Jay Knoll
09-03-2006, 5:06 PM
Hi everyone
Well back from our barge trip and settling in when we noticed some "powder" in the drawers of the new bathroom vanity I installed in the spring. After the jet lag eased off I started looking closer and discovered some small holes in the bottom of the drawers (three) in the plywood bottoms. I laminated formica on the top surfaces so can't see what is going on there, but each of the affected drawers has several small holes, about a 1/8" to 1/16" or smaller. I took them out to the garage and sprayed each hole with some Pyrethrum -- supposed to be super effective and thought I'd see if any more sawdust appears out there.
This ply sat in my garage for awhile -- I think I used a bunch of scraps for the drawer bottoms -- I can't remember buying more but at this point much of the remodel project is a blur.
Living in the south I'm worried about dry wood termites.
Anybody have any thoughts before I call the exterminators on Tuesday?
I took some pics but I am on dialup connection (don't ask, its another story where I've wasted at least 3 hours today with the cable company) so I'll upload them later when I have some more time.
Jay
Jay
Well back from our barge trip and settling in when we noticed some "powder" in the drawers of the new bathroom vanity I installed in the spring. After the jet lag eased off I started looking closer and discovered some small holes in the bottom of the drawers (three) in the plywood bottoms. I laminated formica on the top surfaces so can't see what is going on there, but each of the affected drawers has several small holes, about a 1/8" to 1/16" or smaller. I took them out to the garage and sprayed each hole with some Pyrethrum -- supposed to be super effective and thought I'd see if any more sawdust appears out there.
This ply sat in my garage for awhile -- I think I used a bunch of scraps for the drawer bottoms -- I can't remember buying more but at this point much of the remodel project is a blur.
Living in the south I'm worried about dry wood termites.
Anybody have any thoughts before I call the exterminators on Tuesday?
I took some pics but I am on dialup connection (don't ask, its another story where I've wasted at least 3 hours today with the cable company) so I'll upload them later when I have some more time.
Jay
Jay