tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045222285852116740.post730614218420670223..comments2008-10-05T18:42:29.781-04:00Baz Mcmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09877651904127387550noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045222285852116740.post-53020235090143792652008-10-05T18:42:00.000-04:002008-10-05T18:42:00.000-04:00You might review your housing inspection contract to see if there is any relief that you can seek as a result of the termites not being found before the closing of your, sure to be awesome, house.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work.<BR/><BR/>Aaron22qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02275678404248433006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045222285852116740.post-76252989944583592852008-10-05T09:09:00.000-04:002008-10-05T09:09:00.000-04:00Dude, you remind me so, so much of when I had my first house and gutted it. Worked all day, then came home, put on jeans and worked 'till midnight. I still remember that first day when i took a crowbar to that first wall. <BR/><BR/>Some thoughts:<BR/><BR/>Termites don't "scurry" but the damage is clearly termites. Make sure your exterminator actually crawls down into the "crawl space"<BR/><BR/>You can usually tell load bearing walls by which way the roof trusses go. The primary load bearing walls are usually the walls that go perpindicular to them.<BR/><BR/>Electrical: when I was doing electrical in Chicago, these old geezers who ran a local hardware store and who were my own personal construction muses (you could just tell they had seen it all and done it all) gave me a thick pair of rubber gloves and told me I didn't have to turn off the electricity to work on it. Since I was doing so much of my work at night, I didn't have much choice.... So, be very careful, but electrical work is not rocket science either..<BR/><BR/>Now, you need to learn to sweat a joint ....(Calm down... I'm talking PLUMBING, dude!) LOL<BR/><BR/>You are doing a great job. Keep up the good work.<BR/><BR/>Johnjohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045222285852116740.post-31341842002003888672008-10-05T04:47:00.000-04:002008-10-05T04:47:00.000-04:00Dude, that is absolute craziness! I have a feeling that house isn't going to recognize itself by the end of the year. I can't wait to see it...Drewnoreply@blogger.com