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Posted by Lar on April 23, 2007, 8:17 pm
Ray K wrote:
> Lar wrote:
>
>> Ray K wrote:
>>
>>> According to one exterminator, I have subterranean termites swarming
>>> mainly along the base of what's now an inside wall, entering the room
>>> at the top of the door casing (where the top and side casing join at
>>> a 45-degree angle). When the house was built, this was an exterior
>>> wall. At some point, an addition was built. The exterminator says
>>> that the termites are getting their water from soil at the gap along
>>> the expansion joint; thus there are no visible tunnels along the
>>> outside foundation perimeter from the soil upwards, even near the
>>> junction of the addition. The original house and the addition are on
>>> concrete slabs. The soil is on the clay side.
>>>
>>> He proposes to treat the whole 220'perimeter by creating a 3x3"
>>> trench and applying Termidor 80 WG Finished Spray Solution. Along the
>>> 15' interior problem wall, he proposes drilling a hole every one
>>> foot, about four inches in from the wall-floor junction (so he
>>> doesn't drill through the tack strip holding the carpet in place),
>>> and applying the same solution.
>>>
>>> At the double-car garage, he proposes trenching along the outside and
>>> also drilling every foot along the inside wall, even though the
>>> garage is rather distant from the problem area. I don't understand
>>> the need for the inside drilling, when the outside trench is only
>>> about 6 inches away from where the inside holes would be drilled.
>>>
>>> Finally, he proposes installing, every 8-10' along the perimeter, a
>>> termite bait system. Every three months, for two years they return,
>>> examine if the bait has been eaten, and if so, treat that area for free.
>>>
>>> Does all this sound reasonable?
>>>
>>> The cost for this is $2000 (central New Jersey). I'm getting another
>>> estimate tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your comments.
>>>
>>> Ray
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>> The only thing I would question is placing the baits around the home.
>> The termidor will protect the house with the treatment he is
>> doing...the baits only generate extra income for the exterminator.
>> How much is your yearly renewal with the baits? Without them it
>> probably would be $100-$150 a year.
>>
>> Lar
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> The treatment includes a 1-year renewable warranty, renewal at
> $150/year. Without the bait traps, the cost would be $1,785. Normally
> the traps would be $300, plus $75 to install, with free quarterly
> monitoring and treatment if needed, for two years. The package deal is
> $2000.
What happens after two years... make sure all warranty is not lost
unless you keep up with the station monitoring...it also might jump up
in price considerably. What termite bait system is being used?...make
sure they are not going to home depot and just buying Terminate
stations. Depending on the writing of the contract some companies get
away with just placing wood stakes around the home and using them as
monitors around the house. As mentioned earlier, if Termidor is being
used and applied properly there would be no reason for baits because the
way Termidor works it would be killing any termites that would be
infesting the stations before they were at a number inside where the
company would need to add the bait matrix anyways.
Lar
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