How to Inspect Your Home For Termite Damage
Termite infestation can result in a remarkable amount of damage to the wood of any structure, including your home's foundations, furnishings, picture frames and even books.
As you can see termites can damage almost anything, so you might want to perform an inspection as soon as you notice something odd.
The first thing you can do before you inspect your home for termite damage is to get to know how the damage might actually look like.
You can use the Internet to browse through pictures of termite damage.
Using your search engine, you can find out the typical kind of damage that termites cause and the levels of damage you might have to deal with.
If you feel you could have a termite infestation, it would be a good idea to take photos of the damage cause, which you can look back at when you are inspecting your home for evidence.
Having photos of damage caused by termites can help you search for the same kinds of damage in your home.
This can save you a lot of time and error in identifying the type of damage.
Termites leave behind very particular trails and evidence when they have reached certain areas.
You may see tiny eggs or pipes or burrows in some corners of your home.
Termites can be typically found in the basement and in and around your home's foundations, so you may want to look in those areas when inspecting your home for termite damage.