Protecting your home before signs of termites arise is one of the best ways to save money and keep your family safe when it comes to these destructive insects.
Signs of termites in house walls.
It s estimated that termites cause 5 billion in property damage each year.
Termites can infiltrate your home and cause insurmountable damage to your home s foundation walls and also taint the image of your house.
When you knock or tap on an area that has termite damage it will sound hollow or papery.
Common signs of a termite nest in a house.
Found in 49 states termites are a national problem.
Drywood termites usually consume wood from the inside out leaving a thin veneer of timber or just the paint.
Primary signs of termites in walls each year termites cause significant damage to structures and crops in subtropical and warm arid regions of the planet.
This is because part or all of the timber inside has been eaten away and is another one of the signs of termites.
Visual signs of a termite colony can include floors that buckle or sag loose tiles pinpoint holes in drywall damaged wood crumbles easily or wood that sounds hollow when tapped.
Termites feast on dead trees which is what many houses are made out of.
Shelter tubes running from the soil to above ground wood.