Woody question

Pierre is having his roof changed from a thatched keet roof to a tiled one. The work is being done by the Housing Service who are using palmyra wood to make the framework for the tiles. They delivered the wood several days ago and left it exposed on the ground where it got very wet from the one good rain we have had recently.

This wood is supposed to be termite and rot proof, but within 48 hours it was covered in termites and it looks as if the wood is rotting. I am very concerned about it although in his usual breezy way Pierre seems to think it will be OK. I know that Palmyra wood is very strong but I also heard that it should not get wet.

So the job for today is to contact Manu who knows about this wood and see what he thinks. The last thing I want is for them to do all the work, only to find in a few years time that it all has to be done again because the wood has rotted.