Home Havoc

Oh the anxiety of being a homeowner!!! It's no secret I have battled termites here. I've had them come treat three times! They just kept telling me that there must be a leak, since termites have to return to the ground for moisture (and mine clearly weren't). Well, one night, during a particularly hard rain storm, I went downstairs into the basement for something, and found this:

Leaks!!! The leaks were exactly where I'd been getting termite damage! I called my contractor friend, who came out the next day and caulked up what he thought was the problem. I asked if he'd also replace the rotted siding the termites had done. Only, we soon realized the entire floor joist had been eaten away.

So, they took it out! Lucky for us, they found a way to just slide out a new one through my garage--no taking off the door and front of my house!

While doing demolition, I had them cut open that wall we first found termite damage--just so I can disclose and be confident in it when we resell. Ironically, the termites only ate the paper on the drywall! I total blessing!