How does a professional inspection uncover termite activity that's invisible to me?

While much termite damage is hidden, termites have few secrets to the eyes of a professional. He knows the conditions termites favor, and how to uncover termite activity which the untrained eye might pass over - with damaging results.

What will you do to get rid of the termites?

We will install equipment and/or materials that will intercept and deter the termites, blocking them from your house. Treatment begins with a thorough inspection. Then, an analysis of your home and property is prepared. Finally, applying materials to effectively prevent termites from getting into you home termites.

How will you achieve this?

Methods vary with each house and type of termite involved, and will depend on the type of foundation or basement, construction of the house, chimneys, etc. By digging narrow trenches along walls and drilling through horizontal surfaces and into voids, materials can be applied where they will kill Subterranean termites within your home and at the colony level. Bait stations can also be placed around and in your home.

Drywood termites necessitate a different treatment methodology. Products can sometimes be applied to or injected into the wood to arrest and eliminate activity. Other circumstances may merit the use of specialized microwave devices, electronic devices or even fumigation of the structure.

Won't this kind of thorough treatment be a lot of trouble?

No. Our modern termite control treatment will usually take a single day, or less, with very little upset to your daily routine. And, considering the fact that a home is the largest single investment most American families will ever make, protecting its value is not much trouble at all.

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