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Originally Posted by mrf6969
During my annual termite renewal with a local pest control company, the technician came out to do the inspection. His inspection amounted to walking around my house with a flashlight and casually looking in every room. This took a total of 3 minutes. For this I pay $145.00 a year. I asked him if he has ever seen subterranean termite damage in The Villages and he said no. Subterranean is the only type of termite covered. What we are getting is an insurance policy in case we ever have damage. We have a poured concrete block on slab home, so I doubt this is money well spent.
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Any insurance you are paying a company to assume risk. Local pest control company? I would check with the insurance board about their record. One forty-five is very reasonable when your realize if you call a plumber, ac repair, appliance repair it will cost you a hundred for them to show up.
Far as your slab, It likely has cracks in it. Concrete block. It is not solid concrete. There are huge air spaces in each block. Termites can zig zag inside the blocks and not be noticed. They are supposed to be sealed-are they????????