01-10-2011, 10:43 AM
Termites, hard to spot early on, sometimes you can spot tell tale pin holes & 'lines' down the softer wood, some people tap the furniture, any furniture with coffee ground looking stuff anywhere most likely is termitted...
A very good investment is a termite policy on your house.... & tenting ~every 5 years.... termites will probably still make a house in your house, you are just knocking down the main infestation to keep the numbers down (as a queen termite ages, her fertility skyrockets!)
Also, teak is termite resistant, however powder post beetles love it....
and most wood is open to the big old carpenter bee.....
Have yet to find the "perfect" wood that no critter likes....this is why we are very cautious of wood... too many critters here LOVE it
but it is near impossible to have absolutely no wood in a house - even books get bookworms - first time I had ever seen them was in a book from the library here - always thought the were a joke!
A very good investment is a termite policy on your house.... & tenting ~every 5 years.... termites will probably still make a house in your house, you are just knocking down the main infestation to keep the numbers down (as a queen termite ages, her fertility skyrockets!)
Also, teak is termite resistant, however powder post beetles love it....
and most wood is open to the big old carpenter bee.....
Have yet to find the "perfect" wood that no critter likes....this is why we are very cautious of wood... too many critters here LOVE it
but it is near impossible to have absolutely no wood in a house - even books get bookworms - first time I had ever seen them was in a book from the library here - always thought the were a joke!