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2013 Jul 30, 1:51am 2,017 views 6 comments
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"Google earth termite"? That's great. I can just see termite images pop up on Google earth.
Besides termite damage that can't be seen, paint,new siding & new sheet rock can cover a multitude of sins(mold,dry rot,rodents,poor construction,no insulation) .
"There weren't any problems when we remodeled. We just wanted to update everything."
New Renter
2013 Jul 30, 5:13am
Your idea would penalize homeowners who actually DID something about termites.
IMO The better solution at least from here on out is to require termite pretreatment in high infestation areas for all wood based construction. My preferred method is to use borate treated wood, preferably with a glycol base like Boracare:
http://nisuscorp.com/homeowners/products/bora-care
Spray it on and it'll protect forever as long as the wood is not soaked enough to leech the borates out. As a bonus the glycol protects against fungal attacks (e.g. dryrot).
Your idea would penalize homeowners who actually DID something about termites.
Unless housing accounting standards were lifted to that of Wallstreet corporations. You would know exactly what has gone into the house to give it its value. You could better trust what you were buying.
Tenpoundbass
2013 Jul 30, 5:41am
Perfect, so you would rather have a house, that is half eaten by termites. Termites can actually go undetected in a house for 5 to ten years, and reek a ton of damage before they start discarding pellets in a place that is detectable or swarm.
Some people tent just to be on the safe side before they move in.
An older house that has never been tented would be more suspicious to me than one that has.
If they are tenting houses in your neighborhood, you should expect the termites to find you as well.
Good luck
I wonder if there is a database to show which houses have been treated for termites. They are tenting a few houses in my neighborhood. Is there any way to keep track of these? "Google earth termite"? Some buyers want to avoid a house that has been damaged by termites because we may never know the extent of the damage.