03-12-2012, 02:17 PM
Let me be the third Georgian to concur with the above. 
Our house is 19 years old and so has had 3 treatments. The first when it was built and the 10-year redo from the original owner, and a redo by us last year.
The garage slab is a prime vulnerability because it basically sits on the foundation, or thereabouts. Not "part of" the foundation, so you have gaps.
But drilling the holes in the slab is risky and could crack the slab. What this means is, if you get the same company to redo the house that the previous owner used, that company will know they are the ones who drilled-'n'-filled, and won't drill new holes unless absolutely necessary.
But if you go with a new company, they won't treat the garage without ... treating the garage, so they'd have to drill a second set of holes. New opportunity for cracks.
Even so, it's not unusual to have new or more holes drilled in the slab later near seen activity.
You can see why that the first company to treat a new house often has that house forever. But it's not a certainty, and Will and rgG may have used different a different company with different methods.
Keep your repair contract paid up and have them come out for the redo ($$$) at that time. If it lapses, they'll probably let you continue the annual inspections but won't of course fix any damage that occurred after the lapse. The approx. $700-$1000 you pay every 10 years is chickenfeed compared to what termites can cost you.
The only gripe I have is the $100 we pay each year to have the dude come out for 5 mins each summer to inspect.
Our house is 19 years old and so has had 3 treatments. The first when it was built and the 10-year redo from the original owner, and a redo by us last year.
The garage slab is a prime vulnerability because it basically sits on the foundation, or thereabouts. Not "part of" the foundation, so you have gaps.
But drilling the holes in the slab is risky and could crack the slab. What this means is, if you get the same company to redo the house that the previous owner used, that company will know they are the ones who drilled-'n'-filled, and won't drill new holes unless absolutely necessary.
But if you go with a new company, they won't treat the garage without ... treating the garage, so they'd have to drill a second set of holes. New opportunity for cracks.
Even so, it's not unusual to have new or more holes drilled in the slab later near seen activity.
You can see why that the first company to treat a new house often has that house forever. But it's not a certainty, and Will and rgG may have used different a different company with different methods.
Keep your repair contract paid up and have them come out for the redo ($$$) at that time. If it lapses, they'll probably let you continue the annual inspections but won't of course fix any damage that occurred after the lapse. The approx. $700-$1000 you pay every 10 years is chickenfeed compared to what termites can cost you.
The only gripe I have is the $100 we pay each year to have the dude come out for 5 mins each summer to inspect.