Good Termite Service

A home is the biggest investment that most people make in their lifetime. When a homeowner has a chronic problem with termite infestations, they usually wonder how it started in the first place. Well, termites require two things to survive: food and water. When they decide to move in, it's because they have access to wood or wood products and water.Most homes in Australia are "pre treated" for termites. This means that a pest controller has created a chemical termiticide barrier between the soil and the concrete foundation of your home. The termiticides used in pre treatments usually don't always kill termites but in ideal situations they will impede and discourage termites from entering your home through the foundations.

Newer homes (since 1995 & onwards) often employ stainless-steel mesh, exposed slab edge, reticulation systems plus other ant-capping options. Special up to date knowledge of these systems is essential in order to proper advance and inspection techniques, prevention of pests. Timber Pest Inspectors are widely experienced in his expert field.

Important Information

The Australian standard AS3660 (protection of buildings from subterranean termites) provides details for minimising the risks to buildings from termite attack, and methods for treatment to control termite infestations. The provision of a complete termite barrier will impede and discourage termite entry into buildings.

It cannot prevent termite attack. Termites can still bridge or breach barriers but they can be detected more readily during routine inspections. As a homeowner, it is your responsibility to ensure that your home is regularly inspected, at least once every 12 months, so as to detect any bridging or breaks in the termite barrier. If termites do get through, a "retreatment" may be necessary. This may involve drilling holes in and/or around the foundation, or digging trenches around the exterior foundation walls of a home and injection/flooding.

What are the essential components of a good termite service?

A good termite service should include:

• A thorough inspection of the property and all buildings... inside and out, including roof and ceiling voids.

• Identification of wood to earth contact, such as fences or pergolas in the ground that touch the home.

• Locating areas of excessive moisture and slope\ing soil levels... soil levels that allow water to pool around the foundation walls, leaking water taps, air conditioning units, pool filters and above-ground swimming pools.

• Proper application of the termiticide according to the label, Australian Standards and Federal and State Laws.

• Complete barrier termiticide application for long-term residual control. It must be noted however, that even the most thorough and complete barrier application of whatever termite barrier product as used, does not guarantee against further termite attack. In some cases termites will still find a way to enter your home where early detection of activity is possible. This is why we recommend Exterra Termite Inception & Baiting System .

Termite Soil Treatment (Chemical Barrier)

By far the worst experience a homeowner will ever have is finding LIVE TERMITES eating their home.

In times past, this situation called for the installation of a very toxic chemical inside and around the perimeter of your home. These days the termiticides we use are of low toxicity.Once they are applied they pose no threat to humans or animals.

We install the chemical barrier by trenching soil on the external foundations of the house, drilling apron concrete & injecting these compounds into the soil very close to the house. The installation of a termiticide soil barrier to the house-structure before termites entrench themselves is money well spent. The termiticides will protect your home from termites for up to 10 years. Any termites that come in contact with the chemical barrier will die and in some cases you will kill their colony.

Camilleri Reticulation Systems

These underground pipe systems, installed under and around the perimeter of a structure, negate the need for drilling through concrete, tiles or paving every few years in order to replenish or refresh a termite chemical barrier. Because the new generationof termiticides is designed to bio-degrade over a few years after application, we at Prevent-A-Pest

became trained and accredited Camilleri Installers. Again, this popular product allows us to replenish the chemical barrier protecting your home when required, with no drilling, no concrete dust and an economically viable investment in the refreshed barrier.This system is applicable to most types of construction including existing buildings.

The initial larger investment by the owner in this system installation, we believe, should be recouped by the lower on-going system's re-charging fees over a short number of years. We also foresee the future benefits to the owner of yet-to-be-released products, once registered, being pumped into the system at minimal rates in the future.

Kordon Termite Barrier

Since the introduction of stainless-steel mesh & graded-stone termite barriers for new constructions, which have replaced the old dangerous Organo Chloride Deildrin type chemicals, we have noticed an increase throughout Queensland of industry nightmares eg. Forest Lake. After 20 years of installing the old style chemical barriers we searched the world for a physical barrier we could confidently use in new constructions. We finally narrowed-down the field to Kordon TB and TMB, being what we believe is the 5 Star Solution to pre-construction termite control for new dwellings. We gained accreditation, as Kordon Installers in November 2001 and since that time have been busy installing this premium barrier in new homes, extensions and numerous unusual new structures. This popular termite barrier is usually only suitable for new homes under-construction but is also registered as an existing structure (or Retro-fit) barrier. 10 year written warranty applies to our Kordon Installations. Highly recommended if air-borne chemicals are of concern.