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Sheldonrs 06-08-2009 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by chrisinhouston (Post 571668)
The Orkin man would love this! Wood with tree bark usually harbors incects. In the old Pueblo style architecture of the desert southwest they use a lot of tree trunks (vigas) and cross them with branches (latias) to construct the roof but they remove all of the tree bark before using it. I once worked on a project that utilized this method. The tree trunks were all stacked in a pasture adjoining the structure and an old man and his wife and 3 children came and began removing the bark with a type of home made spokeshave plane. It was prety incredible.
You mean ORCin, don't you?

Sundae 06-08-2009 01:56 PM
FTR - we don't really have house-eating insects in this country.
I'm sure if you research you can find some, but in general, termites and such do not feature on our radar.

However, in some parts of the country (Scotland if my memory serves me right) there are plagues of mice due to the milder winters. And then can chew through all the wiring while the owners are taking a ski-break abroad. And no shadenfreude here either - skiing is a cheap holiday.

DanaC 06-08-2009 01:59 PM
Err...we have woodworm. They'll eat a fair bit of your house.

Sundae 06-08-2009 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by DanaC (Post 571800)
Err...we have woodworm. They'll eat a fair bit of your house.
Yeah but not like the termites Merkins have.
I lived in a cottage that had evidence of woodworm. All gone by the time we moved in. Termites scoff whole houses. Seriously.

Gravdigr 06-08-2009 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl (Post 571797)
- skiing is a cheap holiday.
Skiing must be cheaper there than here in Merka.:yelgreedy

capnhowdy 06-08-2009 09:10 PM
James Bond would beg to differ.

xoxoxoBruce 06-08-2009 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl (Post 571751)
(btw Bruce, correct Wale's then delete this line :))
OK, I'll make it Whale's. :blush:

Aliantha 06-08-2009 11:24 PM
Haven't the Scots and Irish been building houses with sod roofs for centuries?

Anyway, that one looks particularly cozy. I want one too.


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