Interiors of buildings are stripped of all sheathing prior to construction (asbestos abatement subcontractor) so extent of termite damage is easily visible. Members will have to be probed and sounded to accurately determine actual section loss, but coming up with reasonable estimates should not...
I'm working on renovations of many single-story, conventionally framed wood houses exhibiting varying degrees of termite damage. I need to develop guidelines for the contractors concerning acceptable and unacceptable levels of section loss and void penetration for various members (headers...