Pretreatments
for new construction: RMPKA has teamed up with construction companies and lenders to provide services
for termite pretreatments. Pretreatments are essential in SW Iowa.
Termite Pretreatments are great for peace of mind, but also required by lenders.
Pretreat additions. Additions to your home, especially, should be treated during construction. The
price is inexpensive, considering you're spending all that money on the addition. A home with a 1500 square foot footprint
would cost a little more than $500 to pretreat, call today for a quote on your house. (There are other factors included
on all bids such as mileage, timing, accessability, etc...) Pretreat Outdoor buildings: It
may cost as little as $45 to pretreat for termites on a 4x8 shed Post Building: Since
post buildings only require treatment on the linear surface, this can be done on a 50 x 100 shed for only $100.00 (If
walls are added inside the building this would not apply)
RMPKA can do pretreatments for commercial or residential construction! Pre-treatment has
many advantages over post treatment. Post treatment is actually a "spot" treatment. You can drill a
thousand holes, but there will still be places you can not access, no matter how the exterminator tries. With
a pre-treatment, the soil next to the foundations is treated with a termiticide and is sealed in. Termite pre-treatment
to new structures is highly recommended. It is so cheap, and so effective, when you compare it to post construction
treatments. Wise architects always specify pre-treatment and reputable builders include it in every structure they
erect. Homeowners should demand it for any new house they buy or build.
Please contact us at 712-623-4016 to receive a free quote based on your footprint of construction area.
PRE-TREATMENT FOR SWIMMING POOLS?
You read that correctly.
I'll say it again. Pre-treatment for swimming pools. Why is that, you say? It's because your swimming
pool is "in the ground" and subject to the same flaws as a house that is built on or in the ground. Not only
that, but termites can get through plastic - or vinyl swimming pool liners. And they can also get through the PVC piping
often used in pool installations. So when you install an in-ground swimming pool, spend the extra bucks and have it
pre-treated.
Pretreatments have a 5 year warranty available. 1 year is included and an
optional 4 years may be added with an annual inspection. Inspection for warranty on pretreatment is dependant on size.
A typical residential house construction will be somewhere between $60 and $80 for annual inspections where as a large commercial
shopping center could be as much as $1000 for an annual inspection.
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1. "Slab homes are termite proof because they
have no basement
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In fact, unfinished basements make
for easy reliable inspection. Homes which have
unfinished basements are
easier to treat, less
likely to develop any major problem and less likely
to have termites in the first place. Most
homes with
an unfinished basement that get termites have activity
where the garage slab attaches to the home, by
the
front stoop, the rear stoop or any attached patio
slabs. However, once the basement is finished, all
this
changes. Finished basements are very likely
to develop termites. You will read below the best
way to prevent this
from happening. Slab homes
are the most likely type of structure to get termites.
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2. "Termite shields are better than a termite job".
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What a misrepresentation. Having termite shields
really does nothing except let you better see
where the termites
have entered! For this reason
alone they are worth getting. But don't rely on
them to keep termites out. It's not
going to happen.
If you want to keep termites out, you will have
to pretreat as described below.
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3. Solid concrete foundations keep termites out.
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termites love to tunnel over solid concrete
about as much as they love to tunnel over block, wood,
brick, rock or
any other building material. Solid
foundations do improve inspection capability as well
as keep the invaders on
the surface. Block foundations
can separate and crack and termites traveling in these
cracks are much harder to
find.
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4. "Every crack and crevice leading into this home will
be caulked so pests will never be able to enter".
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It's not going to happen. It
is worth the effort. But again, this is not pest
control or pretreating. This
is mechanical control.
In other words, by minimizing gaps and seams through which
insects can enter you can reduce
the amount of pests
which may infest. Though this is true, there are simply
too many cracks and crevice available.
Rest assured,
you will be able to keep out more by properly sealing
your home. But remember, insect infestations
generally
don't occur because of continuous migration inside.Most happen because one got inside and produced
young. In other words, it only takes one to start a problem and there are simply too many entry points
to close. Therefore, if you want to stop an infestation from happening in the home, you will need to first minimize
routes of entry by doing a good sealing job but then secondly minimize the amount of pests living immediately adjacent
to your home. This combination will prove most effective.
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5. "We are installing pest treatment tubing so we
won't have to worry about what we actually use to
build nor
our method of construction".
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False Such systems do allow you to treat wall voids and other hard
to reach areas of the home. However,
this only will
prove to be effective if the pest problem is actually
that deep and specific. Many problems never
get below
the surface. Even with it's short comings, it is good
to have. But again, don't rely on one tool. |
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6. "All the lumber being used for our home has been
kiln dried so there is no risk of pests coming in
with
it".
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Though kiln drying will help to
kill off many wood destroying pests, lumber can
get reinfested simply by being stored.
Chances are
some of the wood used for your home will have pests
in it and such wood presents a real and clear danger
of spreading this activity.
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