We just bought our house 3 years ago (in Florida) and I think we're REALLY screwed, because it appears there have been termites this whole time, potentially. The house itself is block, which I guess is good, but, all the interior walls are normal, plus all the wood holding up the roof. And we definitely have termites, but we just don't know yet the extent. And we just found this out AFTER the house was flooded, and damaged in multiple other ways, by Hurricane Ian. Insurance screwed us, giving us only about 10% of what we should have gotten, only $7,500. I have no idea how we're going to fix this. Anyone seeing this, just please pray for us that we'll just need to fumigate rather than tearing the rest of the house apart, replacing all the ceiling/roof wood. There's no way we could afford that. I need a miracle right now.
Thank you for your video. There was a water leak which caused wood damage. We had fixed the leakage. Do we need to fix the wood or damage of the wood can grow or it stops after we fix the water leakage? Thanks.
It would be a good idea to at least have the affected lumber inspected. It is possible that there is nothing more to do, but in the worst case scenario, the moisture could have created a fungus rot infection or conditions conducive to mold.
@@mikeautostudent5562 Yes, if there is an existing fungus infection, it will continue to grow and cause wood damage until it is mitigated. Stopping the leak prevents a new fungus infection from forming, or creating a bigger infection but stopping the leak would not get rid of a fungus infection that has already developed and begun metabolizing cellulose in the wood.
If you want someone who jokes and makes videos for entertainment then I would try a different genre of video. I’m not here to get entertained, I’m getting pertinent information here and I’m already stressed out as it is, someone being extra would just compound it.
