My Hardwood Floors Have Bug Holes

Floor tiles become loose if termites damage joists floor supports the floor may start sagging.

My hardwood floors have bug holes. I live in texas. But pay a close attention whether the joist is load bearing or not. If the floor is infected with bettles or termites when will i see them. 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. These are emergence holes made by adult beetles leaving the wood. Now back to the floor. If there are termites you will see holes in the food or the wood will seem layered with brown frass.

Termites may eat the backing of the laminate floors. The holes are created when the adult beetle emerges from its underground womb and they can also cause a lot of damage from within the flooring too. Additionally old house borer exit holes are typically oval with ragged edges. If you have hardwood floors the infestation can t be seen even for some years.

But i do see some holes in the wood similar to pictures on the web for powderpost beetles. The floor was installed for a good deal. Start your search around the floor s edges and under windows where adult beetles tend to fly towards light. The floor is red oak.

First the adult beetle lays its eggs on the wood surface then the larva bores through. 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. So laminate starts to sag and blister. But afterwards floors be one weaker.

This how to refinish wood floors article will show you how to do just that. Their damage to hardwood flooring happens when their larvae bore into the wood through surface cracks. I just had my new hardwood floor installed. If you see larger holes up to the size of a dime this could indicate you have old house borers.

I have seen what you described many times. Hardwood floor refinishing can help you get rid of those unsightly scratches and marks. Most hardwood floors have been dried and aged but were part of a tree and then board at one time. The insects emerge as adults through tiny round exit holes.

New flooring is installed and finished and then months or even years later small holes develop. Small holes caused by woodworm are typically found below the floor s surface. These beetles grow to 1 2 to 1 inch long and only attack softwoods primarily pine.