"Mike in Arkansas" wrote in message
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Don't believe you need to worry about termites in the wood. They live
only in the ground and can't survive out of the nest for any time.



Sorry Mike, that is in correct. Termites have nests in the ground but can
live in the walls of a house for days. If there is a water source like in a
bath tub drain near by they may never have to go back out side.
Subterranean termites are however intolerant of light. Some types of
termites can survive in day light and swarm/fly in the spring. So they can
enter through soffit or gable vents of a house. If termites could not
survive out side the nest for any amount of time there would not be a
problem with them consuming homes in the South.