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

Termite control in Al Khalidiyah Makkah

Al Khalidiyah is a mixed south western district between Al Hindawiyah and Al Shawqiyah, with land grant plots and traditional houses beside unplanned areas, bounded by Ibrahim Al Khalil Street with quiet residential streets away from the central crowds. The district has a popular character, old foundations and damp soil from its proximity to Al Misfalah.

Call now Message us on WhatsApp

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 Khalidiyah

Old foundations and densely packed traditional houses provide multiple termite routes between buildings and cracks in closely spaced walls. The method is set out in full on how we approach Termite control.

The first reason

Unplanned areas and unkempt ground near footings

Al Khalidiyah has unplanned areas and untidy ground close to foundations. These gaps and empty land provide routes for termites and rodents from nature. We inject soil deep around footings and support gaps with a barrier material.

The second reason

Dense traditional houses with old weak foundations

Al Khalidiyah has old traditional houses packed very closely with weak footings full of cracks. Damp cracks in the footings provide easy termite entry. We fill cracks with deep injection and monitor for tubes on external walls.

The third reason

Small public gardens and mixed green space

Al Khalidiyah has small public gardens and mixed planting. Green areas provide moisture and plants provide food for termites and rodents. We treat soil around gardens and recommend reduced watering and pruning.

Landmarks of Al Khalidiyah

Access to Al Khalidiyah and its homes is via Ibrahim Al Khalil Street from the north and the Third Ring Road from the south, with work organised around the quiet residential streets and small public gardens.

Third Ring Road
Second Ring Road
Ibrahim Al Khalil Street
Prince Mansour Street

Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

Al Khalidiyah sits south west of Makkah on hillsides, the soil is mixed and groundwater runs high in the lower and eastern sections.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes extend from unplanned areas and damp soil toward traditional house foundations and gardens.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings appear on furniture, wooden doors and thresholds in old houses with damp foundations.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber begins in wooden floors and thresholds in traditional homes before reaching the structural timber.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The water source is high groundwater from the hills, small gardens and unplanned areas.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor includes wooden floors, doors, thresholds and structural timber in traditional houses.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and pipe entries in old houses are exposed with cracks, so we treat every opening carefully with a barrier.

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.

What is different about Al Misfalah Sub-Municipality

Al Misfalah sub municipality runs downhill from the south of the Grand Mosque through Al Misfalah, Kudai and Al Rawabi to Al Taqwa, Al Hindawiyah, Al Khalidiyah and Al Rusayfah at the third ring road. The northern end is old apartment blocks and pilgrim hotels with restaurants along Ibrahim Al Khalil Street and the huge coach parks at Kudai. The south and west are dense popular districts with countless small shops and unplanned hillside housing, some of it already cleared for redevelopment, giving way to orderly land grant schemes in Al Rusayfah beside the railway station.

Questions about this district

Are old traditional homes more exposed than modern houses?

Yes, old homes have weak footings full of cracks providing termite entry. Treatment needs special care and may need more frequent follow up.

Do unplanned areas in Al Khalidiyah worsen termite problems?

Yes, unplanned land provides direct routes for termites from nature. We focus on treating district edges.

Are small public gardens safe or do they attract termites?

Gardens provide moisture and insect food. We treat surrounding soil and recommend reduced watering.

Does the surrounding hilly terrain increase termite risk?

Hills provide high groundwater and low lying areas on the slopes. Water concentrates around footings on the eastern slope.

Do cracks in old house walls need separate treatment?

Yes, cracks provide direct termite routes. We treat cracks inside and out and around the footing.

How often must Al Khalidiyah be retreated given old foundations and moisture?

Follow up at least every three months. Old footings may need additional retreat every two months due to new cracks.

How much does termite control in Al Khalidiyah 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 Khalidiyah.