Termite Control in
Richmond, VA
Termite control for homes across Richmond and the surrounding area, from our shop in South Hill. We look at the property through both the pest and the moisture lens on the same visit.
How We Approach Termite Control Here
Subterranean termites are the pest most likely to damage structural wood in our region.
Termites do not announce themselves. By the time a homeowner notices a soft floor or a hollow sounding stud, a colony has usually been working inside the structure for a season or more. Our termite service starts with a full inspection of the foundation, crawl space, piers, sill plates and framing, looking for mud tubes, discarded swarmer wings, frass and moisture damaged wood. What we recommend depends on what we find. Liquid soil treatment creates a treated zone in the soil around and under the structure. Baiting places monitored stations around the perimeter so foraging termites carry the active ingredient back to the colony. Direct wood treatment addresses activity already inside framing members. We also look at why the termites found your home appealing. Damp soil under a crawl space, wood in contact with the ground and poor drainage all make a structure easier to reach. Treating the colony without correcting those conditions invites the next one. Because we handle crawl space and moisture work as well, both halves of that problem get addressed by the same team.
Read the Termite Control guideWhat Termite Control Looks Like in Richmond
An old river city with a long humid season.
River Valley Humidity
The James River valley holds warm humid air through the summer, and a vented crawl space or an unfinished basement takes that air in and lets it condense on anything cooler than the air itself.
Older City Housing
Neighborhoods built a century ago sit on brick foundations, dirt floor crawl spaces and basements that were never meant to be sealed without first addressing what is under them.
Mature Urban Landscaping
Old street trees, established beds and mulch against the foundation give termites a covered route to the structure, and long settled ground carries long settled colonies.
Termite Control Signs We Check For in Richmond
- Discarded Swarmer Wings A pile of small, clear, identical wings on a windowsill is the trace a termite swarm leaves behind.
- Hollow Sounding Wood Wood that sounds papery under a knuckle has lost something inside, and the question is what took it.
- Mud Tubes on Foundation Walls A thin line of dried soil running up a block wall is a road, built by termites, between the ground and your house.
Termite Control Methods We Use in Richmond
- Borate Wood Treatment A mineral based treatment that protects exposed wood from termites and rot after the crawl space is dried out.
- Foundation Drilling and Injection Small drilled holes carry termiticide into block voids and under slabs and porches.
- Direct Wood Treatment and Foam Injection When termites are already in the framing, the wood gets treated directly.
Everything Else We Do Here
One crew covers the whole property, above the surface and beneath it.
Pest Control
Ongoing protection against the pests common to this area, inside and out.
Rodent Control
Removal paired with sealing the entry points under and around the home.
Mosquito Control
Yard treatment for shaded, wooded and waterfront lots through the humid months.
Crawl Space Repair
Rot, damaged framing, failed barriers and standing water under the house.
Crawl Space Encapsulation
Sealing the space against ground moisture so humidity stops feeding pests.
Basement Waterproofing
Keeping water out of the lower level and away from the foundation.
Ant Control
Colony level ant treatment, including carpenter ants nesting in damp structural wood.
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