Home Maintenance Tips

When it comes to gaining access to your home, termites are amazingly proficient. The best way to ensure your home remains termite-free is to hire a licensed, trained pest control professional, who will treat your home with the most effective termite products available and provide ongoing care and maintenance. That said, the last thing you want to do is make the job of termites any easier. Taking a few of the following simple steps can help keep your home termite-free:

• Trim all shrubs, bushes and other dense greenery away from the foundation of your home. Move mulch away from the foundation as well.
• Don't store firewood against your home; it's a magnet for termites. If you do keep firewood outside your house during the winter, keep it raised off the ground.
• Remove all lumber, tree stumps and other kinds of loose
  wood that may be adjacent the perimeter of your home.
• Fix any leaky pipes and eliminate any standing water
  near your home. Termites need moisture as well as
  wood to survive.
• Keep gutters and downspouts free of accumulated leaves and debris. Clogs and obstructions can lead to moisture problems, which may support termite populations.
• Seal all cracks and holes in your homes foundation, which may provide a handy access point for termites.