Termite control in Al Ghazzah Al Jadid, 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 Ghazzah Al Jadid

Workers at the site report that deep foundation digging exposes old soil strata containing intact termite tubes that were never disturbed before, and the deeper they dig the more they see. The method is set out in full on what Termite control involves.

The first reason

Land levelling breaks equilibrium in ancient soil

Al Ghazzah Al Jadid plots lay undisturbed outside formal planning before levelling, their termite colonies settled at fixed depths. When levelling and fill begin, the whole soil is reshuffled, new building layers change the water path, and this awakens dormant ancient colonies that have been stable for years.

The second reason

Isolated footings surrounded by active vacant land

Each new villa or flat in Al Ghazzah Al Jadid sits isolated from its neighbours by wide gaps and blank plots. Termites in the vacant land are very close to the new footing because the gap offers no protection. Treatment must extend well beyond the building because only a short distance separates it from active raw soil.

The third reason

Developing water and sewerage networks concentrate moisture

Basic networks in Al Ghazzah Al Jadid are not complete. New drainage and temporary pipes leak, leaving moisture concentrated around each new foundation. This water focus creates an easy route for termites from the surrounding soil, and treatment emphasises water entry points before the network is finished.

Al Ghazzah Al Jadid on the map

Al Ghazzah Al Jadid sits about 3.5 km from Harat Al Bab Al Jadid and about 6.5 km from Al Shubaikah Al Jadid.

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Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

The site lies south of the city where the Al Laith Road meets the Fourth Ring Road, on recently levelled and subdivided land. Building is scattered and basic networks are not complete, and the soil here is uniform and runs deep.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes in Al Ghazzah Al Jadid originate from greater depth because old soil was recently levelled and its layers shuffled; tubes show on new foundation walls.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings in a new district signal that a colony has found timber and established fast; inspection must accelerate because new occupancy attracts larger populations.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber in the new villa may be in wooden footings or new fencing or garden furniture; termites come from surrounding raw soil and eat from inside quickly.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The water source in Al Ghazzah Al Jadid is developing drainage and temporary sumps and incomplete surface drainage, with water concentrating around each new footing.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor includes wooden footings, fencing and outdoor furniture, each potentially the termite's first entry from the adjacent vacant land.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and pipe entries in new construction remain unsealed, and termites from the soil enter every gap; treatment emphasises these points before building completes.

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 Ghazzah Al Jadid

New villas in Al Ghazzah Al Jadid reach the site from the Al Laith Road and Ahmad Al Barqi Street which runs through the scheme. Treatment begins from the main road and traces exposed earth around new footings.

Al Laith Road
Fourth Ring Road
Ahmad Al Barqi Street

Questions about this district

Al Ghazzah Al Jadid is new with deep excavation that may wake dormant soil termites: when do we treat?

Preventive treatment before occupancy is far better in a district less than two years old. Excavation work going on around the villa will certainly stir dormant termites. Early treatment sets the barrier before termites emerge from greater depth.

The vast vacant plots beside our new villa have never been built: is that the source?

Yes, certainly. Undeveloped land in Al Ghazzah Al Jadid holds active termite colonies in raw soil, and the short distance between you and them means termites can reach you underground. Treatment must extend beyond your boundary if vacant land is close.

We are the first villa built in this blank stretch of Al Ghazzah Al Jadid: do we need early treatment now?

Being first puts you in a better position to control the problem. You set a barrier before your future neighbours learn how to treat. Building beside you will disturb soil and move termites, and treating now protects you from that.

Building beside our villa is deep digging: can deep soil termites move underground to reach us?

Yes, deep excavation breaks soil equilibrium and stirs dormant populations. Disturbed termites search for new shelter, and your treated villa beside the dig is at risk if the barrier is not strong enough.

The water and sewerage networks here are not finished: does incomplete infrastructure mean more termites than completed districts?

Yes. Incomplete networks leak concentrated water around new foundations, creating an easy route for termites from soil. After network completion moisture lessens, but early treatment must now focus on water entry points.

How often must a new villa in Al Ghazzah Al Jadid be inspected in its first occupancy year?

In a new district with scattered building work around your villa, inspection every three months in year one is essential. After year one, if no signs appear, annual inspection becomes sufficient.

How much does termite control in Al Ghazzah Al Jadid 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 Ghazzah Al Jadid.