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Old 9/11/06, 9:57 PM
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Default Wood shake roof question

The roof was 18 yrs old. Had some cupping, curling and some splitting but I'm not sure what the holes are. At first I thought woodpeckers maybe, but woodpeckers around here make bigger holes and usually in the siding not the roof.
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Old 9/11/06, 10:03 PM
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Try powderpost beetles
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ent...ruct/ef616.htm



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Old 9/11/06, 10:18 PM
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Default Re: Wood shake roof question

I didn't think those affected cedar shakes. More of a hardwood problem aren't they?
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Default Re: Wood shake roof question

I have yet to see an infestation like the shingles pictured. Usually I will find Powder Post beetles in the crawl spaces and occasional stump but never on a roof. It has something to do with the right level of humidity in the wood. Also most powder post beetle holes are very fine.

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Default Re: Wood shake roof question

Hi James,

I am with Claude, deffinately some type of boring insect/worm/creepy crawly

That roof was probably installed with a lowish grade of shake and will be needing replacement soon rather than later.

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