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Massive termite damage is all over the Charleston house. Tom Silva finds out how to prevent them.

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I love seeing a pro doing it the right way. PPE and all!

jeremyd

Just tell them to go away. Works every time.

VideosbySteve

Love this show! Them termites had a feast with this house lol

TacoVic

Same thing where we live: it’s not a question of if you have termites, but how bad the termite damage is. We’re getting the new place treated, but we’ve found termite tunnels in the baseboards and the floors. The real question is how bad the parts we can’t see are.

flawlix

This seems like one of those "you will NEVER go hungry" sort of occupations. Dang.

verdatum

You didn’t go to jenn to show us how to avoid termites. Yesterday’s video showed how to attract them.

KEZZO

I have a teak house in Thailand. I have it sprayed once a month. The inside, outside, the ground around the house, several tubes that run throughout the concrete base pad for the house are filled . And recently, I started having a lot of ground in the one acre yard sprayed, as termites like trees as well. I live in the U.S. and can’t see the day to day termite destruction but several years ago, one tree close to the house had to be cut down because it had rotted from termites and was in danger of falling on house. Last month, 3 coconut trees died from a combination of termite damage and a heat wave. That’s when I started having the trees sprayed.

deandecoursey

Imagine us, who live in a tropical country, like Brazil? Lol

You live in a pretty cold country and have such problema, so imagine living in a tropical country, that IS a paradise for termites....

wanderdull

What termiticide is used in the concrete

robertmurrayscott

Thanks
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the WiSeNhEiMeR from Richmond, INDIANA
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WiSeNhEiMeR-

Best video .
I have one video like this one.👍

FIXMYHOMEShawn

I saw an old brick home (circa 1890 or so) that had a pane of glass in between the brick courses around the sill level - assume it was an old form of a termite shield. Only time I have ever seen that.

charliewilliams

How to prevent termite damage: You can't. You just keep the moisture as low as possible in your crawl space or basement, the grade running away from your house, any debris or wood away from your house....and hope to hell that 6 inches of esposed concrete foundations makes termites go around your house. But it really is just a matter of time. I've worked on tons of houses and I'd say anything over 30 years old has had some type of termite visit it. You can't prevent but you can make it harder for them by just following building code.

jimmybob

A couple days ago I noticed a dark object close to the ceiling in our bathroom, above the door. I thought it is some kind of black butterfly, so I decided not to bother it and let it fly away next day. Next day I saw several other "butterflies" sitting on another side of the same wall, which is our master bedroom wall. They were also located above the same door to the bathroom. I decided to remove them with a rag and let them fly outside. On the removal I saw that they are not black butterflies, but some kind of black stuff w/larvae inside. I also noticed small holes in the drywall, about 1/8" X 1/4". I decided to patch those holes next day w/ a spackling paste, but next day I saw that the black mounts came back (they are like small mounts perpendicular to the wall), 8 of them on the wall in the master bedroom, 1 hole in the bathroom above the door and 1 on the ceiling of the bathroom, like 1 yard to the door. I started to do a research on youtube and came across this film. I looked outside (it is a brick wall) and didn't see any signs of activity, so I think they are termites which got into the wall. The larvae bugs have a bit orange on the head, 2 black bugs are one w/wings and another without them. I'll take the glass container w/them to HD store for identification, but most likely they are termites. While I was doing research and drinking coffee (like in 2 hours), the mounts were formed again. So if I pour some of the granules of the Termite Killer into those holes would it be sufficient treatment? The granules will fall down and the termites are located closer to the ceiling (I even think they might come through the roof, bcs previous year we had some trees cut near that bathroom, maybe those bugs were on the brunches). I think maybe now I need to spray the roof in that area w/some liquid termite Killer, like that Taurus SC. Thank you for the informative film.

olenaerhardt