When termites infest a home, it may appear as though they enter through any opening, including the foundation. This has caused many homeowners to fear that swarms of small, writhing insects are capable of tunneling through and digesting concrete, a substance that is meant to be pest-proof. Although this is almost certainly untrue, your home’s foundation can operate as an entry point for termites.

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Today, the majority of buildings are constructed of concrete, which has little appeal to termites in our country. It contains no nutritional value, and their digestive systems are incapable of breaking it down, thus they avoid it as a food source. Nevertheless, concrete frequently obstructs termites from locating and munching on their preferred food source and they will stop at nothing to get at it and begin eating.

While concrete is strong and sturdy, it is not flexible and has a tendency to crack, sometimes as soon as the newly poured foundation begins to cure. Termites can enter a structure through fractures as small as 1/32 of an inch diameter — hardly wider than human hair. If the foundation is weak, partially damaged, or constructed of a softer substance, termites will extract individual sand and other components to obtain entry.

The primary issue with termites is that the actual amount of the infestation is never known. Termites have appropriately been dubbed “the quiet destroyers” because they have the ability to cause significant damage long before you know you have a problem. If your concrete base contains gaps or empty places in which the ground joins the walls, termites could utilize them to tunnel up into the home without leaving visible clay tubes and create a series of the underground which can damage the foundation of your home.

Termite control on property needs a variety of abilities. An extensive understanding of building construction is frequently required to discover potential termite entry locations, many of which are concealed or difficult to access. Additionally, proper termite control requires the use of specialist equipment. A common treatment for serious infestation can take hundreds of liters of termiticide to be sprayed along the base, inside the walls, and in other vital regions.