Archive for June 2011
A Guide to Termite Control
June 4, 2011 | 
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When buying a new home, or even getting second hand furniture, people always wonder and check for termites. What are termites anyway? There are basically a type of small, burrowing insects that eat wood (especially damp ones).Well, they could also feed on paper, books, and other areas in your home.
Termites, like ants are social creatures, and they live in a specific order to maintain the colony that they live in. There are social hierarchies in termites; there are five levels of hierarchy which are the worker, the soldier, the reproductive, the king, and the queen. Termites could be hidden anywhere in your home basically, in the flooring, or even in the frame of your door- and it could be a real pest when it starts leaving your furniture hollow, and destroying it from within. So what can you do about them?
You can get rid of termites by calling for pest control – by either calling the professionals or doing it yourself. Then again, termite issue can be quite complex, so engaging a termite control professional would be advisable. It is rather a stressful event to decide on a particular company to help you with the termite extermination, but one important that is a must know – is that if they have the proper tools, and if they are properly trained to handle such situations. All liquid termiticides could last up to five years if used properly, and the time of treatment varies depending on the thoroughness of the application as well as the severity of termites’ infestation. Read the rest of this entry »
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What to Consider Before Cutting Treated Lumber
Treated lumber is a kind of wood that’s been given chemicals to ensure that it may endure environment put on. You will notice barns, sheds, outside furniture as well as boat docks constructed from treated lumber material. Working with treated lumber is equivalent to working with some other kind of lumber but cutting requires additional steps to prevent splintering and chipping. The next information will reveal to you several tips and methods for correctly cutting treated lumber.
1. Allow the Saw do the job
Whenever you cut wood the normal approach would be to either location the wood about the saw and pull the saw toward the wood or pull the wood toward you. Whenever using treated lumber you risk it splintering and chipping if you are using either of those techniques. The saw creates momentum that can be used that will help you cut the wood. Rather than tugging the treated lumber toward you push it toward the edge. The spinning edge will pull the lumber toward it. Read the rest of this entry »