Drywall Termite Tracks

Termite damage may be located by probing wood with a screwdriver ice pick or knife.

Drywall termite tracks. Faint lines on drywall. One nest of termites can feed on more than one home. However in warmer areas of the country they occasionally occur above the first floor level. Termite damage to drywall paper.

The sheetrock in your home consists of plaster panels with thick sheets of paperboard containing cellulose on either side. Drywood termites do not leave soil behind. A complete termite inspection would mean locating exposed shelter tubes and damaged wood. Common signs of termite damage to a wall include.

Small pin holes where termites have eaten through the paper coating on drywall and or wallpaper. Generally speaking subterranean termites are found at or near ground level. When termite workers find a source of food they don t focus on it. The damage was hidden but when you pushed on the wall in certain places the paint caved in because termites had eaten the paper in the drywall.

Termite workers can travel as far as the distance of a football field to find a meal. Drywall also called sheetrock is used for walls and ceilings in homes. If you look closely you will notice signs of termites even if not the termites themselves. The photos on this page were taken from work i did in may of 2010 after exterminators got rid of a pesky termite home invasion.

The tracks that run up the wall come from the ground and go right. When termite workers tunnel up to. It is made of panels of plaster enclosed on both sides with thick sheets of paperboard. Look for the other signs of infestation by termites.

The goal of effective termite protection is to make sure termites can t make a meal out of your home. Termite damage in a ceiling may initially resemble light water damage the drywall or paneling often sags and appears misshapen. Since drywall is partially made of cellulose termites can readily feed on the paper in drywall and cause damage. It might have some discoloration due to dry rot and subsurface.

You may see dirt in a hole made by subterranean termites. After purchasing a home last year i discovered there was termite damage on several of the walls. Cellulose is the soft white carbohydrate inside a tree s trunk that forms the basic structure of the tree. Termites don t eat wood.

When ground termites exhaust their natural. This article covers basic drywall repair that could be caused by virtually anything including termite damage to drywall water damage to drywall or just patching big holes in drywall.