04-27-2020, 03:48 AM
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Originally posted by Rob Tucker
Well folks, I bought a property with a single wall plantation house made of old growth redwood. It was a tear down. The termites owned it. I tore it down and replaced it with a home with no structural wood. Wood is a poor investment.
Redwood is high in tannin which does resist rot and termites... but not forever. And the old growth stuff is gone.
Location?
The subterranean termites will eat just about anything, including treated wood. AFAIK we don't have them in Puna.