NJRR
Well-Known Member
Now is the time to find a friend with a pesticide license and drill the outside foundation and put terminte control to work. You will need the powder and liquid.
It's not difficult to treat for termites yourself, depending on what the perimeter of your house is covered with. When I bought my house, I know it had termite damage. I gutted it down to the foundation though so was able to replace any bad wood. About three quarters of my house perimeter is dirt and the rest are pavers. I recruited my teenage son for the job. We trenched a 6" wide by 12" deep channel around the whole house (lifted 2 rows of pavers and then trenched there too) and then drilled 18" deep holes every foot. I ordered the chemical online. Same stuff the terminix guy was going to use when I got the $2000 quote, Termidor SC. It's a concentrate, mixed with water in 5 gallon plastic bucket and a drill mixer to thoroughly distribute the chemical then poured in trench. They had 2 formulas to mix. I went with the stronger one figuring do it once and do it right. Wore gloves, goggles and respirator just in case. Also, didn't let my son near the chemical, he was just a digger and backfiller !!! LOL. Whole job took us under 6 hours, cost under $200 with everything I needed. Haven't seen a bug in over 13 years. If you have concrete slabs it's a little more complicated, have to drill through the concrete, inject the chemical and then patch the holes, but still doable for considerable savings.