5 Things the Termite Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know In my time in the termite industry, I’ve learned that many homeowners pay more than they need to or receive unnecessary treatments because they don’t know how the industry works. Most termite companies are honest, but the way the industry operates often leads homeowners toward […]
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Drywood Termite Swarming: The Bad and the Ugly Nothing puts termite control at the top of a homeowner’s mind quite like a swarm of termites. I’ve inspected homes where termite-damaged eaves had been ignored for years. I’ve met homeowners who admitted they’d been sweeping up termite droppings for months—sometimes even years—without doing anything about it.
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Working Smarter in the Termite Business I consider myself a creative person. Whenever I find a way to perform part of my job more efficiently—whether as a termite company owner, inspector, or technician—I’m eager to adopt it. Over the years I’ve developed a few simple systems and tools that make me more productive while also
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You Don’t Have to Tent First, let’s make a distinction between have to and need to. There are certainly situations where fumigation is the best option, but it’s your home and ultimately your decision. No one can force you to tent your house. When making a major decision like fumigation, it’s important to consider all
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Why Aren’t Homes Built to Resist Termites? When homeowners discover termites in their homes, they often wonder why we build houses out of wood in the first place. It’s a fair question. Considering that termites, fungi, and other wood-destroying organisms are constantly trying to consume the very materials our homes are built from, wood-framed construction
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7 Ways to Avoid Tenting Your Home I’ve never met a homeowner who looks forward to fumigating their home. In fact, the fear of tenting is often what prevents people from contacting a termite company in the first place. Many of my fumigation proposals take weeks to be approved, while homeowners frequently agree to alternative
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California Termite Now Offering Insulation Services At California Termite, our inspectors and technicians spend a great deal of time in attics every day, so offering insulation services was a natural fit. Because we’re a company focused on helping homeowners, adding insulation services aligns perfectly with our mission. Many of the attics we inspect are under-insulated.
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7 Things Every Homeowner Should Know About Termites and the Termite Industry 1. Your Home May Already Be Under a Termite Warranty When you buy a home, it’s often already under a termite warranty. To achieve termite clearance — which is required for most mortgages — a home usually must either be fumigated or receive
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Fumigation Isn’t All Homeowners Fear Part of the reason homeowners don’t call a termite company the moment they notice possible termite activity is because they don’t want to tent their home. Fumigation is expensive, disruptive, and stressful. But right alongside a homeowner’s fear of fumigation is another fear: termite inspector sales tactics. And for good
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California Termite at the May 2026 Carlsbad Village Street Faire California Termite will be exhibiting at the Spring 2026 Carlsbad Village Street Faire on Sunday, May 3, and we’d love for you to stop by and say hello. Visit us at booth #989 on Grand Avenue in historic Carlsbad Village. Our team will be on-site
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