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Rusty Hinge wrote:
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Thanks guys, at least I know they are ok for the garden,I just don`t
like the
look of them things.Yuk!
One more question though, are they likely to go for timber as in
timber frame
house (with outer brick skin) although I would expect the timber
frames to be
`treated` The foundations are dry so wouldn`t provide a damp area.

No, not unless the timber is rotten. When I wis a wean ah hud a wee pet
slater.

VERY rotten. They are a good indicator of trouble. If you have them
in the woodwork of a house, it is long past time that you got it
attended to or moved out ....

[ I.e. they cause no damage to timber, and will eat only timber that
has rotted so far as to be completely useless. ]

What did you train your slater to do?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.