Termite infestation could cost home-owners up to $5000
Posted Sep 9, 2014 02:42:37 PM.
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For those dealing with termites in Kitchener, the bill to get rid of them could ring in at $2500-$5000 and take about a year to confirm they’re gone for good.
This according to a local termite exterminator.
Stan Stasko with Safe Guard 24/7 tells 570 News how to know if the pest has found its way into your home.
“When we do an inspection, we’re looking for water damaged wood, wood exposed – contacting the ground area, in the basement looking for what we call their ‘shelter tubes’ and they come from the ground up and it looks like chewed up sawdust.”
He says it’s important to get a licensed professional to come inspect the home as sometimes “it may look like a home is infested with termites but it could actually be carpenter ants or something of that nature.”
Stasko adds moisture and damp wood, found in things such as mulch and soil, will draw the termites to your home.
“You could have structural damage based on your home’s design…[the termites] could pick a spot anywhere.”
He says the pricy extermination is something that can be very stressful for homeowners.
“It’s something that is unseen, and is happening…it’s not like buying a new car that you can take off the lot and enjoy. You’re having some service done to your home where you’re really not sure that you’re getting any benefit out of it, except for the peace of mind that your floor joists might not fall.”
Kitchener City Council is set to discuss the issue at Monday’s council meeting.
Listen below to the full interview with Stan Stasko:
