The termite guys showed up at 8:45 this morning! I wasn’t sure how they knew we had termites so I asked them to show me. It’s really something very easy to spot if you know what you are looking for. They assured me this wasn’t anything we had done wrong and it happens to people all of the time. Then they said BUT it will cost you some $ to fix it. Great! How much??? I had been prepared for something between $1,000 - $2,000. He looked at me and said “For you Darlin’, $800”. Whew!!! I’ll take it. I never knew what they did to treat those little suckers. They drill into the concrete about every 3 inches or so around the perimeter of the inside of the garage, patio, porch etc… then spray some stuff (I think) and then seal the holes back up. Took them three hours!! Learn something new all the time.
Did you also know that if you have termites, it increases your neighbor’s chance of having them or getting them in the future? I had no idea. The lesson I am taking away from this is that termites do not discriminate in any way. Our house was 3 – 4 years old. I didn’t think they attacked newer houses. I also learned it not my fault, and not to be naïve. I intent to have a termite inspection at our new house every 2 - 3 years. You just never know when they’ll appear. Two years ago when we bought the house everything was fine.
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