Oh my gosh...
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09-22-09, 04:15 AM
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I am a total newbie to home repairs, but out of necessity I must begin to learn about fixing my house. My wife and bought an older model home. I feel it was a huge mistake. Either way, we have had ot for 2 years and recently had the foundation leveled. Well, my sheetrock is popping out of place all and all the sheetrock must be replaced. No biggie, I thought....till I removed the sheetrock and found what appears to me as serious termite damage. I have gone from just wanting to add insulation, some sound proofing materials, and sheetrock to now needing to replace a lot of wood in my home. I have pictures for those interested, but I just don't know what to do . And I absolutely must do a bulk of my work myself. No money, no hired help. Here are some links to some pics I took. Any advice would be seriously appreciated. Thanks!P9220003.jpg picture by arroyomusic - Photobucket
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09-22-09, 09:08 AM
Were the original walls tongue & groove & someone sheet rocked over them? You don't need to replace that wood just because of the termite tracks. I don't see anything else in those pics that would require replacing the wood.
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09-22-09, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Pulpo
Were the original walls tongue & groove & someone sheet rocked over them? You don't need to replace that wood just because of the termite tracks. I don't see anything else in those pics that would require replacing the wood.
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09-22-09, 02:32 PM
Keep the wood for a number of reasons. The first one is you'll kill youself trying to remove it. Add whatever soundboard or sheetrock you want & forget about it.
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Originally Posted by Pulpo
Keep the wood for a number of reasons. The first one is you'll kill youself trying to remove it. Add whatever soundboard or sheetrock you want & forget about it.
