We knew when we bought the town home, that the previous owner's had not necessarily given it the full due care and attention that they could have, so we were ready for the additional exterior work that was going to be needed.
One of the biggest shocks to this English Girl is the impact of termintes in California. They basically live in every house in SoCal and slowly eat the wood away. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formosan_subterranean_termite for more information.
Unfortunately the Tudor town home has an additional amount of wood so termites are always going to be in an issue. So even prior to closing escrow we had to have the house treated for the pesky little critters and will have to fumigate fully in the future (along with our neighbours) and then replace the wood on the outside where needed.
Here's a glimpse of what it's going to be like in 2012:
In addition, we decided that we should have the balconies repaired - better to be safe than sorry. Anyway after removing the exterior stucco, it was obvious that a full replacement was going to be needed.
and slowly they are being rebuilt... this time with actual waterproofing which the original developer didn't use! At the end of the day the termites love damp and wood so we are trying to elimate as much as possible....
One of the biggest shocks to this English Girl is the impact of termintes in California. They basically live in every house in SoCal and slowly eat the wood away. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formosan_subterranean_termite for more information.
Unfortunately the Tudor town home has an additional amount of wood so termites are always going to be in an issue. So even prior to closing escrow we had to have the house treated for the pesky little critters and will have to fumigate fully in the future (along with our neighbours) and then replace the wood on the outside where needed.
Here's a glimpse of what it's going to be like in 2012:
In addition, we decided that we should have the balconies repaired - better to be safe than sorry. Anyway after removing the exterior stucco, it was obvious that a full replacement was going to be needed.
So going going gone.....
and slowly they are being rebuilt... this time with actual waterproofing which the original developer didn't use! At the end of the day the termites love damp and wood so we are trying to elimate as much as possible....
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