tomtheelder2020
Well-Known Member
Twenty-five years after termites were treated, I am finally getting around to fixing the damage. They mostly just ate the sheetrock paper - all those termite tube remnants you see just below the ceiling in the 1st pic are on the surface, not in the wood, but all the paper on the back side of the sheetrock was gone. An exception is the right end of the 2x4 below the 11x4 header. The 2nd and 3rd pics show the worst spot where I dug a little into the board.
There are small gaps above and below that board and the gap on the right end is about 3/4 of an inch. It is tight to the stud on the right side. As best I can tell it serves no structural purpose - is there any reason to replace it?
There are small gaps above and below that board and the gap on the right end is about 3/4 of an inch. It is tight to the stud on the right side. As best I can tell it serves no structural purpose - is there any reason to replace it?
