Please Help Termites!!!!!

[iko172202]

Ok here we go......I just sold my house, but the buyer's mortgage company wanted a termite inspection. So we paid and had one done. The guys says quote " Theres evidence of termite activity", but he couldnt actually find any termites. To me it just looks like water rot.....but I know nothing about termites ssssoooo.....I replaced all the boards and floor effected and treated with a BORIC ACID POWDER CONCENTRATE...what else should I do, can anyone give me any suggetions I would like to say thank up front - any help is great - thanks!!

[frankiee]

treat with wood treat

at home depot in the paint dept they sell what is called copper napthenate i used to use it when I was in the termite industry the smell is horrible but it works good hope this helps you out

frank

[Ric]

at home depot in the paint dept they sell what is called copper napthenate i used to use it when I was in the termite industry the smell is horrible but it works good hope this helps you out

frank

Frank

While copper napthenate is a great wood preservative the EPA would not take kindly to you using it as a pesticide. I am not sure you made it clear that the copper napthenate should be used only on the wood as a preservative and termite repellent.

After the Hurricane a lot of people including myself were issued burn permits for Hurricane debris. Any pressure treated wood or wood treated with copper napthenate was excluded from burning along with any non-organic material such as plastic, etc.

IKO

All pesticide treatments and especially Termite, It is not so much WHAT you use but HOW you use it that counts. I am no longer Licensed in Termite because it is a racket. High Insurance cost, Law suits, and heavy Government regulation have chased me away from that end of the business. Termite treatment can be a crap shoot at best on many structures. Here in Florida where slab homes are build, The slab is cracked before the framing is complete. The short time I was in the Termite business I had no problems because I choose to take on only jobs I knew I could handle with my limited experience.

"Buyer Beware" If you have passed a termite inspection, then you are free and clear of legal repercussion. The Termite Inspector should have Omissions and Errors Insurance to cover him.