Termites Around Your Home, How To Reduce The Risks

The current statistic is that termite’s effect 1 in 4 homes. Termites are a common problem affecting homeowners annually. Most of all major financial losses are caused by termite damage throughout Australia every year. As a result building design faults, Conducive conditions and lack of inspections are the main reasons.

Termites naturally are elusive building nests and tunnels below the soil surface. Unlike ants that expose themselves in the open constantly roaming and foraging for food, Homeowners will generally only encounter termites whilst performing landscaping duties or worst case scenario during renovations.

Today’s building design does not rely on harsh chemicals to repel away termites, instead of the use of physical elements to expose the termites to the open and stop undetected entry.

This method is better suited for the environment and is a more sustainable approach as chemicals all have a lifespan. If the physical barrier is installed correctly and homeowners keep good housekeeping and maintenance termites can be detected and treated before major damage is done on a routine inspection.