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Originally Posted by jrbeccles
I have an antique piece of furniture that 3’ by 3’ by 4’. Unfortunately it has termites. I’ve tried three time to get rid of them by myself, with no luck. Now I’d like to let a professional have a go. Can anyone recommend a person or company who could successfully tackle fumigating this?
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Termites in a piece of wooden furniture is unusual, though not impossible. What is perhaps more likely is powder post beetle, which is often in the wood at the time it is built, especially if the furniture is made from wood that died standing. I believe that they don’t generally move from piece to piece but stay in the piece of wood that had them when it was built. I’ve seen them turn a section of a piece of molding into dust. Literally. It can be treated by a pro. If it is beetle, it may or may not have done enough damage to need repair. Often it hasn’t. Sometimes the wood can be repaired after the beetles are killed by dripping wood hardener into the holes and painting it over The wood if it is bare.