Do you have termites? Or do you plan on skipping out on protection against termites and take your chances? Termites eat away at the foundation of your home. The price to prevent termites can be costly, but the price to repair what they have damaged may cost you more than you think.
First of all, to know exactly what you are paying to exterminate you may want to know what you are up against. Termites eat away at the wood and other material that holds your home together. You may think that one little bug surely cannot do that much damage, but they certainly can!
If you are thinking that you have termites, then an exterminator is the way to go. Termites can be hard to see. You will need to have a magnifying glass most of the time. If you think you have termites and have not been spayed for protection against them, chances are it is safe to assume that you do have them.
You can see what termites look like here.
Absolutely not! Just because you have termites does not mean that you should take a crane to your home and call it quits. Termites can be effectively eradicated from your home’s foundation. With a professional pest control consultant, they will be out of there in no time.
Note that sometimes you will have to fix the damage they have caused. This is especially true if the home has had them for quite some time. Usually, a homeowner will not even know that they have termites until they start seeing rotting wood.
There are some signs that you will notice if you have termites. You may not always see these signs, but if you do you can be certain that you have some unwanted guest lurking in the foundation of your home. Edison Pest Control Pros, a company providing pest control in Edison, NJ, has noted the following as some of the signs that termites are present.
If you are still unsure if you have termites, you can hire someone to come out and do an inspection. Then you can be certain whether or not you have them in your home. This can be a great way to know for sure, but the problem is that it can be a bit costly in itself. You can expect to pay $150-$300 for an inspection.
The bait to lure in the termites and the professional’s time is what cost so much for an inspection. The professional has to be certain of the diagnosis. The reason is they do not want to tell you that you don’t have termites, only to later find out that you do and more damage has already taken place.
The cost to actually put chemicals out to kill the termites for good can cost a lot more than the inspection. Sometimes you can get certain discounts. To kill the termites they charge you by the square lineage. This can be anywhere from $4-$16. The average total cost for extermination is about $1500. That number can vary, though.
You can try to exterminate the termites in your home yourself. There are many different treatments out there today. It can be a hard task and you are not guaranteed that the termites will be gone. It does include handling chemicals and even sometimes getting in your crawl space. That is never fun. The option to do it yourself is available, though.
You can find more information on how to effectively prevent termites on your own at this site. They have a lot of great information. If you want to see how it’s done or can be done this website is great to check out.
You can find more information on how termites are exterminated in this YouTube video. I hope that all this information helps you and that you are able to be done with these aggravating insects. There is light at the end of the tunnel, but not for the termites.
