Your Questions About Termite Damage Repair
Nancy asks…
eaves and joist have termites need to replace; how?
the roof was replaced 5 years ago and now we have termites in about 8 to 10 boards 7 of which are joist. i dont want to damage or compromise warrenty of roof. is there any way to replace the entire board or section without damaging the roof if not what is the easiest way to repair.
admin answers:
Unfortunately, there is really no good way to save your new roof!
The shingles, and subroof has to come off, and the joists repaired or replaced. Then the subroof is replaced and a new shingle job is done.
The first thing, though, is to fumigate the atic and roof cavity to kill off the termites. Call in a pest control company to take care of this. You will need a place to live for about 4 weeks, as the roof reno takes place.
What pain!! Darn termites!! This is the safest, and most thorough way to end your roof woes, and keep the little pests from spreading throughout your home!
Ken asks…
Home inspector coming next week! is this considered a repaired?
Hi everyone. We just got a really good offer on our house and the only thing we are waiting on is the inspection. Our house has had termite damage before, which we disclosed to our realtor. When I was touching up trim around the house i noticed a few areas that had been hit by the termites. I spackled over it and repainted it. I have read on the net that spackling is considered a repair for cosmetic areas of the home. Is this true? Is it considered repaired for the trim on the house if i spackled it? We have replaced the load bearing beams in the home. Just wondering if i need to call my realtor and inform her of the trim that i fixed? Or if i need a new peice of trim? Please only people that really know! I don’t want to lie to the future buyer, but if this is considered fix then i will let it go.
admin answers:
Relax. If the buyer knows there is some termite damage, then it is fine that you have repaired surfaces so long as you aren’t seen as trying to hide structural damage. If the holes were are kick-holes from drywood termites then there might be concealed damage. To ease your mind just explain, if asked, that yes, repairs and refinishing works were done, then it is up to their inspector to assess the relative importance.
David asks…
How do I find out about previous termite inspection?
I bought a house for the first time two years ago. I’m putting it back on the market now. My selling realtor tells me termite inspections are MANDATORY and I should have gotten an inspection certificate when I bought the house, yet I can’t find one in my records anywhere. I’ve just recently found some damage in the house that I think is termite related, and now I want to find out if in fact a termite inspection was done two years ago as supposedly required. Do I call the old agent I used to buy the house two years ago, the one that listed the house for sale two years ago, my closing attorney, or what? Do I have any legal recourse to help me? Such as, if my house turns out to be infested and it’s obvious the damage is more than two years old, am I stuck with paying for the repairs myself? I feel my old realtor who sold me the house really did me wrong in a couple significant ways, but I suppose any statute of limitations has probably run its course already. Any thoughts?
admin answers:
Not sure where you are but in GA it is mandatory when you close or refinance and you will get a copy.
No way to positively prove when the damage started.
Charles asks…
How to repair heavy scratches and scraps for autos?
THINGS TO UNDESTAND BEFORE ANY ADVICE
Hey, so I’m really frustrated right now, I am a financially struggling college student with the summer off, I cannot find a job in Southern CA, so I have to work out on the reservation in AZ, for my aunt and grandma at their property, I love my grandma more than anything but my aunt I never got along with
Well today I was driving on their property and it’s just dirt roads and I’m a city person, and still beginning driver I was only in 2nd gear going maybe 30mph, in my aunts truck and I hit a gopher hole and the hole threw the truck off balance and bounced it and I left my seat and I lost control for a moment and hit a barb wire fence post, I took out two wooden fence posts that held the barbwire and there was no denting since the truck is a workhorse and has many dinks and scratches on it, but it had major scraps and deep stratches from the barb wire on the hood and barely on the driver side of the truck, well my aunt got pissed and said I have to pay for it, and I kept telling her I don’t have a job that’s why I’m out here to earn money and I only have a little over $400 in the bank for fall semester and my car insurance, well she is mad and wants to take it into town to get it estimated and wants me to pay for it, I can’t afford to pay for it, I throughly checked any damage on the truck, and it’s only deep stratches on the hood, no dents since the poles were made of wood that was termite softened, and no tire or any other damage, so it’s only deep scrapes, similiar to a car keying, is there anything I can do to to fill the scratches myself or ways to be able to paint over them decently, that will help me out a lot
Please help, really I’ve just had a bunch off bad things thrown on me, from my ex-girlfriend who I still love now has another guy, a lot of family problems, and I just moved out of my house due to the family problems with no roomates from the help of some family members and I know the super of the apartments, this car damage money just can’t happen to me now, really when it’s only just scratches on a truck that’s already beat and an aunt who is stubborn and never liked me and I know she just won’t help me out, please what can I do about the stratches?
Oh and I’m not a guy to make excuses or complain, it’s honestly I can not afford to pay for this slight damage now, when I had to come out to this place to earn money just so I can live a little more comforatably
admin answers:
The truck is already damaged from wear and tear so if you aunt is going to make you pay for the damage then you should try and find somewhere else to work if possible. If she or whoever uses the truck off road and scratching it up doing whatever but expects you to pay for it then she is a crook she can just whistle for the money dont pay her anything you did nothing wrong
Chris asks…
how to repair sheetrock (Drywall) when chalk layer is showing?
i had termites eat away the paper layers of the sheetrock on my kitchen wall and exposing the chalk layer. I do not want to cut out the damaged area. I tried putting adhesive netting spackle tape on the area to then apply joint compound but the tape won’t stick because it is the chalk layer. Painters putting is no good either. Am i missing something?
admin answers:
Moisten the surface first (not wet) and then trowel a thin coat of drywall mud or joint compound over the area and let dry. You can now sand the surface smooth (don’t sand it all off), wipe the surface with a damp cloth, let dry if applying a self stick joint tape or apply a non-stick tape with more joint compound if needing to cover a joint line. Sand smooth, wipe away the dust and repaint if that is to be the surface finish.
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