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CADplans · Mar 21, 2023

Otto Syracuse said:
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Mold is my guess,, got any moisture in the area??
If it hasn't happened before, something changed (clogged gutter, etc) causing water to get to that area.

If you have wood,, you HAVE TO HAVE D R Y !!

Otto Syracuse · Mar 21, 2023

No moisture other than minor humidity in the summer, nothing like southern states though. The first picture is very fine saw dust at the base of the post. My next post shows the tiny holes in the wood beams. I included the snap for size perspective, but most of the holes are just a bit larger than a pin head. My guess is some sort of bug, but I’ve never seen holes that small before, so I don’t think it is termite damage. (?)

old and tired · Mar 22, 2023

Otto Syracuse said:
....The first picture is very fine saw dust at the base of the post. My next post shows the tiny holes in the wood beams....

Powder post beetles...

Otto Syracuse · Mar 22, 2023

Thank you old and tired. From what i have been reading about Powder post beetles, it seems that is what I have.

old and tired · Mar 23, 2023

Otto Syracuse said:
Thank you old and tired. From what i have been reading about Powder post beetles, it seems that is what I have.

That is a pretty bad (old?) infestation!!!

Otto Syracuse · Mar 23, 2023

I only noticed it last summer. There was very fine sawdust on some of the items I had stored down there, but I did’t think much of it until I was taking pictures for Eddie Walker and noticed more of it, plus the tiny holes.

Fuddyduddy1952 · Mar 23, 2023

An exterminator hopefully will save it.

masscity · Mar 25, 2023

I got this picture a long time ago. I could be wrong, but I think the barn was built by Finnish immigrants without mortar quite a while ago.

If I'm wrong it's still a beautiful barn

Fuddyduddy1952 · Mar 25, 2023

masscity said:
I got this picture a long time ago. I could be wrong, but I think the barn was built by Finnish immigrants without mortar quite a while ago.

If I'm wrong it's still a beautiful barn

Wow! I'd live in that!