My husband is remodeling a home riden with termites. Orkin has treated the home to eliminate them.?
September 15, 2009 by Builder Wong
Filed under Decorating & Remodeling
Do we know what to do about shop-worn plywood floors? Can he cut out shop-worn areas or does he need to reinstate a total floor? Or is it probable to only go over a strange plywood with brand new 1/2" plywood? Orkin says he can only go over it. And do a homeowners have to be concerned about it if they wish to sell a residence in a integrate of years? Do they have to divulge a actuality which they had termites?
contractor is best solution
sorry and lots of money
Michael M is right, a contractor would be the best solution in this area. Also, they will have to take care of the necessary permits, removal of debris and will have to have it done to code. If he is redoing a house, he needs to make sure that it is done according to the saftey codes.
For example, they recently changed the law in my community that you can only have 1 type of glass or no glass at all on an entry door. Go figure, if we did not know, it would have to be changed out before we sold the house.
As long as the floor joists aren’t eaten through or weakened…the plywood can be put over the old, as long as it doesn’t make it too high for the doors with the covering. You can cut it out too as long as it is supported underneath. We have done that in our house. The floor being solid underneath is the important thing. If the house is sold you’ll need to show that it was treated. Good luck. Miss Mary
Yes, they MUST disclose the information on termites. Yes, rip up the whole floor or you won’t see the extent of the damage that may be hidden. It’s a lawsuit waiting to happen if you don’t disclose info or miss some damaged areas caused by termites. It’s better for the people living there also.
put down a full floor if you plain on keeping the house for a while you will have to disclose the fact that you had termites but you have proof they were treated you need to find out what brought them in, the Orkin man’s job is to eliminate them and give a guarantee,that’s why he get the big bucks if you have fire ants do not destroy all the mounds fire ants eat termites and get what is called and this is not spelled correctly beneficial nematodes they come on a blue sponge and you can get them at a good organic nursery spray around your home at least once a year
As long as the supporting structure is in good shape you can leave the plywood in place. If it were me I would pull the plywood but I am a perfectionist.
You might also want to treat the new and existing wood with something like TimBor or Boracare to prevent future attacks. As long as the wood does not get wet it will stay in the wood forever.
As far as disclosure you will have to take that up with a lawyer or Realtor in your state as different states have different laws.
http://www.pestcontrolexpress.com/servlet/the-Timbor/Categories?gclid=CO6G2Mbzso4CFQEGQQodixojzA
http://www.nisuscorp.com/boracare.html
Disclosure, probably not unless it is specifically asked.
However, it will be asked if you lay new plywood over the old, because the damaged ply WILL be found during inspection.
Better to remove plywood that is damaged (no need to remove all) and lay down new ply. Rather than trying to scab on to the existing joists (this will also be seen during inspection) Find the center of the joists, snap a line, and cut with a circular saw set a hair deeper than the thickness of the ply.