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Old 04-10-2018, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
If you sell your home to a cash buyer, you may not need a termite letter, but if the buyer gets a mortgage, the lender will almost surely require a termite letter. This has been the case everywhere I have lived. It appears that the $300 treatment that Massey is selling may not be for subterranean termites, but for other types of termites. The proper treatment for subterranean termites is to pump chemicals underground completely around the house. Having a concrete block house or concrete sidewalks does not make it immune from termites. Termites live in the soil under a house, and they can easily find a path up into the house to eat wood and drywall. They especially like to feed on drywall paper and wood trim, such as baseboards and window casings. I don't know how prevalent termites are in Florida, but they are a serious problem in Georgia and Virginia.
The $300 treatment was for other types of wood destroying insects including termites that fly into your attic through the vents. When Massey came, they treated the attic area of the house only, but my house is now protected no matter what bug tries to eat it.