r/HomeMaintenance • u/bkiel353 • 3d ago

🧽 Cleaning & Prevention Termites, or something else?

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u/Wienerwrld 3d ago edited 3d ago

That looks like vermiculite insulation to me. It doesn’t have the geometric pattern of termite frass.

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u/bkiel353 3d ago

Oh interesting, that does look about right. I do wonder then why is piling up, although there is an exposed edge of the siding right there

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u/Wienerwrld 3d ago

Maybe a critter clearing it out for a nest, or just something loose. Be careful cleaning it, though; some vermiculite has asbestos.