In renovations there are always some surprises ... Well, we knew that the house had previous terminte damage, and we figured that we would come accross some of it during this project. As it turns out, it wasn't hard to find. It might be hard to make out from the picture, but the end of the wood (the one that looks eaten) ... is. This is old damage, as there is no sign of active problems. We will have to make repairs as we uncover these issues. We've agreed with Steve that we will discuss all repairs before they are to be done and that he will charge us time and materials.