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

Termite control in Al Maabdah Makkah

Al Maabdah sits in Wadi Ibrahim on the Al Abtah side, a short drive north east of the Grand Mosque. It is an old district, its historic lanes and palaces like Al Saqqaf Palace converted now into hotels and apartment blocks on Al Maabdah Street. Termites here attack deep stone footings and timber set into walls, and the closely built hotels and flats provide multiple routes for spread from one building to the next.

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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 Maabdah

Hotels in Al Maabdah commonly carry infestations in basement footings, and the problem often spreads through shared passages and adjoining structures. The method is set out in full on the full Termite control page.

The first reason

Deep stone footings provide colony shelter

Historic houses have stone footings extending a metre and a half or more, and old natural cracks provide complete passage networks. The stone itself is not eaten but the gaps form a complete termite highway.

The second reason

Closely built hotels increase cross building spread

Hotels and apartment blocks here touch each other, and their base structures are shared. Treating one hotel may not stop infestation in the neighbouring hotel, especially if they share a structural frame.

The third reason

Wadi flow brings moisture after rain and flash floods

Wadi Ibrahim carries water after rain, and moisture reaches the footings through the soil. Rainy seasons may greatly increase colony activity.

Al Maabdah on the map

Al Maabdah sits about 1 km from Al Rawdah and about 1.5 km from Al Jumayzah.

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Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

The wadi location means moisture from the valley bed and water flow after rain, and old buildings have deep stone footings with natural fissures.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes may extend deep in stone cracks and may not surface, or may appear in unexpected places.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Flying termites are rare in stone buildings because internal cavities provide complete shelter.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber is in stone walls, wooden doors and floors, and damage may be deep before it is found.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

Water sources are multiple: from Wadi Ibrahim, rainwater, leaks from hotel pipes and the hospital.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor in timber floors and partitions faces direct attack from wadi moisture.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and pipe entries are numerous in hotels and apartment blocks, and each point may provide termite access.

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 Maabdah

Work in Al Maabdah is organised through Al Maabdah Street and Al Masjid Al Haram Road, with stations placed around the hotels and apartments near King Faisal Hospital and Al Saqqaf Palace.

Al Maabdah Street
Al Masjid Al Haram Road
Holy Capital Municipality
King Faisal Hospital
Al Saqqaf Palace

Questions about this district

Do historic buildings here need different treatment than modern hotels?

Yes, deep stone footings and old timber need precise targeted treatment. Modern hotels may have their termites in shallower concrete footings.

Are hotels close to the mosque and courtyards more likely to be infested?

No major difference, but soil around the mosque stays damp from ablution water and regular cleaning.

Can we treat a hotel without shutting it down or only during partial closures?

Treatment can occur during off hours or at night without full closure if the infestation is limited.

Can wadi water after rain carry live termite colonies from one place to another?

Running water may carry timber and materials but not live colonies. Moisture is the real danger.

Is Al Saqqaf Palace and the other historic buildings also infested with termites?

Historic buildings likely carry infestation but are difficult to inspect and difficult to treat without heritage damage.

Does treating one apartment building protect it from adjacent infested hotels?

No, we may only move the colony. Each building may need separate treatment if the foundation structure is truly independent.

How much does termite control in Al Maabdah 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 Maabdah.