Right. Although I'm of the school that avoids chemicals wherever possible, my living room floor is very wormy, and it doesn't all look historic. So, I'll be treating it before laying the new (wood) flooring. I've been given a big pump thingy full of cuprinol treatment, but I've got a couple of questions:

1) How long should I leave the room after treatment before using it/laying flooring?

2) I can take most things out of the room, but can't see any way of rehousing the (leather) sofa. Would it be very bad to leave it in the room while I treat?

Thank you

1. A couple of days should be enough Gulp. BTW, what does it say on the tin?
2. Can't comment - poss not.

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Originally posted by Percy Vere:
BTW, what does it say on the tin?

I don't have the tin - that's why I'm asking lol (It's leftovers from my dad - that sounds wrong, but you know what I mean - and he doesn't have the tin either. He used it for his attic so same considerations didn't apply re furniture....)

No-one else got any thoughts on the safety of the sofa?

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Originally posted by Gulp:
No-one else got any thoughts on the safety of the sofa?

Cover it with polythene sheeting and seal it up.
Presumably you are not going to go beserk with the applicator spray gun and wave it all around the room. Wear a mask and gloves Keep out of the room for at least 24hrs.
No instructions? No tin? Go to B&Q and read off one of their tins.

Thanks Melboy Yes, I guess visiting B&Q is probably the thing to do....

I think I'm actually going to decant and brush it on instead. I've decorated the rest of the room and don't really want to risk it. That should help the sofa too, I guess.

Gulp here is a link to Cuprinol's web site Cuprinol Site and they do have 'How To' pages for reference. There are also 'Help/Contact Us' details and I'm sure you can ask direct questions of them where you already have their product and need guidance on usage

Hello susiecam - long time no see

Thanks for that - I've emailed them...

Well impressed by Cuprinol - they phoned me this morning and were really helpful

So, for the benefit of anyone else wondering, this is what they told me:

Do 2 coats - second one as soon as first has been absorbed. Then leave the room a couple of days before using it (well ventilated) and wait 5-7 days before laying flooring. Chopped onions in a bucket of water helps remove smell.

They strongly recommend removing sofa - even if it's sealed, if any liquid gets on the plastic cheeting, it'll go through and make the sofa smell.

Hi Gulp,
Will be interested to hear how you get on treating your woodworm.
Am currently buying a place thats got wood worm and I've had a quote from a timber preservation co. who said it would cost £400 to treat the whole house. But if you are successful with spraying it yourself, that sounds a lot cheaper. Please post up how you got on.