It has also experienced long term water damage.
Termites in roof trusses.
Termites and carpenter ant damage.
Removing termite damaged rafters and starter boards.
Don t let termite treated timbers fool you into thinking you are safe from white ant damage.
I replace the damaged wood and prep for the new roof installation.
Unlike drywood termites subterranean termites typically build their colonies in the soil.
Termites will not penetrate painted wood so the best thing you can do is make sure that your roof is always well coated in undamaged un cracked paint.
Drywood termites live and feed inside wood.
What are the tell tale signs of a termite infestation.
Is this a feasible and effective treatment for drywood termites.
A large national company wants to spray all the wood roof trusses in my attic with termidor sc.
They can establish colonies inside ceiling rafters roof beams eaves and other wooden structures associated with your roof.
Generally you have two choices when repairing wood damaged by termites.
Termites are cunning creatures that wreak havoc from within.
Attics that have termites or carpenter ants may experience significant damage to wood rafters and trusses as well as other framing members.
I have a home built in the late 70 s with what i believe is a howe girder truss system that spans the 30 foot width of the house which to my current knowledge lands on no load bearing walls this is strange i know and someone tell me if that makes no.
Would the same attic spray application using timbor be a more effective and safer solution.
Drywood termites can even establish colonies underneath wood shingles.
If not treated the lumber becomes weaker and may sag or fail even collapsing in extreme cases.
This is going to be the proposed fix presented to t.
As well remove anything that may lure drywood termites into the vicinity of your home such as stored lumber firewood or dead trees or shrubbery.
Our aussie professional pest control termite specialists went into a house with 5 foot termite treated timber poles and a cypress pine frame termites won t eat cypress pine the termites had breached up the side of the treated pole under the sub floor eating some skirting boards and window.
Over time an unchecked termite colony can eat and tunnel its way through wooden foundations house frames roof trusses floorboards and walls.
I have drywood termites in my home.
Remove the damaged wood and replace it with new wood.
Is this treatment safe for my family s health.
Termites can damage a house beyond repair but it s rare.
This happens most often when a home is vacant or the problem is ignored for several years.
