Sometimes the evidence of termites noted on a W.D.I.I.R. can be quite old, and found in objects you wouldn't normally consider. As one STRIKE FORCE customer discovered when the termite inspection report for their home came back 8A "Visible evidence of wood-destroying insects."
Where was the evidence observed? The culprit was a very old piece of wood, kept in the family as a relic; part of a covered wagon that their Grandfather rode in as a pioneer of the old west. The wagon travelled from New York to Montana, over 2000 miles by today's roads.
Where that wagon picked up the termites can only be guessed at. Termites certainly exist in New York state. They could have started their journey with the wagon train that left New York, headed out west. Or they might have picked the termites up as they camped along the way, somewhere on the long rough road to Montana. Yet even Montana, with its arid climate and cold winters, has its share of termites. The pioneering termites might have survived, and feasted slowly on the wagon, leaving behind the termite eaten wood that was eventually passed down in the family, to find its way on a termite inspection report in Arizona.
The owners of the bit of history probably never guessed it would impede the financing for the sale of their home. As innocuous as this old wooden board seemed, it was leaning against the side of the home, and clearly had evidence of termites. Hence, the 8A on the termite report.
The solution was a simple one, remove the wood. The owner quickly took away the family relic, and STRIKE FORCE was able to issue a new report. Not all solutions are as simple, but then, not all termite evidence is as unusual as the old piece of Grandpa's covered wagon.
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