re: Carpenter Ants

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Also why hang the beams before Sheetrock? I did this in previous house and the seasonal changes caused gaps between Sheetrock and beams. This resulted in Sheetrock powder on my beams along with gaps every time the wood would shrink/swell.

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They left a 1/2” to 5/8” gap between the top of beam and the ceiling joist to allow the sheet rock to pass over the beam.

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Wrap the beams in visqueen or then painters plastic and put a insect bomb inside it. Leave covered for a couple days and that should kill the nest in the beams

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If I would have seen the ants before the beams were brought to the house, that would have probably been my plan. Now that the beams are inside (and hung) I am seeing ants throughout the house.

I am thinking some type of bait system would work best to eliminate the colony and contain the spread, but I am not really sure what products would be best.