Termite Pre-Treats

If you are currently building, or planning on building a new home or building, we invite you to call us in reference to the pre-treat process.  Or, if you are a builder, contractor, or architect, call us and explore your options.  Whether it be traditional soil pre-treats or direct wood treatments, ABC can help you a choice that works best for your project.

We are especially excited about how receptive people have been to the use of borates to pre-treat their new homes.  Sodium borate- a mineral as old as the earth itself, has been mined for over a hundred years and used in a variety of products from laundry detergents to fiberglass to face creams.  And guess what…. borates completely protect lumber from wood destroying insects.  Borate treated wood is both toxic and repellent to termites, thus offering a unique alternative to more traditional soil poisons.   

Borate treatments are gaining popularity for several reasons.  One, they are economical and simple to do.  All you have to do is apply a two foot wide barrier to all exposed wood on the lower portions of the structure.  The borate diffuses into the wood, making the pretreatment effective for as long as the wood remains in service.  If you would like more information on pre-treats please call us and we will be happy to answer your questions—provide you a cost estimate over the phone—or come out to your job site and give you a written quotation—without obligation of any kind.  To reach us at ABC, call 294-6601.

Formulated with a concern for the environment, borates are used for the interior and exterior control of subterranean termites, drywood termites, Formosan termites, wood destroying beetles and decay fungi.  Over ten years of efficacy studies prove wood destroying organisms cannot develop resistance against borates. They are accepted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as a primary tool against termites in new home construction. It's specifically listed by the International Building Codes as a suitable alternative to soil treatments.

Borates are used as a termiticide, insecticide and fungicide concentrate.  When it is applied directly to the wood.  Its patented glycol formula penetrates deep into the wood providing long lasting protection. Bora-Care protects the wood as long as it is in service.

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