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This is Roger Tinker, Owner and General Manager of ALL STAR PEST CONTRL in Columbus
Georgia. Siding on a house that is warped is an indication of problems that need to be addressed.
Warped siding can be caused from being poorly installed, This will leave gaps for all kinds of pest to
try to enter your home.
American roaches like this king of gap to nest in. Spiders look for any kind of cracks or gaps to
make their home in. Once these and other pest nest in these gaps they will find their way into your
home and continue to multiply.
Rats will find these gaps and gnaw their way onto your home where they will look for and find
food to eat and contaminant the areas they occupy with their droppings.
Sometimes the siding gets wet from a leak in the roof and has since become warped. Be sure
and check for a roof leak. You will probably find other damage while you are replacing the warped
siding, particularly if you delay the replacement of the warped siding.
A roof leak can leak all the way thru the structure of a house and find its way to the ground
where the foundation of the house sits. Water from a leak that finds its way to the ground can wash
away the termite chemical used to protect your home from termites. Termites usually like moist soil to
tunnel thru in search of wood.
Warped siding will probably cause an increase in the cost of heating and cooling your home as
air will escape thru the gaps caused by the warped siding.
Please feel free to contact me if I can help you in any way.
