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Termites never announce themselves with a bang. You notice a dip in the floor, a hairline crack opening above a doorway, maybe a hollow thud when you tap a base…

Floors do not sag without a reason. When a house feels bouncy underfoot, or you see a gentle trough across a room, something in the load path is no longer carry…

When termites chew into a house, the damage rarely stays on the surface. Paint might look fine while a sill plate turns to sponge, a subfloor sags at a doorway,…

The first time I opened a wall that had been quietly eaten from the inside, the studs looked like honeycombs made of dust. The drywall still looked fine from th…

Termites don’t chew evenly. They tunnel along the springwood, leave pockets of latewood, and turn a once solid joist into something that looks sound on the outs…

Termites work quietly, but the consequences get loud fast. Doors stick, baseboards crumble under light pressure, floors take on a soft bounce, and the whole hou…

A termite problem rarely shows up all at once. It’s a series of soft spots, hairline cracks, hollow-sounding trim, and doors that start sticking after a rainy w…

Termites rarely make a dramatic entrance. They hide in the quiet parts of a wall, behind stucco or lap siding, tunneling through sill plates and sheathing until…