Building the house of your dreams? To prevent future nightmares, make sure your environment is pest-free!!

Termites are a true nightmare one need to be highly cautious during construction as damage once done will cost you a lot later for remediation. The primary cause of its growth during construction is due to the piles of timber that stay piled on for more days, making it the ideal breeding ground for them. 

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) claims that termites cause damage up to USD$5 billion annually. They have the ability to sustain with whatever they get, like metal slidings, wooden ceilings, and any other wooden framework. Making the woods as they wear out the chances of causing an accident enhances. Apart from this, many other kinds of pests can be breeding in your vicinity, so it’s a requirement to get a professional pest inspection of your property before you plan to initiate your construction.

It serves as a matter of safety

Your contractor is bound to build the house of your dreams, but if its built on a foundation of pests, then it won’t take much time for your house to turn into a living nightmare. It is always advisable to consult your contractor and tell them about the termite inspection of your property before they proceed with their plans.

The termite treatment involves three primary processes;

• Inspection- Professional experts inspect your property for all possible signs like flying swarmers or deposits of their wings in the nearby soils. They tend to emerge from the soil. Along with this shelter, tubes of termites would be noticed they cling to the dirt together with their saliva making a tube-like structure formed on the walls or slabs.
• Site preparation – The site is then prepared according to formulating strategies for its eradication and sealing all its entry points.
• Application- The last step involves the application of pest-killing chemicals that are environment-friendly for the site to kill all the pests that are already present and keep all the other pests away. Drill holes in the ground to inject the pesticides and try using non-cellulose materials for your buildings as they repel termites.

The pre-construction termite treatment might seem an unnecessary add to the budget for you in the beginning, but it’s requisite for your safety. Termites tend to damage your property at a spiralling rate. The first signs of infestation often go undetected until the damage is already done and now you need to spend a lot more than you had to spend earlier. Another major reason for not neglecting this cost is that termite and pest infestation are mostly not covered by insurance, so you are completely accountable for it. So take the decision judiciously.

Pest controllers recommend doing this treatment at an early stage, as there is a wider scope of its remediation without causing much damage. So before laying the foundation of your building, make sure you are treated in advance and you only have good memories with your dream house to cherish.