Greenbuilding Archive for March 2001

Ray Zorz wrote:

> Termimesh sounded like a great idea. Haven't been able to get any info
> on whether they can handle our termites.  We supposedly have a lot of
> termites.
>
>      -----Original Message-----
>      From: Charles Brown [mailto:charles@brownandjones.com]
>      Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 3:24 PM
>      To: Building Green
>      Subject: Re: [GBlist] Precast concrete basement
>
>      Are you saying that there have been problems with these
>      walls and termites? If so are they tunneling through and/or
>      behind the foam?
>
>           ----- Original Message -----
>           From: Wayne D. Parsons
>           To: Charles Brown
>           Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 6:04 PM
>           Subject: Re: [GBlist] Precast concrete basement
>            That is what causes the termite problem. The wall
>           can be termite protected with a continuous sheet
>           of Termimesh even with the insulation on the
>           outside.
>


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