Tips for Keeping Your Home Safe from Termites

Tips for Keeping Your Home Safe from Termites termite

The state of Arizona provides a favorable environment for four termite species. These include desert subterranean termites, arid-land subterranean termites, western drywood termites, and desert dampwood termites. Even though each of these termite species affects Phoenix area homes in a different way, they can all be deterred from taking up residence in your home and feeding on its framework. Continue reading this article for some helpful tips on keeping your home termite free.

Treated Lumber

If you are about to start a home-building or renovation project, consider using lumber that is specially treated for termite prevention. Your contractor should also be able to provide you with a number of other termite-resistant material options for flooring and siding.

Wood Storage

Avoid storing wood materials and paper products near your home’s foundation. Firewood, spare lumber, cardboard boxes, mulch and old newspapers can attract termites to your property. When you store these materials near your home’s foundation, termites may move into your home and start eating away at its floors and walls.

Proper Drainage

Termites are drawn to moisture as well as cellulose. A termite colony will be less likely to make your home its own if your drainage is designed to move water away from your home’s foundation.

Professional Termite Control

If you have past experience with termites, you already know that periodically having your home inspected for termites is a good investment. To make sure that your home is protected, have your local family-run pest control service inspect your home for termites every six months.

Have you detected signs of termites in your Phoenix home? If so, contact Burns Pest Elimination today. Call (623) 201-4992 to find out more about the pest control services offered by our friendly and knowledgeable professionals. We’ll eliminate bed bugs, roaches, scorpions, birds, rodents, bees and more!