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Termite Framing Repair: Bringing Back Structural Integrity

By @griffinodrs273

Termites do their best work in the dark. They move quietly, follow moisture, and tunnel through wood that looks fine on the surface. I have opened walls that felt solid under a coat of paint and found studs that crumbled like cork. Framing is a building’s skeleton, so once termites get into sill plates, studs, joists, or beams, the risk is not just cosmetic. Doors rack out of square, floors dish in the middle, roofs bow, and a small leak at the hose bib becomes an open door