Had a tree fall and hit my house in the first year we owned it. Insurance paid $5,600 for mostly superficial damage. Felt like we made out really well.
@@Knappa22 tell me where you bothered to MENTION that your home was in the U.K. ? In case you hadn't known it there were homes in the America's in 1780 meaning that they would have been susceptible to possible termite infestation. Under that information my statement was made. Also due to changing climate conditions it is thought there is a chance Formosan termites might get a slight foothold in the U.k. possibly imported by accident in wood crates from an area of the world they currently reside in.
Same in Ireland😂 I live in Australia now and see this problem here. If you're going to build a home with as much structural integrity as a shed, expect problems!
At least termites eat a healthy diet high in fiber, so I suppose they deserve credit for that. Wouldn't want a million obese termites with colon cancer to have to take care of.
Because houses in America are built with wood. It's the cheapest option for the construction lobby. In Europe they build them with bricks, stone, mortar etc, and there you won't see or hear of any termites
@@wildcard7451 you do realise every one outside of U.S and Europe does that due to wood being very costly but cement and bricks cheap, 0 wood is used. idiot, u don't need wood at all.
This is all well and good but the termites in comparison to this house are massive and are going to likely do so much more damage. I totally get what they're trying to say though
Hello, we are the production team of SBS in Korea. We are preparing a broadcast about termites, and we hope to use it after revealing the source of this video. If possible, please give me a reply. The broadcast date is May 22, 2023 (Monday). Thank you.
Get termite service. Termites build the tubes because termites can’t live more than 30 seconds. They have to stay in the dirt or soil hence the mud tubes.
Termite to house ratio was off the scale lol…if that was a full scale house and the scale of termites to that ratio would be like a car packed to the brim with termites…a cars worth lol…abit much I would’ve liked to see this done abit better like 1/3 the termites or a quarter of that done with this test
“How do we prevent significant damage“… Hm…one aspect might be not using wood for everything in the first place and use bricks & concrete building blocks instead? Much sturdier anyway than these flimsy wooden houses.
@@roofermarc1 I wish I knew about this when we had our house built and before installed drywall after finishing the basement. I would've spray the entire house with boric while it was being built.
@@Methodical2 my house didn't get hit but my workshop did. I've since repaired it and gotten rid of the Formoson colony which was in a 300' radius of my shop. It took 3 months to kill them. I was told you need a water source to get them in the first place, that's not true believe me. It's a good thing my shop is located way back from my house
@@roofermarc1 I've never had a termite treatment since we built the house and it's been longer than 10 years and on top of that my neighbor told me they had termites under their deck, shed (fresh wood sitting on the ground) and on their fence (untreated fresh wood), according to a pest company, so I need to act now, just in case they decide to travel my way. I am about to embark on treating my house with a termite barrier (thinking about the bait system too). I did an inspection, based off some pest experts inspection tips from youtube, and saw no signs of termites with my untrained eyes. This video really scare the mess out of me and put my butt in high gear. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1vr6dfLJhTU.html
