How to Protect Your Home’s Investment From Termites?

You spend so much time dreaming about the perfect home and finding the ideal neighborhood to let some tiny insects like termites eat your home away later. Learn how you can avoid this issue in the following article.

For most people, a home is one of their life’s most significant financial investments, that’s why protecting their property from anything that can destroy it is so important. One of the major threats to a home’s structural integrity is termites. 

These wood-eating creatures are one of the most financially alarming pests since they can ruin your home from within without you even noticing.

Termite infestation damage

Termite infestation can be devastating to your home investment when not caught in time. Termite damage isn’t just cosmetic or superficial damage. Once termites have been around for a while They eat into the structure of your home damaging wall studs, support beams, floor joists, posts, and ceiling joists

Termites eat your money, both metaphorically and literally

We have some news you probably didn’t know. Termites not only feed on wood, but they also have a taste for cash. Yes! The money you have been saving at home can be ruined by these little devourers, as well as your home’s structure.

Termites are known to feed on anything that contains cellulose, and paper money is a cellulose source. Termites can even chew through materials to reach cellulose, now imagine millions of them doing this at the same time to get the job done.

You better learn how to stop them on time before they harm all the value in your property. Keep in mind that insurance policies don’t typically cover termite damage.

Protect your home investment with a Pre-foundation Termite Treatment

This is one of the most effective solutions to protect a new home from termites before starting construction.
Professional Pest Control recommends a Pre-foundation treatment for when a new home is being constructed, but we also have several treatments for termite-infested homes. Just give us a call!