If you are thinking about starting your search for a new home for you and your family, you should remember to think about calling a pest control company. Many people get so focused on things like the color of the house, the number of rooms and the lay out of the house that they forget about looking for possible problems that could have a huge impact on you if you decide to buy it. Having termite inspections done on any home you are thinking about (before you make an offer) can save you a lot of money and headaches down the road. Termite inspections are not just done to make insurance companies happy; you should have them periodically done on your home even if you are not moving. This article will show you why it is important to have your home inspected.

The truth is that even if you are not looking for a new house, it is a good idea to have your current home inspected for termites once in a while. The problem with termites is two-fold. The first issue is that it can be very difficult to identify that you have problems with termites until a great deal of damage has already been done. The second part is that these pests can do a great deal of damage to your home. In the worst-case scenario, they can destroy the foundation of your home badly enough so that you can no longer live there without spending a significant amount of money on new construction.

A single infestation of termites can include up to two million of these bugs in just a single colony. It is also possible for one home to have up to four separate colonies either in or near the home. Not only does this mean that your house could very quickly have several million termites in it, but it also means that the activity is happening 24/7 because the colony never stops eating. If you let termites get the upper hand in your house, it means they will be working to destroy wood, carpets, paper, cloth and many other items all day, every day.

The estimates about the amount of damage that termites do each year are as high as five billion dollars. Hopefully, it is pretty apparent why it is a good idea to have your house inspected by termites. Although it may cost you a few dollars for the inspection, it could save you thousands of dollars in repair costs.

You could try to inspect your house for termites on your own, but it likely would not provide much of a benefits. It usually takes a trained eye to find the spots where termites might be hiding or to identify what they are seeing as damage that was caused by termites. You might not see any problems at all when you look around, but a trained termite inspector may find the colony of 2 million termites that are eating away at your home.

Author Bio: Penny Lane has often called on the expertise of a Sacramento termite inspections company to check homes that are for sale for termite damage. She contacted a Sacramento Pest Control company to treat her large office facility.

Category: Home Management
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