Termites In Roof Deckong

A termite inspection revealed extensive drywood termite damage and fungus damage to roof sheathing at the eaves.

Termites in roof deckong.

Unfortunately termite roof damage can only be repaired by replacing sections or the entire roof surface. What makes termites unique is that they all feed on cellulose. Unlike drywood termites subterranean termites typically build their colonies in the soil. This gives them the perfect chance to munch on the wood in your roof leading to sagging leaking and ultimately collapse.

You may even notice some floor boards are weaker and give when weight is on them. Composite woods do contain some natural wood but they are also made up of other materials like plastics. They make mud tubes from the soil over concrete to the wood. If your deck is attached directly to your house there is a greater risk of the termites moving inside since they could bypass any termite pesticides in the soil around your foundation.

They can establish colonies inside ceiling rafters roof beams eaves and other wooden structures associated with your roof. Termites can t digest these materials. Having termites infesting your deck supports does not mean that they are also infesting your house but having a termite inspection by a pest control professional would be smart. Termite alates will often land on eaves and dirty gutters are an attractive food source for termites in dry weather.

Termites turn their noses up at most composite wood decking. You should probably have a termite inspection periodically. Found termites in roof. I am planning on doing the repairs myself.

Fighting off subterranean under ground termites. Drywood termites can even establish colonies underneath wood shingles. Drywood termites live and feed inside wood. Someone should crawl the whole crawl space looking at the foundations for evidence of subterranean under ground termites.

A vulnerable roof that has loose shingles leaks around the fireplace unattended eaves or fascia where termites will land find a hole and start a colony may go unnoticed for many years. Damage to rafter tails and to fascia and barge rafters. They know that they won t get much nutrition here. Termites are insects closely related to cockroaches but behaviorally similar to ants and bees in that they organize into social communities with complex divisions of labor.

Termite colonies range in size from as low as several hundred individuals to as high as a couple of million.