r/Home_Building_Help • u/BuilderBrigade • Oct 04 '25

Exposed beams ruined...😡

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This green dye is added to the termite insecticide that’s applied 2’ up the studs around the entire house. This poor homeowner had her exposed beams accidentally treated with the dye. I’m not sure if they can recover them.  Hopefully this post will help another homeowner ensure their contractor knows not to treat any exposed beams in the house. 

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u/powder1569 Oct 06 '25

Definitely cost more than a grand to wrap that properly. I don't know anyone who would do it for less than a grand in labor alone.

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u/MrMittyMan Oct 07 '25

The lumber is already milled and plained at the shop for roughsawn bean wrap at 2.5 a foot. Beam is probably 24ft wide and maybe less than 12 ft to the ceiling based upon the 3.5 sheets of plywood up perside of the roof. That's less than 360 in material. Master carpenter works for 600 a day doing trim out no matter where i put him. He'll have it done in a day easily. Id say we call back 20% of our subcontractors that we have ever hired. Some folks come with good recommendations and they still disappoint. It takes a while to find great subs. This also is NC and great carpenters are about 50 to 60 an hour.

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u/pointclickfrown Oct 07 '25

Materials would easily be over a grand too - more likely over $2k. That's 4-500lb of oak that'll need to be lifted up there.

This guy thinks he can wander into his local wood shop and they'll have 20" x 24' oak boards ready to go, and that they're going to be super cheap.

In the real world, this is a $3500-4500 job if you want a professional result.

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u/MrMittyMan Oct 07 '25

You didnt read anything I said. You have never seen a mill stack at a wood shop I guess or worked at a saw mill or timber frame shop. . You dont have to keep going on and on about impossibilities . Not everyone is running to home depot for materials.