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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
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.
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Where did you get your information about termites living underneath the house with nothing to feed on but dirt? Can you share it with us? If there is no evidence of termites would you drill into your living room floor to treat it ? Mud tunnels are made by subterranean termites and can easily be spotted by even an untrained eye. Point is I still have no reason at all to believe the Pest Control Salesman that my CBS home needs to be treated for termites. I cannot find any information at all on FKYING TERMITES. If they do exist, I would like to know how prevalent they are in The Villages and how many homes had damage from these flying termites.