
11. Termite Extermination
If you know that you have termites in your house, you should always call the professionals for help. Unfortunately, I have first-hand experience with this. We had a termite infestation for a couple years at my house. At first, we bought every product on the market in order to try to get rid of the termites on our own. We were determined to not have to pay the huge cost of bringing in a professional exterminator. However, after spending a couple hundred dollars on products that didn’t work and watching YouTube videos that gave us false promises, we still had termites.

First and foremost, we had to identify where the water was leaking into the house. Termites are attracted to wet wood. But even after making repairs, the dampness can still attract the critters even after the leaks are gone. When the professional termite exterminator arrived, he had to drill holes into the cement foundation around our house. Then he filled it with the termite poison and had to fill the holes back in. He knew exactly how to do it correctly so that we wouldn’t have the issue again. The longer you wait to get help from a professional, the more the termites are going to eat away at the wood that is holding your house together. This can be incredibly dangerous and ruin the structural Integrity of your home.