Drywood termites are a menace for homeowners because their tiny nests are tricky to find. Thankfully, they're quite easy to ...

If you do get termites in your home, they can be controlled. Here's what you need to know about how to get rid of termites ...

Termites are underground pests that feed on wood. Damage may take three to eight years to become serious since termites eat wood from the inside out. (Photo Credit: Chaiyon021/Dreamstime) Termites are ...

This is the season – yes, right now – when wood-eating termites set out in search of new digs to expand their colonies. Given the right conditions, they can tear a house to shreds – all in plain sight ...

Termite damage is due to insects, while wood rot is caused by fungus or water. Knowing the difference between termite damage and wood rot is vital to preventing and treating them. It's easy to confuse ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Q: I have a home on a steep slope. The home is three stories high and is built around an atrium (exposing the original hillside in the middle of the atrium). During construction, debris and wood ...

Question: My husband is afraid that termites are going to eat the new home we are getting ready to build. Is there a way we can treat the lumber to discourage them? I don't want to use a chemical that ...

During spring, the wood in your house can become the perfect home for insects that never sleep: termites. In North Carolina, termite season usually begins in March or April, when the wood-eating pests ...

Termites are notorious for the way they affect wood, eating their way into spaces that didn't previously exist. They convert the cellulose in wood to give their bodies nourishment. “In nature, ...

QI have a patio paved with large square concrete pads inset with pebbles. The pads are separated by gaps of about 1 3/4 inches. Long strips of wood were set in the gaps, but these have been consumed ...

Encinitas resident Dan Cassel is building his very own castle, a6,000-square-foot mansion in the exclusive development of MeadowsDel Mar. “You can’t miss it,” he says — but not because of theproject’s ...