| This home termite damage doesn't seem to
look that bad but when we inspect the rest of the house we find the
termites have been quite active in their home destruction.
Most home termite damage is caused by moisture on a continual basis into
the wood framing. This moisture could come from the bathroom, kitchen,
laundry area, leaking water pipes or even condensation from a window or
roof on a daily basis.
As you can see in the picture above after of the stucco was removed we
could see where the termites had made little trails in between the
stucco and the wood framing.
By the way the stucco lathing paper was almost completely destroyed from
the moisture. I have actually seen cases where the termites have not
destroyed the building paper behind stucco and siding but have
completely destroyed the wood behind the paper. This is extremely rare
but it does happen.
Most of the time the moisture destroys the building paper.
Home termite damage like this will need to be repaired and replaced
before covering it up.
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