to treat or not to treat, that is the question

[farmerpsv]

Hey all,
am moving along in the housebuilding process, i'm my own 'contractor' on this one. will have a basement with superior walls, about 4' will be above ground. am being adviced to pre treat for termites, guess that's pretty standard m o, but was wondering what everyones take on that is, necessary or not?
thanks
paul

 

[riptides]

Most applications of chemical termite treatments put a chemical "barrier" around the structure.

I would treat, and then again in 10-15 years, do it again.

Why risk your investment and hard earned work to a bug!

-Mike Z. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Moon]

Treat it! Like Riptides said, as much as your paying for the lumber nowdays it sure seems worth the price. To my way of thinking it's like insurance...

 

[Nasty135]

farmerpsv, Treat it absolutely!! No doubt about it /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Obviously youv'e never seen the trampoline the worker termites carry with them... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Also I think there might be some bearing on your construction loan stating such treatment , If you have a construction loan that is...or conversion to mortgage statement? Not sure

I'm trying to remember when we built our house, exactly which group had that on a check list ,but it had to be done. It was either the county or the construction loan company.