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April 21, 2007 at 1:36 PM #8898April 21, 2007 at 2:12 PM #50734sdrealtorParticipant
Unless the house is made out of concrete it will have termites in Socal at some point. In general, termites are very slow acting and not half the problem of water damage/dry rot. The only reason that they are such a big deal in the RE sales process is because someone decided to amke it an important part of the contract. A 50 year old termite infested beach bungalow is a problem. A 10 year old tract home with with evidence of termites found, no big deal. Treat the problem and move on.
April 21, 2007 at 2:37 PM #50735CritterParticipantDoes anyone have experience with the “termite insurance” programs offered by Terminex et al? They charge a yearly fee and do inspections/fixes on a regular basis as part of that service. I was wondering if this annual, ongoing fee was worth it.
I have been stung badly by termite repair bills during escrow and wouldn’t want to go through that again! My case was a 80 year old “hacienda” aka shack.
April 21, 2007 at 5:55 PM #50744Cow_tippingParticipantYes … my house will have steel and concrete only … my new house.
Cool.
cow_tippingApril 21, 2007 at 10:22 PM #50750forsale_2007ParticipantYes … my house will have steel and concrete only … my new house.
Cool.
cow_tippingIn an earthquake proned Southern California? Are you sure? 🙂
April 21, 2007 at 10:54 PM #50753SD RealtorParticipantThere are two common types of termites, drywood and subterranean (please excuse my potential spelling error)…
As sdr said, 99% of all homes have drywood termites in one form or another. However if the home has subt termites I would be more concerned. The treatment for these is much more expensive and much more prone not to work. Personally I may pass on a home with these types of termites.
For the drywood termites, simply set up an annual contract with a reputable company.
SD Realtor
April 22, 2007 at 7:43 AM #50765bobb619ParticipantThanks SD. That makes perfect sense.
April 22, 2007 at 11:03 AM #50781PerryChaseParticipantHas anyone tried the Orange extract organic termite treatment? And what do you think about it compared to the chemical tenting?
April 22, 2007 at 3:21 PM #50794lindismithParticipantI have heard it is great, Perry. It is considerably less expensive, and less hassle (tenting etc) too.
April 22, 2007 at 6:24 PM #50809sdrealtorParticipantTastes great too!
In all serious though, from what I have heard it is fairly effective if you get to them but with termites hidden so many places I dont see how that can happen. I’d say it was more convenient but substandard to tenting.
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