03-12-2012, 05:18 PM
I'll be the fifth Georgian to comment. Not because I need to (the comments above are all accurate), but because I don't want to feel left out.
In Georgia, we say that it's not a matter of IF you get termites, but WHEN. With our old house, we had the Sentricon bait system, later replaced by the same company with the Bayer system. We had to have the garage drilled and treated once for swarmers.
For our current house, b/c we bought it as a new construction short-sale from the bank, we knew that there was the typical, lousy treatment done during construction but nothing afterwards.
I investigated both methods and went for the inground chemical this time around. It also has a retreat and repair bond that is about $100 annually. No problems so far.
In Georgia, we say that it's not a matter of IF you get termites, but WHEN. With our old house, we had the Sentricon bait system, later replaced by the same company with the Bayer system. We had to have the garage drilled and treated once for swarmers.
For our current house, b/c we bought it as a new construction short-sale from the bank, we knew that there was the typical, lousy treatment done during construction but nothing afterwards.
I investigated both methods and went for the inground chemical this time around. It also has a retreat and repair bond that is about $100 annually. No problems so far.