Ugh. That’s how it always goes. I was going to replace some 1950s cabinets. The floor around them had tiles, but once I pulled the cabinets you could see they tiled over two layers of vinyl/linoleum. Pull the floor out, had to remove a pipe to get some floor out, the inside of pipe was so clogged with rust and grease that the 1.5" hole was about 3/8" diameter. Pull all the galvanized pipes out, they were laying on the wiring for support. ??? Open the wall to move wiring, no insulation in the walls. Anyway 3 months later a cabinet change was a full down to the studs and subfloor kitchen reno

I had active subterranean termites a couple of years ago which caused me to do a full bathroom remodel. 🫠 It turned out that they had come up through a crack in the slab. I did tons of research and ended up doing DIY pest control (since I didn’t have a termite control contract/warranty). I sourced all of my termiticide from domyown, which included treating the active infestation directly with termidor (and then leaving them alone for 2-3 months to ensure they were poisoned - note that they’ll move to another part of your house if disturbed too much), trenching and treating around the foundation, installing a termite bait system outside, and finally spraying the studs with boracare (which lasts around 30 years).

I have trauma over that shit, luckily my studs weren’t eaten much as they preferred the wood flooring.

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