Termites On The House

Noticed a piece of trim next to our garage door that had holes in it!  Upon further inspection it was apparent that termites and eaten their way up from a concrete crack that allowed the little buggers to burrow their way from under the driveway slab up the wood siding. 

We have a termite company that inspects our house yearly, but missed this area this past summer.  The damage was hidden until we saw that trim become flimsy.  They said the termites didn’t get into any structural wood.  They did eat some siding. 

I removed all the damagedwood, here is a picture of the trim.  It is amazing how efficient these guys are and how devasting they could be to your house if left untreated.  I had caulk, paint, and nails; so all I had to buy was a piece of brick molding ($15) and one piece of siding ($7).  So I repaired it yesterday and today will caulk and paint.  Moral of the story, keep a look out at your house for any sign of termites; then be the terminator on them.

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