Why North Lakes homeowners are worried about termites?
In the past 12 months, we have seen pretty closely together that worry about termites has increased in accordance with the amount of damage we are seeing.
More and more properties are finsing damage on internal timbers, some of which are being structurally damaged.
If you are one of the lucky homeowners, they will only eat the skirting boards and cornices because it’s the softest timber to eat.
Unfortunately, for North Lakes the homes are built relatively new compared to other suburbs. The problem with this is that they are built with treated pine.
A big misconception with treated pine is that termites don’t like eating it but it has a big design flaw.
As you can see above, where those little tags are on the ends of the timber are. The treatment doesn’t effect causing it to be an entry point into all the timber on each piece.
What can YOU do about this?
You have a few options dependent on you risk aversion, if you are looking for a preventative or whether you already have termites.
- Termite Barrier
- Termite Baiting
- Termite Inspection
These are the best 3 options if you are concerned about termites in your property.
Why should North Lakes homeowners especially be concerned about this especially?
We typically do most of our work in North Lakes and it’s like its located on top of a termite nest.
So often do we see termite infestations, in the most unassuming places. Areas you would typically not expect to see them.
$100,000’s in damage repairs we have to inform customers they have. All because they didn’t get regular inspections on their properties.
Small changes and fixes around alot of homes can reduce your risk quite significantly. For isntance, leaving susceptible timbers next to home or under subfloor.
All of which will be told to you, after a routine termite inspection. You would get all reports with everything outlined, suggesting what you could do to minimise and remove termite risks.
Why are they active now more than ever?
It is predicted within certain spheres, that global warming is likely to increase termite activity as the climate moves more closer to their favoured conditions.
A recent report, published in the journal science found that the wood decayinf of termites will increase by around 6.8 times for every 10 degrees the Earth warms.
Although, speculative this data shows that in any which case. The hotter and drier that conditions get, the more favourable they are for termite activity.
This ties into the level of activity that we see in summer versus winter with the average minimum temperature being 16.6 degrees and the average maximum being 26.6.
That 10 degree difference creates a 6.8 times times activity of termites.
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