A pest control technician checking the base of a concrete wall with a torch

Termite control in Al Diyafah Makkah

Al Diyafah is a residential district north of Al Zahra on the old Makkah road, close to Al Zahir and bordered by As Salamah, Al Buhayrat, Al Utaybiyah and Al Shuhada. Apartment buildings and flats let furnished to pilgrims and visitors dominate; Hussain Arab Street and Abdullah Arif Road cross it. Al Diyafah Mall and market stand on its edge. Furnished flats turn over rapidly, shared corridors are narrow and enclosed, floors are old concrete. Residents change seasonally, cleaning between tenants is irregular, and moisture pools in sealed corridors and dark corners.

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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 Diyafah

Flats are let and vacated quickly; moisture from heavy seasonal use lingers in corners and crevices long after tenants leave. The method is set out in full on what Termite control involves.

The first reason

Shared corridors in adjoining buildings

Al Diyafah is rows of adjoining buildings with narrow, enclosed shared corridors. These corridors are permanently damp and dry very slowly. Termites use them as fast highways from building footings to every storey unseen.

The second reason

Furnished flats with irregular cleaning

Residents change constantly and cleaning between tenants is never routine. Crumbs and moisture accumulate in corners. The rented furniture may already be infested before it enters the flat.

The third reason

Old concrete floors with fine widespread cracking

Concrete floors in Al Diyafah are very old and cracked from heavy seasonal use. Fine cracks permit termites to enter from soil beneath the slab directly into the flat.

Al Diyafah on the map

Al Diyafah sits about 1 km from Al Bayban and about 1 km from Al Zahra.

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Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

Al Diyafah is close to the Grand Mosque and receives heavy visitor flow. Furnished flats are seasonally intense. Floors are aged and shared corridors are perpetually damp.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes in Al Diyafah climb walls in corridors and buildings and breach flats through doors and gaps in the building envelope.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings appear in occupied flats, especially after warm season when colonies mature in corridors and footings and release swarmers.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber is common in rented furniture and wooden floors and beams that have absorbed moisture from damp corridors.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The water source is multiple: seepage from old footings beneath corridors and flats, moisture pooling in sealed unventilated passageways, and sustained dampness from heavy seasonal occupation.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor includes rented furnishings, wooden floor boards, beams and boxes stored in damp corners.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and pipe entries between flats are large and the concrete floors are aged and extensively cracked, permitting free termite movement.

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 Diyafah

Work in Al Diyafah is coordinated through its street axes: the old Makkah Road defines the main axis and northern access, while Hussain Arab Street provides cross access to the internal axes of buildings and their corridors.

Old Makkah Road
Hussain Arab Street
Abdullah Arif Road
Qasr Al Diyafah Street
Al Diyafah Mall

Questions about this district

Are furnished flats for pilgrims more at risk than permanent residence flats?

Yes, greatly. Residents change constantly and cleaning between tenants is never regular. Crumbs and moisture accumulate rapidly.

Could rented furniture be the primary source of infestation?

Yes, it could. Rented furniture may carry termites from an infested flat to a sound one. Furniture must be inspected carefully.

Is treating shared corridors essential alongside flat treatment?

Yes, essential. Corridors are the termite highways. Corridors must be treated before or concurrent with the flats.

Are cracks in old Al Diyafah floors a direct entry point?

Yes. Cracks permit direct entry from soil. Cracks must be sealed and footings injected before the flat itself is treated.

Are flats directly on corridors more at risk than internal flats?

Yes. Flats opening directly onto corridors are at greater risk. Moisture and termites from corridors reach the flat easily through doors and gaps.

Does treating one flat protect adjoining flats?

No. Treating one flat alone is insufficient. Party walls are thin and termites may already occupy corridors. Adjacent flats are at risk.

How much does termite control in Al Diyafah 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 Diyafah.