Termite protection

Hearing the words “you have termites” is not excepted with gladness by any one. Unfortunately termites are costing homeowners in the United States $ 3 billion in treatment, damage, and repair. That is more monetary damage than fire, flood, hurricane, and tornado damage combined.

Rocky Top Home Services pest control, along with Termidor, can protect your home from termites. Termidor protects your house from a wide range of Sub/termites including the dreaded Formosan termite. Every yard, field, and forest in Tennessee have Subterranean termites. These termites are constantly on the move to destroy you largest investment. Your house! The primary food for Sub/termites is cellulous. Cellulous is found in many things in your house. Such as, pine, cardboards boxes, newspaper, and books. The majority of houses in Tennessee are stick frame houses. Chances are you probably have wood holding your house up. Some would think that a concrete block or brick house would never get termites. Even if your house is a block or brick constructed house, you still have wood. Your baseboards, the studs that hold the sheetrock, and possibly your attic has wood trusses. Termites can destroy an attic and never manifest themselves until the damage is so bad that major repair is needed.