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wood destroying organisms: Wood Destroying Organisms in Bellingham and Whatcom County, WA - 07/25/10 01:19 AM
Over the years, I have had any number of local inquiries from individuals who wanted to know the names, and the various species, of wood destroying organisms that might be found in Bellingham -- not Eastern Washington, but in Bellingham and Whatcom County.
This narrated slideshow will, in detail, provide that localized information to inquisitive real estate professionals and to buyers and sellers. Simply click the start button, center of the video link below, to see the presentation.
Thanks for stopping by,
Steven L. Smith
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wood destroying organisms: God Save The Queen - 07/07/08 07:52 PM
In this case, not really. God need not save this queen. This is one queen that we would just as soon have check out as quickly as is possible, taking her groupies with her. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but this is not a beauty by any standards. This is a photo of a functional subterranean termite queen.
The mere mention of the word termite can send a homeowner into a state of depression. Fortunately, here in Washington State we do not have as many serious termite problems as in some other parts of the country -- … (44 comments)
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wood destroying organisms: Wood to Earth Contact - 03/27/08 02:55 PM
The photo above is a commonly seen issue for the home inspector. At least I know that is true in the Pacific Northwest. What you see there is the post at a deck. It is buried in the soil. The problem is our old nemesis known as wood to earth contact. Fact: Wood to earth contact will eventually lead to rot or decay of the wood.
In this picture the problem was not quite as clear cut as it sometimes is. Why? Because the post itself, to the left side, was pressure-treated lumber. While pressure-treated lumber is designed for contact … (0 comments)
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wood destroying organisms: Bellingham Home Inspection (King of the House) -- The Care And Feeding Of Wood Destroying Organisms - 03/10/08 03:26 PM
As a working home inspector, and a Washington State licensed structural pest inspector, I find numerous wood destroying organisms sharing residences with the mortgage paying, tax paying homeowners. The various wood destroying organisms are not helping pay the mortgage or the taxes but they are having a significant impact on the property. In some cases, probably a more significant long term impact than the residents are having -- even if the human residents are party animals. Fact is, the wood destroying organisms are munching or picnicking pretty much year round here in the maritime northwest where we have generally moderate temperatures that do … (0 comments)
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wood destroying organisms: Bellingham Property Inspection (King of the House, Inc): Carpenter Ants and Wood Destroying Organisms - 07/25/07 08:53 AM
Those of us who are home inspectors get used to our own lingo. And the realtors who have been in the business for some time understand most of it. Today, I had a reminder, in speaking to a realtor, that all the technical words we inspectors think are common might not be to others. This word, that brought this tedious blog to mind, is an acronym.
Over the years, I have had a number of realtors ask if I inspect for pests -- soon after my showing them a card or telling them that I inspect for WDO's. There is the … (10 comments)
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wood destroying organisms: Bellingham WA home inspections (King of the House): Carpenter ants - 05/12/07 11:15 AM
The shavings, in the first photo below, are typical of what an inspector might see inside the home. And it is not caused by a lousy housekeeper. Although I suppose one could argue that a good housekeeper would keep a step ahead of the ants.
Carpenter ants are one of the few wood destroying organisms that tends to give itself away that it is working in the home. Note, I said "working" and not "dining." Carpenter ants are building their own home, inside your home. Because they DO NOT eat wood, they tend to toss out bits of shavings, known as … (1 comments)
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Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, Wa. Home Inspector
Bellingham,
WA
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King of the House Home Inspection, Inc
Address: Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden, Blaine, Sumas, Nooksack, Lake Whatcom, Lake Samish, Anacortes, Mount Vernon, Whatcom County, Bellingham, WA, 98225
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