Termites In Roof Rafters

Drywood termites can swarm directly into your home through any entrance and establish a colony in your ceiling or attic space.

Termites in roof rafters.

Rafters as well as wooden deck with boric acid water based solution. I have found a very effective and super cheap way to get rid of termites and it is very safe. New home owners just moved in 16 months ago. Drywood termites live and feed inside wood.

The damage is enough that the end of the rafter not the whole beam could use replacement. This gives them the perfect chance to munch on the wood in your roof leading to sagging leaking and ultimately collapse. Let s kill termites and get rid of them for good. Termite rafter ceiling damage when it comes to termite damage in ceilings drywood and subterranean termites are the most common culprits.

I m looking for some guidance before i do this. It looks like i will need to pull the top of the roof back and remove the plywood sheeting to access the rafters for replacement. 11 comments abdul rahim says. House on petaluma ave in long beach has termites to rafter tails eve roof boards and flooring inside.

Unfortunately termite roof damage can only be repaired by replacing sections or the entire roof. I wanted to treat. These rafter s are on the side of the house and will be short and end at the first truss. Filling is not an option because it is pretty destroyed near the end.

I have problems with termites on flat roof rafters. December 20 2013 at 5 03 am. Unlike drywood termites subterranean termites typically build their colonies in the soil. Termite alates will often land on eaves and dirty gutters are an attractive food source for termites in dry weather.

The ridge board above the rafters is solid with no termite damage. Drywood termites can even establish colonies underneath wood shingles. The rest of the rafter from approximately a few inches outside the wall and all the way into the attic space to the roof peak is still solid and undamaged and does not need replacement.