Is the foundation of your home built with wood? Is there direct contact of soil, mulch and dirt with the wooden siding of your house? Any part of the home where wood and earth meet can act as an entry point for termites, creating easy access into your house. From there, termites can eat their way into your walls, floors, baseboards and attic, causing tens of thousands in structural damage.
6 Signs Termites Might Be Feasting on Your Home
Some home damage — flooding, plumbing issues, a broken heating system — is easy to spot. Other damage, like mold or poor insulation, can be more difficult to detect. Unfortunately, getting to the source of hard-to-identify home damage can take years and cost thousands if you don’t recognize key warning signs. This is especially true for a significant, but often overlooked, source of property damage: termite infestations.
Termites cost homeowners upward of $5 billion annually, invading more than 5 million homes each year. Thankfully, by learning to recognize the signs of “conducive conditions” — conditions that termites prefer when invading homes to look for food — you can address the problem before it grows.
Consult the following list to spot six conducive conditions that might exist in your home right now.
Your local Certified Sentricon Specialist® can perform a home inspection that will show you all the conducive conditions you know and the ones you don’t. Contact a termite technician today and put together a plan to keep termites away from your most important investment — your home — for good.
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