[Cob] Shiver-Me-Timbers!!!

[Bill Wright, L.Ac., DNBAO]

Hi Team,

Thanks so much for reaching out to help me sort-out why one of the posts 
in my timber-frame is looking like Swiss-cheese.

As I've considered the supportive feedback, and prayed about the issue, 
I'm still in the clueless category as to how to best move forward. Time 
will tell.

I wanted to reach out here again because I'm concerned that I may have 
invoked an association with EcoNest that was unintended. Just for the 
record, that term is NEW to me, and I didn't have any prior knowledge of 
a book with that title, or any company by the same name. My sincere 
apologies to anyone associated with that company if my current issues 
with termites are some how misconstrued as associated w/ your work in 
the world!

. . .keeping my fingers crossed for a functional, non-toxic resolution 
to my current timber-frame issues.

Heartfully,

Bill

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Bill Wright, L.Ac., DNBAO

Wright Acupuncture and Massage

251 Auburn Ravine Rd., Ste. # 205

Auburn, CA 95603

530-886-8927

http://www.auburnacupuncture.net

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On 2021-08-19 13:13, Shannon Dealy wrote:

> Hi Bill,
> 
> It's hard to know how to respond because treatment varies depending on 
> both the type of termites and what it is about your building that they 
> like.
> 
> I'm no expert on termites, but when I dealt with them, the type of 
> termites involved liked damp wood. It turned out that a small amount of 
> rain water was getting into a wall, keeping the wood damp, promoting 
> rot and making it
> hospitable to termites. Once infested they spread out from there. After 
> that section of wall was ripped out and rebuilt, removing the 
> infested/damp and rotting wood, the moisture was gone so the termites 
> ceased to be a problem.
> Of course termites were undoubtedly still living in the ground near the 
> area,
> but it often requires that we provide a habitable area which they 
> prefer over their usual outside areas for nesting.
> 
> I would first try to establish the specific type(s) of termites you are 
> dealing with and what it is about your house that they prefer over the 
> surrounding area. Then if possible, make your place less hospitable. 
> Moisture is a common source of problems with termites and ants. Having 
> done that, you may need to apply some kind of treatment either natural 
> or
> chemical to fully get rid of them. There are books on natural pest 
> control as well as pest control specialists who may be able to help you 
> figure this out and undoubtedly lots of information sources on the 
> internet.
> 
> FWIW.
> 
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> On Sat, 14 Aug 2021, Bill Wright, L.Ac., DNBAO wrote:
> 
>> . . .Nightmare discovery yesterday . . .
>> The, "Eco-Nest" I spent the last 10 years building is under attack! . 
>> . .Subterranean Termites have found their way into my Black Oak Timber 
>> Frame; at least one post is obviously being turned into Swiss-Cheese!
>> 
>> I just discovered their movement into the post yesterday; they've been 
>> at it for ??? . . .a while I guess. . . cuz there are tunnels emerging 
>> out to the post's surface - many of them all the way up to eye-level 
>> (~6'). I'm located, as is my dwelling, in dry, hot, smokey N. CA.
>> 
>> I've been doing a tango w/ the S. Termites for a while now. . .
>> 
>> They 1st appeared in another part of my dwelling. I was advised to 
>> dump bleach down where they were building their clay tunnels up the 
>> pex tubing which is part of the manifold for my radiant-mass, earthen 
>> slab; which has (4) layers of Claylin Floor Oil on it.
>> 
>> They, "disappeared" for many months. THEN, I noticed them IN the 
>> Earthen Slab as evidenced by one of their tunnels having created a 
>> small hole near one of the exits, and just inside the doorway. ALSO, 
>> at that time I noticed a small tunnel on a nearby exterior wall; kinda 
>> like a small nipple sticking out of the exterior wall. That wall is 
>> 100% cob, with a (3) layer lime-render.
>> 
>> I attacked that little nipple tunnel thinking they were ENTERING the 
>> dwelling there, but realized that didn't make sense, as their typical 
>> movement is FROM the Earth, UP-n-OUT to find food, and 
>> re-locate/spread their colonies. SOOO, I left the nipple alone 
>> thinking, "Good! They are LEAVING"! . . .or so I thought.
>> 
>> The next aspect of this nightmarish saga, again, many months after the 
>> last part of the story, was the horrible discovery of yesterday; 
>> Swiss-Cheese Black Oak TIMBER!!!
>> 
>> Help required!
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> ;^(
>> 
>> -- Bill Wright, L.Ac., DNBAO
>> 
>> Wright Acupuncture and Massage
>> 
>> 251 Auburn Ravine Rd., Ste. # 205
>> 
>> Auburn, CA 95603
>> 
>> 530-886-8927
>> 
>> http://www.auburnacupuncture.net
>> 
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