My son's new house and the several adjacent houses are 95% completed.
During a visit to the new construction he saw several termite mud tunnels on
lower floors and climbing up the interior wall of his new build. Curious he
also examined the several adjacent homes and found they all had termite mud
tunnels on lower interior level.
I presume the builder is required to have the property treated with
termicide before building. The evidence would indicate that the
exterminator did not proof the residences properly and perhaps not at all.
How bad is this and remedy suggestions, please.
Thank you,
Seamus J. Wilson

This is hilarious. The termites are eating the house before the construction
is finished!. This is worse than the termites in our area, Southern
California. Here, it takes them a year to get started.

When I was considering a move to Arizona I did some web research on termites
in that area. This is one of the many government websites addressing the
termite problem in Arizona. Just google for termites Arizona construction

http://www.sb.state.az.us/realtor.htm

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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"Seamus J. Wilson" wrote in message
news:TzO_g.1180$zf3.574@fed1read03...
My son's new house and the several adjacent houses are 95% completed.
During a visit to the new construction he saw several termite mud tunnels
on lower floors and climbing up the interior wall of his new build.
Curious he also examined the several adjacent homes and found they all had
termite mud tunnels on lower interior level.
I presume the builder is required to have the property treated with
termicide before building. The evidence would indicate that the
exterminator did not proof the residences properly and perhaps not at all.
How bad is this and remedy suggestions, please.
Thank you,
Seamus J. Wilson

get homeowners together at once and hire a licensed exterminator
yesterday for regular treatments. if the neighbors don't fight any
pests together the pests just move around and back.


Seamus J. Wilson wrote:
My son's new house and the several adjacent houses are 95% completed.
During a visit to the new construction he saw several termite mud tunnels on
lower floors and climbing up the interior wall of his new build. Curious he
also examined the several adjacent homes and found they all had termite mud
tunnels on lower interior level.
I presume the builder is required to have the property treated with
termicide before building. The evidence would indicate that the
exterminator did not proof the residences properly and perhaps not at all.
How bad is this and remedy suggestions, please.
Thank you,
Seamus J. Wilson

Thank you all for the informative help.
Best,
Seamus J.
"buffalobill" wrote in message
ups.com...
get homeowners together at once and hire a licensed exterminator
yesterday for regular treatments. if the neighbors don't fight any
pests together the pests just move around and back.


Seamus J. Wilson wrote:
My son's new house and the several adjacent houses are 95% completed.
During a visit to the new construction he saw several termite mud tunnels
on
lower floors and climbing up the interior wall of his new build. Curious
he
also examined the several adjacent homes and found they all had termite
mud
tunnels on lower interior level.
I presume the builder is required to have the property treated with
termicide before building. The evidence would indicate that the
exterminator did not proof the residences properly and perhaps not at
all.
How bad is this and remedy suggestions, please.
Thank you,
Seamus J. Wilson

"Walter R." wrote in
:

This is hilarious. The termites are eating the house before the
construction is finished!. This is worse than the termites in our
area, Southern California. Here, it takes them a year to get started.

When I was considering a move to Arizona I did some web research on
termites in that area. This is one of the many government websites
addressing the termite problem in Arizona. Just google for termites
Arizona construction

http://www.sb.state.az.us/realtor.htm



Brand new house. And when he sells it he has to, by law, put in the sellers
disclosures that it once had termites. Nice selling point... :-(

You call that help?

If they did treat the house they did not do it right. Once done right they
will be gone and not return for several years if ever. Doesn't matter if the
neighbors treat their house or not. I wouldn't worry about disclosing it
either. The termites will be stopped before they cause any real damage. I
have lived in Arizona for 25 years and have never had a problem in our old
or new houses.....so far.

cm



cm
"Seamus J. Wilson" wrote in message
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Thank you all for the informative help.
Best,
Seamus J.
"buffalobill" wrote in message
ups.com...
get homeowners together at once and hire a licensed exterminator
yesterday for regular treatments. if the neighbors don't fight any
pests together the pests just move around and back.


Seamus J. Wilson wrote:
My son's new house and the several adjacent houses are 95% completed.
During a visit to the new construction he saw several termite mud
tunnels on
lower floors and climbing up the interior wall of his new build.
Curious he
also examined the several adjacent homes and found they all had termite
mud
tunnels on lower interior level.
I presume the builder is required to have the property treated with
termicide before building. The evidence would indicate that the
exterminator did not proof the residences properly and perhaps not at
all.
How bad is this and remedy suggestions, please.
Thank you,
Seamus J. Wilson

In article TzO_g.1180$zf3.574@fed1read03, says...
My son's new house and the several adjacent houses are 95% completed.
During a visit to the new construction he saw several termite mud tunnels on
lower floors and climbing up the interior wall of his new build. Curious he
also examined the several adjacent homes and found they all had termite mud
tunnels on lower interior level.

Never have seen subterranean termite activity in a home before it was
completed...4-7 years is the average on a home with a sprinkler system.
7-10 years on a home without the sprinkler. Some ants will make tubes
also, but where the termite's tube is usually hard and secure, the ants
will crumbled easily when touched.

--
Lar

to email...get rid of the BUGS

Lar,

I have only seen it one time in Arizona and that was on a Ryland home that
was never treated. The superintendent never called for the treatment. There
were tubes hanging from the ceilings before they moved in.

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"Lar" wrote in message
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In article TzO_g.1180$zf3.574@fed1read03, says...
My son's new house and the several adjacent houses are 95% completed.
During a visit to the new construction he saw several termite mud
tunnels on
lower floors and climbing up the interior wall of his new build.
Curious he
also examined the several adjacent homes and found they all had
termite mud
tunnels on lower interior level.

Never have seen subterranean termite activity in a home before it was
completed...4-7 years is the average on a home with a sprinkler system.
7-10 years on a home without the sprinkler. Some ants will make tubes
also, but where the termite's tube is usually hard and secure, the ants
will crumbled easily when touched.

--
Lar

to email...get rid of the BUGS