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- Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:39 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: Housing issues
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- Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:15 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: Housing issues
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Mogens, I'm sure you could Google up some documentation on the topic, but ask anyone who has been looking at houses for any period of time, and they will tell you that termites will even eat the sapwood of pressure treated southern yellow pine. Lumber get placed in large vats of chemicals during the...
- Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:26 pm
- Forum: All other things PV & Mexico
- Topic: Housing issues
- Replies: 29
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Roger, Actually, termites will eat wood treated even with CCA. I've seen it myself any number of times. They generally leave it alone, but nothing is foolproof when it comes to termites. The best you can do is keep wood as far from the ground as possible. Use pressure treated lumber where you can, a...