termite damage

[Bruce M. Graham, III]

Does anyone have any info on Thermo-ply and termites.
Home that was inspected 2 months ago started remodeling and found lots of old termite damage ( all not visable at the time of the inspection and I don't do WDO's) all that is left of this product is two sheets of alumimnum foil. From what I can tell it is basicly card board with foil on both sides. Any info would be nice
thanks

[wsiegel]

Google it - there is a bunch of information there

[kkenny]

Does anyone have a good "found termite evidence" or "active mud tube" report comments? Just wondering if anyone has something that sounds good.

Thanks
Kevin

[wsiegel]

Kevin,

Be careful what you wish for. If you state requires a termite inspection by licensed termite company, you may want to stay away from making those calls. Treat it like mold. Found suspect termite damge. Recommend inspection and treatment by a licensed termite company. Once you identify it as termites, you can now be construed as an expert and can be held as liable as a termite inspector.

[Mike Hazelwood]

Originally Posted by kkenny

Does anyone have a good "found termite evidence" or "active mud tube" report comments? Just wondering if anyone has something that sounds good.

Thanks
Kevin

Here you go
Possible evidence of wood destroying organisms noted ?. Refer to a termite inspection company for proper identification of any possible wood destroying organisms, any treatments and/or repairs needed.

Same goes for Dry rot instead call it wood deterioration. If you can get away with saying wood deterioration instead of wood destroying organisms, you are beter off.

I am a licensed termite inspector in california for 18+ years if you ever have any questions.

[kkenny]

Thanks,


Mike,

Originally Posted by mhazelwood

I am a licensed termite inspector in california for 18+ years if you ever have any questions.

When I found the mud tubes, it was dark in the crawl (obviously ) and I touched one. It broke and termites scurried out. Was this __ Bad __ Good or __Indifferent?

Kevin

[Tab M. Wilcox]

Bad. When I see mud tubes I leave them alone and refer to the termite inspection company.

[Mike Hazelwood]

Originally Posted by kkenny

Thanks,


Mike,


When I found the mud tubes, it was dark in the crawl (obviously ) and I touched one. It broke and termites scurried out. Was this __ Bad __ Good or __Indifferent?

Kevin

Depending on the species...they might disappear for a couple of days if you startled them but they will be back and rebuild what you broke down.

[Tab M. Wilcox]

I said bad for 2 reasons. Termites are present and you may have destroyed evidence the termite inspector could use. Or maybe not. It depends on how thorough he is, whether his company has a contract on the property, or how honest he is.