Buying a new house is an exciting step and a significant milestone in anybody’s life. You would want to check the house first to see if it is appropriate for the size of your family and for your lifestyle. You will go through the papers minutely to make sure that they are all in order. You will have an architect or construction engineer check out the building for any kind of structural damage or flaws. And with that, you will think you have covered everything. But actually, you wouldn’t have.

You haven’t checked if your home is free of termites. Now, why is this an important part of checking out a new house before you move in? 

It is because a termite infestation can cost you a lot if overlooked. It is not easy to detect termites with an untrained eye, but there are some telling signs that you can look for when you go house hunting. They include mud tunnels, termite swarms, termite droppings and buckled or warped wood.

What Kind of Problems Can Termites Cause?

Termites come up from the ground to feed on the inside of the wood of homes. They eat into the wood and once they have exhausted one supply they will move on to the next. They can literally eat your house from right underneath you.

How to Kill Termites?

There are different ways to kill termites and they include the following:

• Applying termite-killing chemicals to the outside of your home.
• Setting up termite baits.
• Using termite protected wood for any woodwork in the house.
• Treating existing woodwork with termite preventing chemicals.
• Spraying your floors and walls with boric acid.

An easier method to keep your home free of termites would be to have your new home checked by a licensed and trusted termite control professional. It is also good to have an annual termite inspection or, even better, have termite treatment done at regular intervals.