Builders Can Follow Specific Guidelines Before Construction Begins To Help Reduce The Conditions That Encourage And Lead To Pest Infestations:

• Use concrete bases to support wood to limit wood-to-soil contact.
• If a concrete base is not possible, use termite-resistant wood or pressure treated timber to keep termites from being attracted to your home.
• Keep wood in crawl spaces at least 18 inches above ground to avoid contact with soil.
• Do not bury cellulose materials at the building site, including under porches.

Pest Prevention isn’t limited to just termites. It is important that pre-construction involves a proactive approach to keeping pests out.

Stainless steel mesh barriers also work to keep rodents, birds, and other insects out of the home. To detect other methods of control, Pete’s Pest Control can look at the plans for construction or come down to a construction site to identify places, holes, or weak spots where rodents and other pests might be able to invade. From there, we can make suggestions to keep them out or implement different control methods.