For any homeowner, the thought of termite damage can cause a lot of stress. You have worked hard to purchase and maintain your home – one of the worst things that can happen is having to find out that termites are nesting inside your walls and have already caused severe damage at places that are hard to access such as your attic. If you have any suspicion of termite damage in your home, it doesn’t help to deny that the signs are there – the problem is only getting worse if you ignore it or put off termite treatment.
Have you noticed small piles of what appears to be sawdust but there has been no woodworking done in the area? Those are most likely termites. They leave a visible trail of the digested wood as sawdust while they work on destroying the walls of your home or any other wood structure on your property. So what can you do to control termite damage? It is time to call a local termite control service, such as Radar Pest Control company and ask for a free termite inspection. You can learn more from their website radarpestcontrol.com.au.
If the termite inspector finds that your termite problem calls for drastic measures, you will have to pack up some of your household items and move out of the house for a few days, so they can tent your house and apply a chemical fog treatment. If you detected the termite damage in its first stages, a termite control company may instead of the costly fumigation be able to use a chemical spray to treat the spots locally and stop the termites from transitioning from the ground into the walls of your home.
There are also DIY termite control systems available at your local hardware store, consisting of stakes which release chemicals into the ground and capture jars where you will find the dead termites. Recently, orange oil has become quite popular for termite treatment and has proven to be successful in controlling termite damage. Orange oil is chemical free which means that you will not have to leave your house as the treatment is applied, but it can only be effective at those spots where it is applied to, so it is very important to locate the termite colony.
Whatever treatment you choose, you need to act now to control those termites and stop any future damage to your property. Also, to minimize possible future termite damage, you must address some of the reasons why termites gained access to the wood structure in the first place. It is important to know that any wood in contact with the soil will make it easy for subterranean termite to get into your walls. A wood deck for example can enable termites to move from soil to wood.
Once the termites colony is controlled, you need to address the termite damage that has already been done, which will probably involve the removal and replacement of various wood components that are affected.