Timber Damages & Pests

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Identifying Dry Rot Symptoms

Dry rot won’t disappear by itself. It spreads quickly, often in hidden spots, and thrives on excess moisture. Small clues like soft timber, musty smells, or orange spores can signal bigger, costly problems ahead. This guide shows you how to spot early warning signs, stop the spread, and protect your home from expensive repairs.

A person wearing yellow rubber gloves is spraying insecticide labelled "Carpet Beetle Killer" into a dark crevice near the baseboard and sofa leg in a UK living room. Visible carpet beetles and larvae are near the skirting board, and a vacuum cleaner sits nearby on the carpeted floor. Natural light fills the tidy room.

10 Best Carpet Beetle Sprays to Buy in the UK (That Actually Work)

Carpet beetles are now the UK’s most common textile pest, often causing damage to carpets, furniture, and clothing before you even notice them. The right spray can stop them fast — killing both larvae and adults, lasting long enough to break the cycle, and staying safe for use around your home. In this guide, we review the 10 best carpet beetle sprays in the UK that actually work, so you can choose the right one for your infestation and keep your home pest-free.

A professional carpet beetle treatment expert in full protective gear, including a white coverall suit, gloves, and a respirator mask, treats a modern home's carpeted floor using a chemical sprayer. The technician is lifting the edge of a beige carpet near an open wardrobe and air vent, revealing several carpet beetles, larvae, and shed skins beneath. The room is clean and brightly lit with natural light, featuring tidy furniture like a sofa, wooden coffee table, and hanging clothes, creating a realistic and trustworthy treatment scene.

How to Get Carpet Beetle Treatment (Without Making Things Worse)

If you’ve spotted carpet beetle larvae or their shed skins, treatment isn’t optional — it’s urgent. These pests don’t just live in carpets; they hide in wardrobe corners, furniture joints, and under pet beds. Missing even a few can mean a full-blown return in weeks. In this guide, we break down the only carpet beetle treatments that work in the UK, how to prepare your home so they don’t survive, and when it’s worth calling in a pro. No myths, no guesswork — just the steps that actually stop them.

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How to Identify and Remove Carpet Beetle Eggs

Carpet beetle eggs are the silent start to a costly infestation — tiny, sticky, and hidden deep in fibres where you’ll never see them until the damage is done. By the time you spot bald carpet patches or holes in your jumper, the larvae have already been feeding for weeks. In this guide, you’ll learn exactly where these eggs hide, how to spot the subtle signs they’re there, and the proven ways to kill them — from heat and insecticides to freezing delicate fabrics. Act fast, treat thoroughly, and you can stop an infestation before it destroys your home’s soft furnishings.