Termite Inspection Companies

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Finding Great Termite Control Companies

By Jonny Sterling

If you notice any signs of wood damage in your home, it was most likely caused by termites. Termite infestation can cause a huge problem in your home, as well as in your place of business if it is not treated. If your home or even your business place was built using a significant amount of wood, then a termite infestation can cause the severe damage to the structural features of the building. Therefore, once you notice that there is a termite infestation in your home or business, you need to contact a termite control company immediately.

You can reduce the amount of money that you will have to spend on extermination fees, if at least once per month you perform a termite inspection yourself, or if you ask a professional termite control company to do it for you. Ensure that places such as door frames, the attic, the basement and window frames are checked properly. Although it may seem tedious performing a termite inspection monthly, it can help you to save a lot of money in extermination fees and possibly home repair. Termite infestation problems are rather complicated; therefore, all extermination should be left to a professional termite control company.

Although termite infestations usually start anytime throughout the year, they are most common during the time when the weather starts getting warmer and when there is a lot of rain. Spring is the time of year when the largest number of termites will get inside your home. Again, if you think that you have a termite problem, you need to immediately contact a professional termite control company.

A good termite control company will be able to tell how it is that the termites got into your home, and they will also be able to show you the best way of eradicating them. Only an expert will be able to properly manage this complicated task. A great termite control company will have professionals that are knowledgeable and also have the skills needed to operate the specialized equipment that is used for extermination. Some of the equipment that these professionals use includes masonry drills and soil treatment rods, and these tools will help the professionals get to the root of the termite infestation problem. Treating a termite infestation problem involves using several gallons of pesticide in liquid form. The professional from the termite control company will inject the pesticide under concrete slabs, inside the foundation walls, and along the foundation of your home.

When hiring a termite control company you need to find out how long they have been in business, if their technicians are trained and how many years of experience they have, what extermination methods they use, and what their prices are like.

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The result of an infestation is severe wood damage (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Termite Pest Inspections - To Locate Your Termites

By Jenny H Jordan

If you suspect that you have termites in your home, you should get a termite inspection report. Costing around $250 to $550, termite pest inspections are an inexpensive means of monitoring your home for the presence of these destructive pests and the best chance of identifying an infestation in the early stages.

Termite infestations are common in the Sydney suburban region and can be devastating in their effects. In fact, termites have been known to chew their way through a house within a matter of months!

Signs that indicate the presence of termite activity include holes in timber, a bubbling effect in Gyprock, sagging doors, and a honeycomb effect in wood, blistered paint, discolouration, and mud tubes -- which are used by termites for clandestine travel. However, only professional pest inspections will indicate the degree of termite infestation. In addition, if you find the actual termite nest near your home it is important not to disturb it but to contact a pest control professional straight away.

Termite pest inspections need to comply with Australian Standard AS3660 and must be very thorough. Reports from pest inspections should (in the unfortunate event termites are found on your property) contain information on the species of termite, location and extent of the problem, and give advice as to the best solution for eradication and control.

The pest control expert should also tell you what preventive measures you can take to avoid further infestations on your property. Pest inspection reports should also indicate if there were inaccessible areas that could not be properly checked.

The pest inspections may be done visually, or with use of thermal technology. The latter method costs a bit more but is less invasive and also better designed to pin-point the exact location of termites through moisture and heat measurements, as well as the direction of their movements. Thermal pest inspections take the guesswork out of the equation and it may be worthwhile spending about $200 extra to get a more accurate reading for termite activity.

There is no home insurance coverage for termite activity, so if your house is damaged by termites, you could have a big bill to pay. As soon as you have the slightest suspicion of a termite problem, you should act immediately. Scheduling regular pest inspections is an excellent way to safeguard yourself from the potentially costly exercise of repairing major termite damage to the structure of your home.

Jenny and her family have 30 years experience in the pest control industry and use only safe, effective measures using the latest technology in her pest control Canberra business. She and her team are experts when it comes to pest inspections she is only too happy to answer any pest related questions or offer helpful advise through the many articles she has written.

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