Sand in my basement???
 

I'm at a loss. I'm building a room in our basement and tonight
I found a pile of sand around one stud spilling onto the floor ???
Now this was not there 2 weeks ago when I was pulling some electric.
My neighbor who was helping me frame a door tonight said he finds this
around his walls at certain spots sometimes but never that much so quick.
We have been here 7yrs now and I never saw this before. The basement
was finished when bought the house but I gutted it due to termites.
The funny part is it seems to be coming up through the floor, its dry and very fine.

I searched but I'm coming up with nothing. Does anybody know what is going on here?

Sand in my basement???
 

On Wed, 31 May 2006 03:50:24 GMT, wrote:

I'm at a loss. I'm building a room in our basement and tonight
I found a pile of sand around one stud spilling onto the floor ???
Now this was not there 2 weeks ago when I was pulling some electric.
My neighbor who was helping me frame a door tonight said he finds this
around his walls at certain spots sometimes but never that much so quick.
We have been here 7yrs now and I never saw this before. The basement
was finished when bought the house but I gutted it due to termites.
The funny part is it seems to be coming up through the floor, its dry and very fine.

I searched but I'm coming up with nothing. Does anybody know what is going on here?



More termites. Those are the cement eating variery. Your concrete
floor is probably infested with termites. Remove the floor,
foundation, and all concrete or cement block walls. If you don't,
your house will collapse in a few years.

Sand in my basement???
 

I recently found small piles of sand under my carpet in the dining room.
Lot's of ant activity. Apparently they bring in one grain of sand at a time.
Just vacuumed it up.

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wrote in message
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I'm at a loss. I'm building a room in our basement and tonight
I found a pile of sand around one stud spilling onto the floor ???
Now this was not there 2 weeks ago when I was pulling some electric.
My neighbor who was helping me frame a door tonight said he finds this
around his walls at certain spots sometimes but never that much so quick.
We have been here 7yrs now and I never saw this before. The basement
was finished when bought the house but I gutted it due to termites.
The funny part is it seems to be coming up through the floor, its dry and
very fine.

I searched but I'm coming up with nothing. Does anybody know what is going
on here?

Sand in my basement???
 

Walter R. wrote:
I recently found small piles of sand under my carpet in the dining room.
Lot's of ant activity. Apparently they bring in one grain of sand at a time.
Just vacuumed it up.

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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wrote in message
...
I'm at a loss. I'm building a room in our basement and tonight
I found a pile of sand around one stud spilling onto the floor ???
Now this was not there 2 weeks ago when I was pulling some electric.
My neighbor who was helping me frame a door tonight said he finds this
around his walls at certain spots sometimes but never that much so quick.
We have been here 7yrs now and I never saw this before. The basement
was finished when bought the house but I gutted it due to termites.
The funny part is it seems to be coming up through the floor, its dry and
very fine.

I searched but I'm coming up with nothing. Does anybody know what is going
on here?




vacuumn and ant spray area....

keep close watch for future activity, have home checked for termites

Sand in my basement???
 

I did, but what is the connection between ants and termites (I have those,
too).

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www.rationality.net
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Walter R. wrote:
I recently found small piles of sand under my carpet in the dining room.
Lot's of ant activity. Apparently they bring in one grain of sand at a
time.
Just vacuumed it up.

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
-
wrote in message
...
I'm at a loss. I'm building a room in our basement and tonight
I found a pile of sand around one stud spilling onto the floor ???
Now this was not there 2 weeks ago when I was pulling some electric.
My neighbor who was helping me frame a door tonight said he finds this
around his walls at certain spots sometimes but never that much so
quick.
We have been here 7yrs now and I never saw this before. The basement
was finished when bought the house but I gutted it due to termites.
The funny part is it seems to be coming up through the floor, its dry
and
very fine.

I searched but I'm coming up with nothing. Does anybody know what is
going
on here?




vacuumn and ant spray area....

keep close watch for future activity, have home checked for termites

Sand in my basement???
 

Sand in my basement???
 

Walter R. wrote:
I did, but what is the connection between ants and termites (I have
those, too).


If the ants are not dead from residual insecticide, the termites aren't
either. Ants are usually more visible than termites. Point is, if you have
ants, there's nothing to prevent termites.