The Biggest threat to your Decking
The damage of termites to housing construction is disastrous. Termites can eat and harm all things that contain lignocellulose, and directly cause serious damage to wooden furniture or structures such as your decking or frames. Acidic substances released by them can corrode or damage reinforced concrete and metal, plastic and glass products.
In particular, the damage to brick-wood and wood-structured buildings is particularly serious. Because it is hidden inside the wooden structure, it destroys or damages its bearing point, often causing the house to collapse suddenly. The main occurring termites are Yellow-breasted termites, which are characterized by strong spreading power, large colonies, rapid destruction, and can cause huge losses to construction foundations, buildings, and furniture.
The first thing you should do to ensure your timber is protected from these pests is to enlist the help of professional decking services to maintain your timber and layer it with protective coatings which will assist in preventing infestation from Termites.
Where Did These Termites Come From?
- Termites pass through the soil by building ant lanes or crawl into the house from around the house from cracks in construction or pipelines.
- Wood products are commonly used in decoration, which provides a source of food for termites. Especially when renovating second-hand houses, the original wooden components may have been invaded by termites. If preventive treatment is not carried out, it will bring hidden dangers.
- During the decoration process, the original protective layer was destroyed, providing opportunities for termite damage.
- The materials purchased and transported may carry termites, which provides opportunities for termites to spread and breed.
If they destroy or damage the anchorage of the building, it will often cause the house to collapse suddenly and bring great harm to people’s lives. They can also cause considerable damage to any outdoor wooden structures such as your decking. If you live in Victoria however there are plenty of alternatives to fixing this damage when it occurs. There are plenty of experts who specialise in deck restoration in Melbourne so you don’t need to stress.
Termites are as small as grains of rice, crawling like ants, with light yellow heads and white bodies. If you see linear mud patterns on walls or wood, it is the work of termites. But in activities such as foraging and nesting, worker ants can bite anything that can bite, except for various wood, wood products, paper products, all kinds of synthetic boards, plastics, and rubbers. Even in modern high-rise buildings made of reinforced concrete, termites can develop and harm high-rise buildings along various pipes or elevator shafts. When passing through long and narrow cement gaps, they can secrete formic acid to corrode the concrete and widen the ant road.
Why Do New Houses Need Termite Prevention?
Due to the hidden nature of termite activities, when you discover the damage, it has already caused a certain degree of loss. Especially for houses with a lot of wooden decorations, you may suddenly find that the wooden materials have been eaten up, and the investment of tens of thousands of money will be wiped out in less than a year. Therefore, termite prevention is adopted to prevent termites from breeding in your house.
The economic losses caused by termite problems in a city are often greater than those caused by several fires and typhoons. What’s more serious is that when buildings are severely eroded by termites, it will directly endanger people’s lives or your beautiful new decking, so it is very important to avoid this through preventive measures.
