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Do you know where the No # 1 spot for termites is in your house? Over eighty percent of the time we find termite damage it is in the band sill or the outermost joist adjacent to the front stoop or porch. Why is this? Its because these stoops are “dirt filled” and they also become a little bit of a trash bin during construction for spare wood pieces, food trash bags, etc. This trash or cellelose material is like prime rib for termites who are already there because it is dirt filled and that’s where the termite come from. Well after they finish that off they are headed over to your band sill. Have you crawled under your house lately and pulled the insulation back at the front porch and check for termite damage? Remeber the sooner you catch it, the better.
 

3 Comments on Termite Damage to the Front Band Sill

Termites can be a dangerous thing.  In Southern Florida all the houses either have termites, recently had termites or will in the very near future have termites.  A termite inspection is just part of our home inspection process.

03/12/2008 06:02 AM by Gary McAdams (GMAC Schwartz Property Sales)


Wow, it is something what these termites can do!  Well I have not had any termite problems on any deals yet here in Delaware but I will keep my fingers crossed!  Thanks for post and good topic! Tom Davis - From Delaware - Realtor

03/12/2008 07:10 AM by Dover Real Estate, Dover Homes For Sale Real Estate & Delaware,Dover's Tom Davis (Delaware Real Estate: Delaware Homes: Delaware, Dover , ERA)


Thanks for the info. We usually don't have a problem with termites here, but it is good to know exactly where the most common place for them are.

03/12/2008 09:22 AM by Matthew Zgonc, REALTOR® for Modesto, CA (ERA Village One Real Estate)


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