Being a homeowner, you are bound to face many risks like earthquakes, floods, fire outbreaks, etc that may damage your building apparently but there are some risks that tend to damage your building secretly. Most times, the damages come to notice when it is too late. Yes, I am talking about the secret intrusion and infestation of termites. Termites form colonies secretly and have the power to dilapidate the entire building despite being harmless and tiny in size.
Do you know– ‘A Queen termite can lay thirty thousand eggs in a day’? Termites do not carry diseases or contaminate food but they harm your property. Therefore, if you are going to build your abode or commercial space, it is must to adopt the best measure for termite treatment. What should you do?
How the Termite Infestation May Damage Your Building
As concrete has no nutritional value, termites don’t feed on concrete. Termites break down the building’s structural integrity. Termites present in the form of colonies wreak the foundation, beams, pillars, and structural support of the building to make it unsafe to live. They bore the walls through to get the most-loved food -wood. During the process, termites tend to destroy everything that restricts them to reach the inner stud walls of the building, wooden framework, baseboards, furring strips, door/window frames, and others. Having the excellent capability to bite into the concrete and wooden structures, termites enter your building through foundations, small cracks, crevices, etc. Do you know– ‘the life span of termites is one – two years’?
Pre-Construction Termite Treatment Measure
If you want to make your building protected against termite infestation, you should take robust measures beforehand. Implementing pre-construction termite removal treatment is the best way to clear the premises from termites. The best approach is- ‘prevent it from happening’. Do you know– Termites build colonies 24 hours a day and every day; they don’t sleep? A variety of pre-construction pest control measures are commenced to make the under-construction building termite safe.
Pre construction termite treatment is a multifaceted process. Therefore, instead of following DIY tricks recommended by social media channels, contractors, colleagues, and others, it is better to outsource termite treatment services from a reputed pest control company.
Chloro-pyriphos and Imidacloprid are the two commonly used chemicals to treat the building foundation for termite treatment. These chemicals are strong enough to exterminate or repel the termites when they approach to enter your building. The foundation soil is heated to dry out completely before injecting Chloro-pyriphos and imidacloprid in the form of emulsion prepared @ 5 litres per meter2. The treated soil is left to dry for several days. The treated dry soil is spread out all across trenches and pits of building foundation. The masonry mixture of concrete is prepared with a mix of chloro-pyriphos, and imidacloprid; the standard mix ratio is 7.5 liters per square meter. This masonry mixture is used to construct the walls, beams, and columns.
Why You Need To Hire Termite Removal Services Provider Agency
You may find many videos about termite treatment during building construction but you would not get required proficiency and knowledge about the right selection of chemicals, accurate mix ratio, and effective usage at critical points. Here, you need to involve the termite treatment specialists who test the soil, audit the surrounding environment for the intensity of possible termite attack, recommend the best course of action, and apply the best effective treatment in a professional calculated manner.