Heat August is the month when most termite inspectors and technicians start questioning their career choices. This has been one of the hottest Augusts I’ve experienced in my fifteen-plus years living in San Diego. But it’s the humidity that has really gotten my attention. If I was ever feeling homesick for Philadelphia, this month’s humidity […]
No Room to Spare I’m a rangy 6’2″, and many of my customers take one look at me and express their doubts about my ability to circumvent their attics. Most California attics don’t have enough room to stand up in, much less walk around. Most of the time, I need to crawl on my hands
5 Ways to Protect Your Home from Termites Termites are a fact of life. It’s not a matter of if, but when. But your home doesn’t have to be a sitting target. Here are five ways you can protect your home from both drywood and subterranean termites. Keep your home well maintained. Paint is a
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5 Reasons Why Drywood Termites Thrive in San Diego There are two types of termites we deal with in San Diego: drywood termites and subterranean termites. In North County communities like Carlsbad and Oceanside, drywood termites are the most common. Here are five reasons why they thrive in our area. 1. Ocean Air Drywood termites
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Why Every Homeowner Should Consider a Full-Structure Termite Warranty The other day I inspected a home in Solana Beach. It was one of those older homes that had been completely transformed—rebuilt from the ground up while still retaining its raised foundation. The home had two crawl spaces, each with its own entrance. The first crawl
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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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Not All Fumigations Are Created Equal I recently completed a termite inspection for an elderly woman who had discovered termite droppings beneath the sill plate along her home’s foundation. Finding droppings in that location usually means drywood termites are living inside the wall, and in most cases, fumigation is the best solution. She told me
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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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The Hidden Costs of Fumigation When I provide homeowners with quotes for both fumigation and a local treatment with borates, many compare only the upfront costs. Sometimes they’ll say, “It’s not much more to tent.” What they’re often overlooking are the additional expenses that come with fumigation. Hotel Stays You’ll need somewhere to stay for
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