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The builders of a new home in Albatross Ave. Mermaid Beach made an excellent decision to protect their home from termite attack by installing an Homeguard termite barrier.

Installing Homeguard means that your family home is protected from termite attack from day 1. It’s very important for home owners, who have invested a considerable sum in building a new home to know that there is one less thing to worry about!

If you are also considering building a new home on the Gold Coast contact Gold Coast Termite Protection owner Luke Taylor on 07 5576 2602

If you own an existing home Luke can advise you of other termite barriers such as Exterra.

The residents at a Leopard Ave, Elanora home copped a close up look at these coptotermes* when The Pest Company arrived for a termite inspection today!

Entry was gained via an external brick wall; we had to look hard to see where the crafty little buggers gained entry to this home;

* full scientific name for these termites is coptotermes acinaciformis

In the video below you’ll see one of the team tapping a skirting board. When get a ‘hollow” sounding tap you know you’ve found them. Using a screw driver, we quickly find evidence of live termites.

More evidence of the live termites found can be seen in the following video – you can quite clearly see he termites moving around inside the floor and wall cavities;

The effectiveness of the Exterra Interception system was demonstrated recently when The Pest Company (TPC) conducted their regular check of exterra baits. Luckily the termites were “attracted” to the bait and not the timbers of the home located at Birchwood Place, Brookwater Qld 4300.

In the video you can see hundreds of termites that were intercepted by the exterra baiting system. It doesn’t take much to protect your home!

Regular termite inspections are highly recommended for Gold Coast properties.

The Altis Reticulation System is one of the most effective termite management systems available to local pest controllers. An Australian invention which uses distinctive purple pipes which are placed under concrete slabs and around the perimeter of new and existing buildings to effectively negate the entry of subterranean termites into your home.

The unperforated pipes have inbuilt emitters delivering chemicals at a pre-determined rate to protect your home for many years;

Want to know how to protect your Gold Coast home from termite attack? Contact Luke at The Pest Company on 07 5576 2602

HomeGuard is a highly effective and affordable termite protection system. The systems combines a physical barrier with a chemical barrier and developed right here in Australia. It is typically installed to the foundations of new buildings and extensions to existing homes to prevent termites from accessing your homes timber structures.

Here’s what the HomeGuard termite barrier system looks like at some properties around the Gold Coast;

Contact us for a quote to have your property protected from termite devastation