Why Mayfair and Belgravia's Houses Suit Carpet Moths
Original wool carpets in Mayfair
Mayfair's larger period houses were fitted with wool carpet throughout when they were built, and rooms that see occasional use — a study, a spare bedroom — can go a long time between the kind of disturbance that would reveal early moth damage.
Curtains and hangings in Belgravia
In Belgravia, it's often heavy curtains and wall hangings rather than the carpet itself that show the first signs, particularly in rooms that are dressed for entertaining but otherwise left closed up for weeks at a time.
Signs to Look For
- Irregular bare patches in wool carpets, rugs or upholstery, often under furniture
- Small cream larvae or silken tubes in carpet fibres or skirting edges
- Adult moths — small and golden-brown — seen low to the ground rather than near lights
- Damage concentrated in quiet, rarely disturbed rooms
Protecting a Westminster Home From Carpet Moths
Airing and lightly disturbing rarely used rooms now and again makes early damage far easier to spot.
