House Trouble. :(

Wow, that sucks. One of my parents friends bought a house one time. Two weeks later went it felt the floor in the living room, it was soaking wet. Called in the hard wood flooring guys, pulled the floor up, a lake under there living room floor.

 

sell the house and buy a ferrari

 

I'd probably suggest getting a termite guy out there twice a year from now on.. even then it'll be a crapshoot.

C.

 

they can treat a house that can last up to 10 years. They can pump termite control foam into the walls, treat the foundation, and repair the damage. that should be good enough, as long as the owner keeps an eye on the house.

 

Doh.. even then, there was still a recent outbreak here similar to what you described. Like I said, crapshoot.

C.

 

your wife must know my wife !

 

I would get a fairly respected home inspector to the house ASAP. Being the fact that the inspection is for yourself, you will get an honest report. You just found the things that YOU found. I would bet an inspector will come up with 10-12 other things you did not find!

 

Ah, ****, now we're going to have to listen to Trashy b!tch and moan about another PPI...

 

BWHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

 

Hey, at least he ain't B&M'ing about pee-pee problems!

 

Look at the bright side.....Your next door neighbor could be Gentry!

 

Make sure he isn't stealing your cable if he does live next to you...

 

feed the termites then they might leave the house alone

 

I WILL GIVE YA 10K cash for the house..

 

My neighbor's house had an entire exterior wall crumble due to termites. They, like you Uro, found a localized problem. They hired an inspector who said the entire wall had to go in order to save the house. It sucked for them but they nipped it in the bud, made the fix and their house is now fine. I wish you the best.

Dane

 

"Can anybody get the good poison from Mexico?"

Listen, I know your wife stung you with the "this wouldn't be happening if" comment, but, I dunno, poison might be a little over the top

 

Same thing with my neighbors. There corrosion was in the garage. I didn't mean to sound like it was one of the large walls in their house; i.e. a whole living room or bedroom exposed! Their concerns echo yours but their relief came when they saw the corrosion was confined to one area. They replaced, repainted and they house looks fine. I hope the same goes for you. Let me know if you need me to ask them for any tips, etc. I'd be happy to do it.

Dane

 

And mine. Does it never end? Jee-zus.

We had some termites in the wood wall between the attached garage and the garden shed. Termite guy comes out once a year and so far no more problems. Thank God the rest of the place is block. Hope it works out as well for ya'..

 

Had similiar problem in my sunroom. Taking off all the moldings around the windows, as the previous owner covered the inside with particle board instead of sheetrock. After removing the last molding the window falls out!!
After that we could see and hear!! the carpenter ants munching!
Stripped the whole room which luckily was tacky anyways. Ended up replacing a 22' wall as they tend to eat the framing.
Called the pest control who had warrantied the work with PO.
Thought i was a new customer, gave me big sales pitch. When he realized why i was calling he suddenly became very quiet...
Good news the room came out looking much better as i was forced to start with a clean slate.
The cause was mostly due to a poorly installed gutter above letting water seep behind. That and too many overgrown plantings against the house.

 

Watch the 1986 movie called 'The Money Pit', starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long. Then you'll quit complaining...