Termites in walls (update)

I'm asking for help from those who may know more than me, not looking for attention, dick. The problem is worse than I originally thought and I know there are those here who know more than me on the subject. But keep up your shtick.


eta: hang on, 6 posts (two of which are attacking ME) and only since December 2019 but yet you know all about my previous posts. did you forget to sign out of your alter before commenting? your post history definitely points to you being an alter.

I see you're as wise as your alter management suggests.

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TheCallOut

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Who the frick is this guy?

Terminix guy just left. Says it should be covered, with emphasis on the word "should". It's not up to him and his manager needs to make the final call. He did explain to me, though, that since the bait stations they put out surround the structure that it is covered. So I am taking that with a grain of salt since I'm still expecting to be royally fricked by Terminix with this.

Hopefully I'm pleasantly surprised when this is all over.

He told me what they'll do is come out and spray down the insides of the walls real good with Termidor to make sure the colony dies off. I forgot to ask if they could also drill into the slab in order to treat the soil underneath. If they won't, I may do that myself with some Taurus SC (Termidor generic) just to get extra peace of mind.

The moisture in the area is almost impossible to avoid since my yard is low. Unless we experience a month or more of no rain, the soil there will be moist.

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I've been told in the past that they won't include this particular structure in my warranty so I expect to have to pay for them to retreat this structure.

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It is my understanding that they won’t include anything that already has termite damage. Read the fine print.

Went through something very similar to this with my mom’s house not long after the flood. She thought she was getting their “guarantee,” but they were just selling her a line of BS by being very cagey with their wording.

Well they won’t cover the damage since the structure is adjacent to the wooden deck that was built directly on the ground by the jackass previous owner. I remember that they told me that when I started the contract but only the damage isn’t covered - retreatment is still covered. So I’m not too terribly upset about that.

The damage will probably run up towards $3,000 if I do the work myself and I’d figure around $5,000 if I pay someone else to come to it for me. One entire wall needs to be replaced in addition to 5 other studs and all the insulation/Sheetrock on four walls total. Not a break-me kind of figure but certainly don’t want to have to pay it.

I am very, very satisfied with Terminix’s decision to come out, at no cost, and COMPLETELY spray down the entire structure inside and out. In addition to that, they drilled through the slab in there along the walls and pumped termidor into the soil beneath, same thing on the front porch of the main house, under the carport along the home, and on the driveway along the structure that is infested. They also trench treated around the main home and the structure with termites. They spent the entire day here today. Very professional.

They made sure to go above and beyond in order to protect the house and to kill the existing colony(s) in/under the detached structure since if the house gets termites, they are on the hook for that damage. They told me it was both in my and their best interest that they went above and beyond like they did.

They used 68 gallons of termidor today. All at no cost. I can’t say I’m dissatisfied and will definitely be paying my annual service contract each year instead of giving it up like I almost did this past summer!

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From now on, any lumber used should be "pressure treated" lumber

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I have always wondered why this wouldn't be a standard building code. I would gladly pay the extra cost of a home constructed with treated lumber for the peace of mind.

They also drilled through the slab inside the structure and treated beneath it. Short a blowtorch i think they did everything they could do.

What would you have had them do?

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They only treated the ground and that will spoil the soil and deter them from using that ground to tunnel to the surface.

The termites will just move somewhere else on your property.

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That’s not how termidor works. Termidor is a non-repellant so termites don’t detect it. They still tunnel through and live in the soil that’s been treated with it. The chemical gets on them and then they transfer it to the rest of the colony. The colony eventually does off within 90 days. It’s a slow kill.

You are never supposed to use a repellant for termites because it’ll just make them move to another location. Many people use diesel around the perimeter of their home for termites but that’s the worse thing you can use because if you already have them in your home, they can’t get back into the soil so they move back further into your home, causing more damage. Termidor or Taurus SC (the generic version of Termidor) is the best termite treatment known to the industry.

If the soil around their entry points has been treated properly with termidor or Taurus SC, they will have to travel through the treatment and that’s when their days become limited.

I’ve never noticed a swarm before.