Treatment

Your inspector is required to have several tools for this purpose, the most important include a torch, ladder, moisture meter, and tapping tool. Our experienced inspectors, in addition to the basic tools described above, each have ‘high resolution’ FLIR thermal cameras (each worth around $16,000) which give us the best chance of detecting building issues such as roof leaks, insulation and moisture problems and, most importantly, termites. Not all cameras have the same sensitivity, so we have invested in ‘top end’ instruments as we know the ‘el cheapo’ cameras being sold on eBay for around $1,000 are like comparing a ‘box brownie’ with a 14 megapixel digital SLR. With our cameras we can even record and email the photos and videos of our pre purchase inspections to absent clients. Our thermal image gallery will show some examples of the issue that may exist in the home you are buying. There’s more to thermal than meets the eye.

Before this stage, it is strongly recommended that control and annual termite treatment plans be provided for the Brisbane termite property showing where water, electricity, and telephone services enter the property. This can avoid mishaps for the pest management technician where drilling or trenching is required.

Perimeter or termite barrier treatments are designed to prevent termites from accessing the home by creating a treated zone of soil around the house that they can’t pass.
Where there is concrete beside/underneath the house our Brisbane and Gold Coast Termite treatment technicians will drill through and then inject liquid termiticide under pressure. The holes are 12mm in diameter (other sizes can be made by specific request, but 12mm holes are strongly recommended) and are 150 to a maximum of 200mm apart. Once the chemical has been applied, injection holes are filled with similarly coloured concrete or plastic plugs to leave the site looking tidy.

In other areas, it may be soil against the external wall of the house. Where this is the case the pest management technician will trench down to the footings and flood with chemical, backfill, and flood again. All attempts are made to keep trenches neat and to save gardens beside the walls but this is not always possible.

Our complimentary ‘peace of mind’ reports are included after the termite treatment of your Brisbane home. The first will be performed roughly six weeks after the completion of stage 2. Termite Damage repairs can be safely carried out after the six-week check.

Annual checks are recommended by the Australian Standard. These checks are to ensure that all activity has ceased and that the perimeter treatment has not been disturbed.
Our team offers an initial one-year free service period on our perimeter termite treatment Gold Coast and Brisbane which can be extended, usually up to 8 years, by having a yearly check by us.