Termite Inspections are a big issue at the moment after the January floods in Brisbane and South East Queensland.

Many property managers have advised their clients to double their termite inspections to six monthly instead of yearly.

Annual Inspections are necessary and, like insurance, give you peace of mind and can save you from financial heartache..

They are irritating for the home owner, especially when the time to pay comes along, Seems like last years inspection was just yesterday. However they really are essential if you want to protect your most valuable asset!

With a lot of good luck termites may skip your home and get one of the neighbours but in the end this is really just wishful thinking.

Any type of home remedy to keep termites away from the home has no affect on the health of the nest or the workings.

Termites will simply seal off the area and continue unheeded .

Subterranean termites live and move around in approximately the first 200mm of soil

Wall Damage Termites

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DO IT YOUSELF TERMITE TREATMENTS DONT WORK!

A good comparison for the difficulty of keeping termites away from your home is to TEST your skill on the common house ant.

” IF YOU CAN’T KEEP THE HOUSE ANT OFF YOUR DRIVE WAY OR PATH FOR MORE THAN A WEEK DON’T EXPECT TO STOP TERMITES WITH DO IT YOURSELF (HANDYMAN PRODUCTS) YEAR AFTER YEAR.”

Try and kill the average black ant colony with that home or do it yourself product, go out in a few days and you will see ants starting to turn up.

A few squirts of poison in your weep holes has no affect. Termites stay underground out of sight. They don’t need large weep holes the come through small cracks in concrete and brickwork . They do build mud mounds and mud tunnels (leads or tubes).

Some homes are completely eaten away only leaving a shell and the paint.
In Conclusion, An annual termite inspection is necessary to protect your home . This is one job you can’t do yourself. Call a professional termite inspector with the experience, knowledge and correct tools to do the job properly.

Termites in Wall Boards