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Beat the Beetle

and save

St. Mary's Church, Newent

for the generations to come!

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Click HERE for a series of photos showing:

  • New walkways & insulation in roof space
  • Spraying Work in progress, protective sheeting over everything.
  • Hi Lift machine for access to underside of ceiling and scaffold to get to treat lintels.
  • Workers need safety harness + breathing apparatus to work above Nave ceiling and remove old insulation and debris etc.
  • Typical active area of DeathWatchBeetle, holes are ~3-4mm in diameter, about ~2 to 3 times the size of normal household woodworm.   Applying additional preventative paste to DWB active areas on roof timbers space.