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Termite pre-treatment to new structures is one of the
things that everybody should do. It is so cheap, and so
effective, when you compare it to post construction
treatments, but you'd be surprised as to how few
buildings are actually pre-treated. Wise and savvy
architects always specify pre-treatment, knowledgeable
builders include it in every structure they erect, and
prospective buyers should demand it for any new house
they buy or build. Pre-treatment is far better than post
treatment. Post treatment (after you get termites) is
actually a "spot" treatment. You can drill a thousand
holes, but there will still be places you can't reach,
no matter how hard the exterminator tries. With a
proper pre-treatment, the soil next to the foundations
is treated with a termiticide and is sealed in after the
foundations are in place. As shown in the
following pictures, treatment is applied during
construction, at certain times, depending on the type of
structure. Properly treated structures are sometimes
able to resist termites for a much longer period of
time, and termiticides applied during construction are
generally applied to areas that are unavailable after
construction is complete. This one fact would tend to
make pre-treatments preferable to post treatments.
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