Termites

A wood-frame home is a tasty target for termites, but not block homes. While an infestation of termites can cause severe structural damage to a wood-frame house, the structural walls of a concrete masonry home are safe from their destructive efforts.

What’s more, block homes are virtually immune to dry rot, one of the major causes of exterior maintenance. Dry rot is actually a disease, common to timber and caused by fungi. Dry rot does not affect concrete masonry and is therefore not a worry for the owners of a concrete masonry home.