Termite protection on Gold Coast is
vital for all homes, as these pests cause millions of dollars worth of property
damage each year. Most home insurance policies specifically exempt termite
damage from their covers as this is preventable by taking adequate precautions
and measures to provide termite protection in your Gold Coast property. Whether
you have just moved in or been there for a while, termites don’t discriminate
the love wood.
These five signs will indicate that
termites are attacking the interior of your house:
1.
Swarmer
When termites are in their reproductive stage,
they grow wings and swarm out of their nests looking for a place to form a new
colony. Usually this happens around dusk with subterranean termites in the
spring, but with dry wood termites it can happen anytime.
The first indication is a swarm of insects
trying to gain entry to your home because they are attracted by your evening
lights. You may find their discarded wings around window and doorways as well
as under lights. Seeing these iridescent wings around your home suggests you
need to call a termite protection company on The Gold Coast
2. Rippled or cracked Pain on
Wood Surfaces
Termites can enter the wood work around
your home without being seen, once there, they create tunnels through the
timber in search of food. This often caused bumps, bulges and ripples in the
paint finish
3. Structural Timber around your
home sounds Hollow when tapped
These destructive pests can very quickly
devour the inside of the timbers and furniture in your home. They like the
darkness and coolness inside timber while searching for their food so leave the
surface looking pristine until they have eaten and destroyed the wood
completely.
When you tap the woodwork it will sound
hollow like a drum, telling you these pests are at work
4. Mud Tubes
Termites need to be cool and moist to
survive, so when they need to travel as they forage for food and come across
areas they cannot eat through they build mud tubes on the surface for protection.
Often these will start in the moist sub-floor timbers of a building and can travel
up walls and extend many meters in all directions
5.
Fras or Termite Droppings
around your Home
AS they devour the wood around the inside
of your home, termites leave a trail of fass, their droppings. Often they will
make a small hole to the surface where they push out their fass. This soon
makes a recognizable pile which can range in colour depending on the type of
wood they’re eating. Usually it resembles a pile of brown sugar or coffee
grounds directly under the hole they made to discard it. If you see this, you
need to take steps and call a qualified termite protection company on The Gold
Coast for assistance in controlling and removing them
Protect your home and contents from the
threat of termites by calling a professional termite protection company on The
Gold Coast. They will help you save your investment and your furniture before
termites get the change to get in and destroy your home or control and remove
them if your home and property is already infected.
