Termites. Lots and lots of termites did this to our original hardwoods. We live in South Florida so termites love the humidity and thrive here. The little buggers decided it was time to start swarming around the house too. Gross.
Thankfully, the structural components of our house are in great shape with barely any damage. The main roof beams and floor joists are made of Dade County Pine – a wood that termites don’t seem to enjoy as much as our red oak floors. So now that we’ve moved in with all of our wood furniture and installed all the hardwoods the house we tented for termites.
We packed up the mutts and pirate cat and took off for a few days while our house looks like this. I think the orange and blue might be a great combination for our exterior paint job 😉
No more termites!
We had too much going on for the last few weeks and did nothing house related hence the lack of posts. It was a nice break to be honest but now I have the urge to finish everything. Lots of new projects to tackle so stay tuned.
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Oh that’s the worst. We did it last year. I wish I knew you were doing it. I bought an old record player cabinet from Craigslist and it has termites. I’m freaking out. I’m going to spot treat it and put it in a bag in my yard for a couple of days and see if it works. Lesson learned. 🙁