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Pro tip: Poking at the subfloor in an older property before carpet goes down saves your sanity.
You think it's solid until your knee goes through a soft spot mid-stretch.
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skyler8546mo ago
My cousin in Tempe found termite damage that way last year.
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kevin_west6mo ago
But that's just one house. Plaster walls hide everything, and slab foundations let termites tunnel underground unseen. A guy I know had clear baseboards but the bugs were eating the ceiling joists from inside the wall. Relying on obvious signs misses the hidden damage. You need a pro with a moisture meter to find the real problem spots.
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jason4806mo ago
Wait, they were eating the ceiling joists from inside the wall? That's honestly terrifying. So your baseboards can look totally fine while the structure above your head is just... gone. I mean that's like something out of a horror movie, bugs secretly eating your house from the inside out.
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