Termites
Desert subterranean termites are in nearly every Tucson neighborhood. Caught early, they’re a one-day job with a warranty.
Signs to look for.
Termites stay out of sight. These are what our customers usually notice first.
Mud tubes
Pencil-width dirt tunnels up the stem wall, a block wall or the garage slab.
Wings by a window
Small, equal-sized wings on a sill after a monsoon storm. The swarmers left them.
Hollow baseboards
Wood that sounds hollow when you tap it, or paint that bubbles.
Dirt in drywall
Pinholes packed with soil, often low on a wall or around a door frame.
Two ways to treat.
Both work. Which one suits your house depends on the slab, the yard and how soon you want it done.
Liquid barrier
From $1,150
We trench and treat the soil around the whole house, and drill the slab at garage and patio joints.
TimeOne day
WorksWithin weeks
Warranty2 years, then $225 a year
Best forActive termites, a sale closing soon
Bait stations
From $1,400 installed
Locked stations in the ground every 10 to 20 feet around the house. Termites carry the bait back and the colony dies off.
TimeHalf a day
WorksWithin a few months
WarrantyWhile stations are checked
Best forPrevention, pavers, no drilling
Buying or selling a house?
Most Arizona lenders want a wood-destroying insect report before closing. Ours is $95, done within two working days, and sent to you and your agent.
- We check the house and yardStem walls, garage, attic access, wood piles and block walls. About an hour.
- You get the state reportOn the standard Arizona form, with photos of anything we found.
- A price if it needs treatingIn writing, valid for 60 days, so it can go into the negotiation.
- Past treatments on recordEvery termite treatment in Arizona is reported to the state. We look up the house’s history for you.
The warranty, in plain words.
- If termites come back while the warranty is active, we re-treat at no charge.
- It stays with the house. If you sell, the new owner can keep it.
- Renewal is $225 a year and includes a yearly inspection.
- It covers re-treatment, not repairs to damaged wood. We say so up front.
Seen wings or mud tubes?
A termite inspection for homeowners is free. Leave the wings where they are so we can see them.