Hello fellow forumers,

I am in a bit of a dilemma regarding a long term termite treatment solution that was given by my contractor.

I've recently purchased a 40 year old home. There are drilling markings on all edges of the house internal flooring that shows it was treated with anti-termite medicine in the past. This would have been done a long time ago by the 1st owner as she had sold the house more than 10 yrs ago. I'm in the midst of planning for renovation and a few concerns:

1. I would like to avoid drilling through the tiles altogether but would also like to understand how effective is the baiting system as I was told it could take up to 6 months and if already infested, spraying the chemical underground is the best way.

2. My contractor offered to do the following design - lay underground piping with a downpipe every 1 meter below the house with 4 outlets outdoors on each end (2x front & 2 rear) that will solely be for putting in anti-termite chemical. It will be protruding out a few inches from the ground. This is to avoid drilling through the tiles, and putting the chemical inside the house. Those 4 outlets will be covered at all times when not in use of course to avoid creepy crawlers from coming through.

Just a few questions:

Is this safe in the long run because chemicals will still be pumped through underground although outdoors but I guess under circumstances where it might already be infested will prove very useful as opposed to the baiting system.

I have garden in the back with plans to do some tree planting and worry if this will have any long term effect especially if I decide on an edible garden later on.

My contractor believes this is a good and safe way to keep the house termite free and safe from having those toxic chemicals in the house. I am more concerned about long term effects and how useful having this pipes below the house would be.

Does anyone have this in your homes and is your experience with this method so far?

Hi,
Contacts for your termite contractor pls?
We're exploring on this subject too..

No need worry

Just buy ‘fipronil’ (shoppee or hardware shop). Spray and the termite and nest will implode.

Just take safety precautions like mask n glove.