Good idea. I will take your tip and use a stainless or copper tube, and try to get down at least 12” below the concrete. Glad to hear it worked for you.
What do you think is the psi on a professional sprayer? With the cost of the chemicals, PPE and sprayer one still comes ahead with saving money. Great idea.
I believe you can dig a small trench around your house, mix up Termidor in a 5-gallon bucket, and pour it into the trench. Cover with dirt. Hope that helps.
For the most part, it stayed in the hole. Sometimes it would come out of an adjoining hole, but that's to be expected. I have sandy soil, so once drilled, it was hard to keep the sand from filling back in, so a metal wand would have been better. Next time I will replace the wand with a piece of stainless steel tubing.
The Termidor came out of adjoining holes, proving there's enough pressure to get the job done. It's possible that your soil type might be a factor though, as I am 2 miles from the ocean and have a combination of sandy and clay soil.
Apply chemical until you see it coming up thru an adjacent hole. The wand is only inserted into the hole once you drill thru the concrete and into the soil. You must use a long drill bit that continues past the concrete, into the soil. Works better with some soil types than others. I didn't have any problems with this.
@@endotimez4552 the Louisiana department of agriculture and forestry would disagree with you. Seeing as how they have issued my certifications for structural pest control, and recertified me every year for the last seven years. However you can believe whatever you choose, sir.
I used a 1/2" bit, 12" long, but you could use an 18" long one as well. My slab was about 4" thick, so about 8" below the slab to answer your question. Haven't seen any termites since treatment 2 years ago.
@@davidthecardcollector You need to use a hammer drill. If your home one doesn't do the trick, you can rent one from Home Depot or buy one from Harbor Freight Tools for cheap.
@@MartyMitchell92660 I also have an air compressor, I wonder if I should make it work with that somehow instead of the garden sprayer for more pressure
@@gihadmurad You still need the Termidor in a container than can handle the pressure. I think it's safest to use the garden sprayer with it's built-in pump. That will keep you from accidentally making a bomb. It doesn't take much pressure to push it into the soil.
@@MartyMitchell92660 thanks for the tip. I think you are right. I can get the exact same HDX sprayer, given what you seen what sort of adaptor and tube would I need to make it 4 feet long? All stores here are pick up only, can't go inside to check things out so have to figure it out online
@@MartyMitchell92660 Well now… there you go. I really like your video and found it exactly what RU-vid is all about. Thank you for taking the time to record it and post it.
While you accurately read the label regarding feet times depth, you are not correct regarding 'which should be 4 feet', it's 'up to' 4 feet' Many homes do not have foundations even close to that deep, due to type of construction and region.
So what are you saying? I watched a ton of videos about trenching around a slab house and pouring in 4 gallons of Termidor mixed with water at a ratio of 0.8oz/gal and pouring it into a trench 10 feet in length wide by 4" wide and 6 inches deep? Are you saying you need one gallon per foot or 4 gallons per only 4 linear feet around a house while trenching? I just treated 165 linear feet last weekend and poured 4 gallons of treated water per 10 linear feet. Did we screw that up then? I live in Central Florida.
Deep into the soil with pressure if he's only using 18 lb of pressure he might as well use a bucket because he's doing a leeching technique and it doesn't work he's going to have termites for a very long time if he thinks this is going to work leaching is only a Band-Aid and if your finances avoid you from getting professional help then this is better than nothing otherwise save your home and stop feeding termites by treating it the right way don't follow this guy's instruction you will be sorry
Two things first you should know that there's a large treatment area that you didn't get they don't always just go right around the foundation termites can go up to 50 ft deep sometimes deeper come up right through the middle of your slab and come up through a crack plumbing and other things that happen in the middle of the slab this isn't an excuse this is been proven over and over again and chances are you haven't done that and you haven't found it but this is not an argument this is the difference between a professional and somebody who just put a Band-Aid on something and that's what you did to each their own it is your house
@@endotimez4552 Professional equipment is better! I agree. This is a way to save money. Never said it would give better results. Professionals are almost always better, but many people like to DIY projects. This is one of those. It is what it is.
@@MartyMitchell92660 Explain to me this thing how is it saving money if termites come up through areas that you could not treat if you end up having costly repairs to your house later because you decided to save money on the front end
