WOODWORM
TREATMENT - use Boron Ultra 12 Powder in water - for
advice call 01626 331351
Boron Ultra 12 is a clear, odourless,
water based fluid used to kill woodworm in buildings.
BORON ULTRA
12 - Surface Treatment of Woodworm - wood treatment
A unique Boron based Borax
powder concentrate, ready to dissolve in water, designed to treat timber
by brush, spray or dipping. It avoids the hazard problems of many liquid
insecticides by using only water as a carrier. It can also be used in
most wood preservation situations to replace other less friendly
contact type insecticides, including Permethrin. The Boron powder is
dissolved in water to treat Woodworm at 5% (BAE) for the following coverages,
based on applying two coats by brush, or low pressure sprayer: Boron
Ultra 12 only kills wood boring insects and has natural Fire Retardancy
properties.
Woodworm surface
treatment supplied as a powder:
Smallest
Powder Pack - 200 grams of powder
dissolves in 5 litres of water, to make a 5% solution, treats 10 square
metres - for one small domestic floor
Small Powder Pack
- 0.5kg of powder dissolves in 12.5 litres of water, to make a 5% solution,
treats 25 square metres - for one small domestic room.
Medium Powder Pack
- 1 kg of powder dissolves in 25 litres of water, to make a 5% solution,
treats 50 square metres - for two domestic rooms, or a small roof.
Large Powder Pack
- 2.5 kgs of powder dissolves in 62.5 litres of water, to make a 5%
solution, treats 125 square metres - for a complete semi detached house.
For Amateur DIY and Professional
Use when dissolved in water at up to 5% BAE.
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Treatment Shop
Wood worm surface
treatment supplied as a liquid:
Smallest, Ready to Use
- 1 litre already dissolved at 5% in water, treats 2 square metres -
for a cupboard or furniture
Small, Ready to Use
- 5 litres already dissolved at 5% in water, treats 10 square metres
- for a small room (e.g. bathroom, toilet, hall)
Large, Ready to Use
- 25 litres already dissolved at 5% in water, treats 50 square metres
- for two domestic rooms, or a small roof.
For Amateur DIY and Professional
Use.
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Treatment Shop
Woodworm surface
treatment typical consumption rates
Allow 4 square metres per
litre, apply two coats by brush or coarse droplet, low pressure spray.
How many litres will you
need - click for more info.
Always follow the instructions
on the product label, wear a dust mask when mixing and check with us
before purchasing to ensure that you are buying the correct product.
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Treatment Shop
Natural
Fire Retardant
Boron Ultra 12 has natural
Fire Retardancy properties and this is an obvious benefit when you are
treating wood in buildings. The Boron compounds are frequently used
in many industries to provide Fire Retardant properties, for example
in board products and building materials. .
Added
Fire Retardancy
- to further reduce the fire risk in your building you can now buy our
Fire Retardant Additive to pour into your Boron Ultra 12. It has no
odour or hazards and simply boosts the natural fire retardancy without
affecting the woodworm treatment.
Benefits
How to
Treat Common Furniture Beetle - look
for fresh, bright dart sized holes
1. Remove
the source of moisture, ventilate, control humidity - woodworm like
damp timber best
2. Cut out
any decay, loose timber and all surface tunnels, brush down - no point
in treating debris and dust.
3. Apply
two coats of Boron Ultra 12 by spray to cleaned timber, plus
Boron Ultra Gel to end grain, damp stained or heavily attacked areas.
4. Added
Fire Retardancy - purchase our Fire Retardant Additive
to mix into your Boron Ultra 12 liquid.
Woodworm
Treatment - woodworm treatment products to enhance the basic surface
spray
1. BORON ULTRA GEL - Surface
Applied by brush - for damp and dry wood
A Boron based brushing Gel
ideal for damp stained wood, end grain and bearing area treatment of
beams and joists. Also useful for medium to heavy active infestations
of insect attack and treatment of new timbers for use in vulnerable
areas (e.g. back of skirting boards).
2. BORON ULTRA PASTE -
Deep Injected Treatment - for damp wood
A unique Boron based Paste,
which uses a special blend of technical grade Glycols as carriers. It
can be injected into timber, with the advantage of supplying a highly
concentrated mobile preservative which will spread even at low (down
to 12% TMC) moisture content levels. Simple to apply with a standard
skeleton gun and highly effective because of the available level of
active Boron content deep inside the wood. It is injected into 8mm diameter
holes at up to 120mm along the grain, 75mm across the grain and down
to within 15mm of the opposing side of the timber
Usage
rate - use our chart of hole spacing for various timber sizes as
a guide, or call us on 01626 331351
and we'll calculate your exact requirements. (Hole Spacing Guide - click
here to download)
3. ULTRA TIMBER PASTE
- Deep Injected Treatment - for dry wood
An alternative treatment
for drier timber (under 12% TMC) - Permethrin in an emulsion cream base.
Has some odour and solvent. Do not use in buildings housing fish or
birds. Essential for deep seated active Death Watch Beetle, or the voracious
House Longhorn Beetle, where the moisture content of the wood is too
low to spread the Boron based paste.
Usage
rate - use our chart of hole spacing for various timber sizes as
a guide, or call us on 01626 331351
and we'll calculate your exact requirements. (Hole Spacing Guide - click
here to download)
4. BORON RODS - Solid
Rods for placing in holes to act as a Boron reservoir - for wet wood
These solid rods of HIGH
STRENGTH Boron 173 are used to protect timbers which are constantly
or occasionally damp: window frames, external joinery, wall plates,
embedded beam ends, garden posts, fence posts, door frames, etc. They
can also be used in conjunction with BORON ULTRA PASTE, to act as a
long term reservoir. The standard sizes - 8mm x 24mm and 8mm x 65mm
- fit into 10mm diameter holes. We supply plastic bang in caps to cover
the holes in brown, red and limestone colours.
Usage
rate - use our chart of hole spacing for various timber sizes as
a guide, or call us on 01626 331351
and we'll calculate your exact requirements. (Hole Spacing Guide - click
here to download)
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TYPES OF INSECT
TREATMENT
1. Common
Furniture Beetle - apply 2 coats of Boron Ultra 12 at 5% in water
by brush or spray.
2. Heavy
Concentrations of Common Furniture Beetle - add Boron Ultra Gel
by brush.
3. Death
Watch Beetle - tap with a hammer and drill test to determine the
extent, then apply Boron Ultra Gel by brush, plus Boron Paste by injection.
Check annually and retreat if active. This insect can be a structural
hazard to your building, so consult us or a Professional Building Surveyor
before carrying out treatment.
4. Wood
Boring Weevil - remove all rotted timber, then apply Boron Ultra
Gel, plus Boron Paste by injection to any timber that is damp (or, if
you have a Damp Meter, over 18% total moisture content). The Weevil
itself does not need treatment - it will die out naturally when the
dampness is reduced. The treatment is necessary to protect the timber
from Dry Rot, which can follow Wet Rot as the moisture content falls.
5. House
Longhorn Beetle - cut out all infected timber, then inject Ultra
Timber Paste (Permethrin based). This insect can be a structural hazard
to your building, so consult us or a Professional Building Surveyor
before carrying out treatment.
Example - Insect
attack in Railway Sleepers and Poles
Sleepers and Poles
are frequently used in gardens to retain raised beds or to act as terracing
walls. These garden timbers become very damp and despite pre-treatments
once the insects and wet rot enter through cracks and splits they can
fall apart. Railway
Sleepers - yes, these enormous, creosote treated timbers do rot
and London Underground and Railtrack have used 1000s of Boron
Ultra Rods, but in a much larger size, to extend the life of
these expensive components. Special carriage mounted Ultra Sound machines
detect the rotting sleepers and these are then drilled, injected and
capped as part of regular maintenance.
Telegraph
and Electricity Poles themselves are also susceptible to wet rot
and rapid insect attack, after the pressure creosote treatment has diminished,
especially in the ground zone, where splits and shakes allow moisture
and air into the core. Boron
Ultra Paste and Boron
Ultra Rods are used in combination to prevent further decay
and extend the working life of the poles and sleepers.

Drilling a Pole to insert
a Boron Rod
Example - Insect
attack in Posts and Frames
Posts
in the ground - use our special 'Save a Post' kit - drill holes
in all four sides at ground level downwards at a 45 degree angle to
overlap within the post beneath the ground. Blow out the holes. Inject
Boron Ultra Paste
to the base of the hole and insert a Boron
Ultra Rods through the paste.

Timber Frame House - Death
Watch Beetle
Frames
and door legs - drill 8-10mm diameter holes above and below each
joint to within 15mm of the opposing face. Blow out the holes. Inject
Boron Ultra Paste
to the base of the hole and insert a Boron
Ultra Rods through the paste.
Window Cill and Window Frame

Red indicates best positions
for Boron Rods
Usage
rate - use our chart of hole spacing for various timber sizes as
a guide, or call us on 01626 331351
and we'll calculate your exact requirements. (Hole Spacing Guide - click
here to download)