot) at the source.
Learn moreDamp & Rising Damp Quote
Diagnosing the real cause — because most 'rising damp' isn't rising damp at all.
Learn moreThese cottages are highly susceptible to Common Furniture Beetle, especially where the roof has been re-slated without replacing battens. We also see scattered demand from newer one-off rural houses on the upland slopes around the town. Small farms, equine properties on the Wicklow border, the local pub and the parish church are all part of our Hacketstown rota.
The area's strong tradition of forestry and timber yards also brings occasional commercial timber-storage surveys.
"We had Deathwatch Beetle in the original oak ceiling beams of our 1820s farmhouse. The team explained exactly what they were doing at every step and the guarantee gave us real peac…"
Aoife M. — Borris, Co. Carlow
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We cover Hacketstown and the surrounding Carlow area weekly. Tell us about your property and we'll come out.
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