5 signs your house may have termites

No matter where you live, termites are a big threat to your property and personal belongings. Termites are the most destructive pests in the world as they are very quiet and have already destroyed many things in your home before you even notice them. Another thing that makes termite infestation worse is that no insurance policy will remunerate for the loss caused by termites, no matter how huge or tiny the loss is.

People living in buildings don’t have to worry about termites that much but if you are living in a wooden house then wood termites can be a problem for you. There are not many home remedies available to take care of termites and most of them are not so easy to carry out. That’s why you must always call professionals like Major Pest Control who are specialized in taking care of termites in house.

If you suspect any signs of termite infestation then call for Major Pest Control as soon as possible as the more time you waste, the amount of damage done to your property also increases. To be on the safe side, you must know about some very obvious signs of termite infestation at your home. If you will know about them, then you will be able to identify the areas where the termites are attacking your property. If you ignore the most obvious signs of termite infestation then you might be in big trouble soon. Here are 5 signs that will indicate that your house is under termites attack:

1. Mud tubes in your house: this is the most recognizable sign of termite infestation. If you are living in a building or a concrete house, then you may see these tubes coming out of the corners of the floor and running along the walls and corners of the rooms. This mud will keep on expanding if not dealt with properly. If you simply break these tubes then you will find a few termites in them but nothing much and after a few days these mud tubes will be rebuilt at the same spot. These mud tubes can also be seen on the bark of an old tree and these tubes indicate that the main nest is also not so far. These tubes will spread rapidly in search of wood and once it gets into contact with a wooden cabinet or furniture, it’ll be just a matter of time for the destruction of that wooden article. That’s why you must always try calling professionals like Major Pest Control for termite pest control in Sydney.
2. Termite droppings: in many cases, people found mysterious mounds of sawdust under their wooden wardrobes or beds. These mounds are a sign of termite infestation and those are in fact termite droppings, also known as frass. Termites that feed on dry wood usually leave these types of droppings near their nests. Termites enter the wooden articles and stay inside until they have built their whole colony inside it as they get everything they need inside. But there’s one thing that they don’t like to keep inside their nest and it is their feces, so to get rid of that they create a small kick-out hole and through that hole, they keep passing all their droppings. Their droppings can be of different colours, depending on the type of wood the termites are eating. But whatever the case may be, if you find small mounds of sawdust on your floor near any wooden object then call Major Pest Control for terminating these termites.
3. Damaged wood: wooden objects around your home are most vulnerable to termite attack but you may not even know if your private belongings are being damaged by termites or not. Termites are very sneaky and can stay inside your furniture, walls, floor, etc. without any suspicion. So you might wonder how to know if your wood has been infested by termites or not. The procedure is quite simple. First, go around the house and look for any sawdust or wooden pieces that are lying around on the floor. After that, you need to carefully knock on the wooden articles near the area where you found the sawdust or wood chewed out by termites. When you knock, you will easily know which parts of the wood are under attack as the areas where termites are living, will sound hollow. Now you can call pest professional pest controllers who will further examine and find out if the damage done to the wood is due to termites or any other pests as some larvae of beetles also chew through wood and live there.
4. Ceiling or floor damage: damage caused by termites on ceilings and floor cant be seen so easily but when the damage is visible it is already too late. So you must keep your eyes and ears always open and look for very small details to be safe. In general, there are 2 types of termites, subterranean and dry wood termites. The dry wood termites are found in dry wood that is usually found all over your home and even the most critical parts of your home like beams, rafters, eves, etc., serve as a perfect meal for dry wood termites. These termites start feeding and make them hollow till there’s nothing more left there. On the other hand, the subterranean termites prefer living in moist areas like in soil and it spreads through the soil and penetrates the floor and walls of your home. The worst part about having termites in your walls or ceiling is that they can chew through most of the stuff there like doors, windows, wallpapers, carpets, clothes, and many other things as all of these things are made up of cellulose and this thing is their favourite meal.
5. Cracked paint: a lot of times people have a suspicion that there are termites in their walls or carbonates but don’t suspect it that much as there are no visible signs. But after few days they find that there’s a crack in the plaster or paint. When they touch it, they discover that the whole chunk of wood has been hollowed out by termites, and it is just the paint that’s intact. So if you see any bubbles or cracks on the surface of paint on a wooden structure, then there’s a 70 per cent chance that termites are crawling under that surface. And to make sure you can simply knock on the surface and if it sounds hollow, run to your phone and fix your appointment with termite pest controllers to reduce the damage by termites done to your property.

All of these were some very common and easy-to-spot signs of termites in the home. No matter how humid or dry the area you are living in or what kind of a house you have, you are never safe from termites. Termites have also been discovered at the highest floors of Burj Khalifa, so if you think that living in a high building will eliminate your chances of termite infestation, then you are quite wrong there. If any of the above-mentioned signs are spotted in your home then without wasting a second, get your phone and call Major Pest Control as we are the best termite pest controllers in Sydney. Our staff will visit you, examine the whole situation and then accordingly undertake the corrective measures. If you don’t take the termites problem seriously then it nay increase with every passing day so be wise and call Major Pest Control for help.