Termite Treatments
Termite treatment to your home involves a number of steps, this isn't something we made up because we thought it would be good, all work we do is based on Australian standard AS 3660.1.
The first step is to inspect your home, identify the species of termite as different species have different habits, work out how the termites have come in and any contributing factors, (termites are attracted to moisture and are commonly found behind leaking showers), and work out a plan of attack.
The second step, as termites are communal creatures they are continually eating your home and taking it back to their nest. We can use this characteristic to our advantage by puffing a small amount of Termidor dust into the termite workings. Over a couple of weeks the termites will pick up traces of the dust and spread it throughout the colony. This dust kills the termites and completes the first step, getting them out of your house.
DUSTING TREATMENTS ARE MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN THERE ARE LOTS OF TERMITES. IF YOU DISTURB OR SPRAY THE TERMITES, THERE IS LESS CHANCE OF KILLING THE NEST AND MORE CHANCE THAT THE REMAINING TERMITES WILL GO TO ANOTHER AREA OF YOUR HOME.
The third step, after the house has been rechecked and there is no further evidence of activity, we can install a termite barrier to protect your home from future infestation. This involves creating a barrier between the house and the ground. Termite products are designed to bond to the soil particles and once bonded can only be removed by removing or disturbing the soil.
With houses on concrete slabs, the chemical is injected into the ground around the external perimeter like a moat, as the termites come towards the house they hit the treated zone and die. Where there is soil, gardens or gravel against the edge of the house, a trench is dug down past the footings and the soil is treated. As the trench is back filled, it is treated creating a wall of treated soil. Where there is concrete, a line of holes are drilled through into the soil and the chemical is injected into the ground under the concrete, creating a continuous treated zone. The holes are resealed with colour matched concrete.
Houses on stumps are treated by treating around the base of each stump, creating a barrier around it. Timber stumps are also drilled as they can be hollow in the centre and chemical is pressure injected into them.
Other parts of your home such as timber batons, stairs, posts, slab joints and stepdowns, as well as fences, trees and sheds, can also be treated using different techniques to create a total protection system.
