Termites - Can anyone help me with that?

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Hello everybody.I would really appreciate if someone can explain me, but a termites problem means (I mean: How much damage they could do, time, etc) and how much it cost to fix that.Once solve, they can not came back?I am investing in the Ohio area, any important differences?Sorry! First time dealing with houses of Wood. :)Best regards and thank you!!!

Daniel Fridrij · Answer

Account Closed. thank you!

Dawn Brenengen · Answer

I was going to add, that in CA, they have termites that fly so they have to tent the house, which is more a lot more expensive than the way we treat them.

Will Fraser · Answer

Hi @Daniel Fridrij, termites can be a big deal, but more normally they are not.  Typically once found and treated an annual inspection can be done and re-treatments can be done early into their repopulation if it happens.

However. . . often the damage lies under the surface and is difficult to assess.  My personal home had some termite damage, then it was treated, and about 20 years later I bought it.  Come to find out the treatment didn't happen until the termites ate the studs in the back half of the home.  So . . . off comes the sheetrock and up go new studs!

So, it's not always a small issue, but it usually is.  Have a termite inspection done, and then ask that company to quote or recommend a repair company (and make sure they guarantee their work)

Account Closed · Answer

You can do spot treatments/unit fumigation as well. I have tented a 10 unit multifamily property and we had them back within a year. So a couple of grand spent on the fumigation along with providing the rent/hotel credits wasn't worth it. I would rather just spot treat and give the tenant some cash for the trouble. The joke in CA is you are just clearing out the current termites for the new one to fly in the next week.

Dawn Brenengen · Answer

It does vary by area a bit. In NC, we have subterranean termites, which come out of the ground, create tubes, and crawl up wood structures, eating them along the way. Usually, we can just treat the area and do a ground treatment, and they go away. Most of the time, the damage they leave behind isn’t even bothered with since its minor. But if left for too long, they can definitely eat through wood and compromise the structure.

Termites - Can anyone help me with that?

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