Termite control in Al Andalus, Makkah

Targeted, not broadcast

Product goes into cracks and runways, never sprayed across open surfaces.
Told before we start

What we will use, where it goes, and what to cover or move before we arrive.
A follow-up visit

We return after the first treatment, because what survives it does not show on the day.
Homes and businesses

Apartments and villas, and kitchens and stores that need a record of each visit.

Why they keep coming back in Al Andalus

Furnished flats let to pilgrims each season carry infestation in bedding, rented furniture and stored luggage. Termite activity typically emerges in these flats within weeks of seasonal letting, after dormant insects reactivate in the warmer spaces. The method is set out in full on the full Termite control page.

The first reason

Shared corridors are direct termite highways

Adjacent apartment buildings and long common corridors allow termites to travel from the footings of one building into the next without interruption. Treating a single flat leaves two active routes along the shared walls and under the corridor floor. Every building must be treated as one system, because the footings and pipework are continuous.

The second reason

Rented furniture arrives already infested

Furnished flats receive rented beds, wardrobes and tables from storage that may come from an infested zone or an untreated warehouse. A single piece of infested furniture spreads termites throughout the flat and then into adjacent units through the connecting footings and walls, within weeks.

The third reason

Shallow footings and permanently damp floors

Shared corridors, damp floors and blocked drains keep the soil under the footings continuously wet. This wetness reopens the termite route to entry even after earlier treatment, because moisture is the column that holds the barrier open.

Al Andalus on the map

Al Andalus sits about 1 km from Al Utaybiyah and about 1.5 km from Al Hajun.

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Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

A residential and commercial district within the Al Utaybiyah sub municipality, north of the Grand Mosque and framed by the Third Ring Road, Al Jazair Street and Hajun Street. Buildings stand immediately adjacent with shared footings, long common corridors and repeated floor plans.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes appear in shared corridors and at corners before reaching flats, because the continuous footings under the buildings offer a direct path for termites from outside into the shared spaces.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings emerge in corridors and flats right after the pilgrimage season, when termite swarmers mature as the moisture from shared drainage failures increases throughout the buildings.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber first affects the rented furniture in seasonal flats, then spreads to permanent furnishings, door frames and architraves, because furnished units receive pieces from untreated storage.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The water source is blocked shared drainage under the corridors and pipe leaks from floor plumbing and shallow footings. This constant moisture reopens the termite entry route indefinitely.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor in corridors, footings and timber supports becomes the direct target, because damp soil gives termites easy access from outside through the continuous foundation system.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and pipe entries under the corridor floors are the principal termite routes, requiring deep chemical treatment and unified application across every building to seal all shared pathways.

How we work

1
Inspect and trace

We sound the timber and the skirting, take moisture readings, and follow the tubes to the point where they leave the soil. We also settle the species, because one that lives inside dry wood is not treated like one that lives in the ground.
2
Treat the soil around the building

A narrow trench at the footing and injection at regular spacing, so the treated band runs continuous with no gap to walk around.
3
Drill the joints, inject the timber

Small holes at spacing along the slab joints, the wall bases and the pipe entries, direct injection into the galleries inside the affected timber, then the holes are closed and made good.
4
Bait stations and monitoring

Stations in the soil carrying a slow-acting material the workers pass through the colony by mouth-to-mouth feeding, and we come back to read them, because an empty tube on a wall proves nothing on its own.

What termite control includes

A traced, recorded inspection

Sounding, moisture readings, tubes traced back to the soil, and the species settled before anything is applied.
A treated band at the perimeter

Trenching and injection at the footing, spaced so the band is continuous rather than a set of patches.
Joints and service penetrations

Slab joints, pipe entries and floor drains, which are the ways up through the concrete.
Bait stations in the soil

A slow material carried back through the colony by feeding exchange, rather than stopping the workers at the wall.
Aftercare instructions

What not to dig or water near the treated band, what to keep off the walls, and the ventilation time we set for your case.
Scheduled monitoring visits

Reading the stations, sounding the same timber again, and treating any new activity.

Landmarks of Al Andalus

Work in Al Andalus is organised around the continuous footings beneath the corridors. Treatment begins at Hajun Street where it reaches the footing line and extends through every adjacent building via the Third Ring Road perimeter to cover all shared pathways and entry points.

Hajun Street
Third Ring Road
Al Jazair Street
Princess Al Anoud Mosque
Al Utaybiyah Market

Questions about this district

Does treating one flat protect the adjacent flats in the same building?

No. The footings and shared corridors link every flat together. Termites move through these continuous pathways within weeks. Only full building treatment stops them. A single flat leaves active routes on both sides.

Could rented furniture be the primary infestation source in Al Andalus?

Yes. Furnished flats receive rented furniture from untreated warehouses or previous lets. One infested piece spreads throughout the flat and into neighbouring units via the continuous footings within weeks.

Are cracks in the old corridor floors a direct entry point for termites?

Yes. Cracks, joints and damp floors from drainage leaks become direct routes for termites from the soil into the footings and corridors, where they spread into every connected flat.

Is treating shared corridors essential alongside flat treatment in Al Andalus?

Yes, it is fundamental. Termites move through the corridors and continuous footings. Treating the corridors, footings and flats together is the only method that works here.

Do the ground floor shops and upper flats need separate treatment plans?

No. The footings are continuous and the pipes are shared. Shop and flats above must be treated as one integrated system. Treating the shop alone will not stop termites.

How often will Al Andalus need retreatment due to the continuous dampness?

Dampness from corridor drainage and pipe leaks reopens the termite route. Ongoing monitoring is essential to determine when retreatment is needed, based on termite activity rather than elapsed time.

How much does termite control in Al Andalus cost?

It is set after the inspection, because the price follows the type of infestation, the size of the space, how far it has spread and the number of visits it needs. Send a photo and a description on WhatsApp and we will give you an estimate before we reach Al Andalus.