All Forum Posts by: Bian Dahab

 Lol sounds like he's just too lazy to go in the crawlspace and check. I've seen termites build unsupported vertical tunnels to reach the 2nd story of a house. I've seen them tunnel up the side of riser room in a commercial building to eat the wooden roof decking 20 ft above the ground. A little crawlspace isn't going to stop them.

Now is it termites? Maybe. It looks very similar to termite damage but I don't see any mud tunnels, which you'll usually see if you've got termites. Then again, the tunnels could be on the underside of the subfloor which is why it's important to go down there and get eyes on it. It could also just be general damage from a pet, furniture moving, or damage from install that maybe just went unnoticed till now. 

I think it's worth investigating the termite issue further. If it is termites and they're making it through your finished floor, chances are they're eating other parts of your house too. Fortunately if you catch it early on it's a pretty straightforward issue to deal with.