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

Termite control in Al Malik Fahd Makkah

Al Malik Fahd is a mixed residential district in western Makkah where the Jeddah expressway meets the Fourth Ring Road, next to Al Hamra, Ar Rusayfah and Al Khalidiyah. Rocky hills such as Jabal Umm Jurfan enclose it. Soil is shallow over bedrock, walls stand on stone with no modern damp proof course, and water flows from hills to the wadi after rain. Rock fissures hold trapped moisture. The challenge here is not flat-land termite patterns but three dimensional movement through the fractured geology.

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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 Malik Fahd

Footings here are very shallow because rock is so close, and deep excavation is difficult. Termites find their way through rock gaps and climb through them unobstructed. The method is set out in full on Termite control in detail.

The first reason

Shallow soil and bedrock very close to surface

Al Malik Fahd is built on bedrock very near the surface, sometimes a metre or less below ground. Footings are necessarily shallow and may rest partly on rock. Gaps and fissures in the rock provide natural termite highways from soil to building.

The second reason

Surrounding hills and water pouring down after rain

Jabal Umm Jurfan and other hills encircle the district. After heavy rain water cascades down from the heights toward the buildings. Water flows across rock and shallow soil and collects around footings.

The third reason

Fissures in rock and trapped moisture

Surrounding rocks and bedrock contain countless gaps and fissures that trap moisture. These fissures provide damp permanent habitat for termites and connect deep soil directly to building foundations.

The character of Al Malik Fahd

Mixed district: shops at street level with homes above them

In a mixed district on rock like Al Malik Fahd, shops and homes are both at risk, but ground floor shops are at greater risk because bedrock is very near them and street water pools around their footings.

Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

Al Malik Fahd is surrounded by high rocky hills. Bedrock lies very close to the surface, sometimes less than a metre down. Water flows from the hills after rain and is trapped in fissures.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes in Al Malik Fahd may not be obvious because bedrock may offer alternative termite routes, and tubes may be confined in deep rock fissures.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings appear in warm seasons, especially after seasonal rains that raise moisture around the rocky hills.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber is common in boundary fences, gates and verandas that draw moisture from water cascading from hills and from damp rock.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The water source here is twofold: water cascading from hills after rain and moisture trapped in rock gaps and fissures.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor includes timber boundary fencing built on rock, beams and floor boards near rock fissures.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and pipe entries may be direct entry points if they pass through rock gaps or across the junction between rock and building.

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 Malik Fahd

Work in Al Malik Fahd is organised through both its natural and built features: the Makkah Jeddah Expressway defines the northern boundary and main access, whilst Al Muallim Park and Umm Al Katad Park provide reference points to divide the district and organise systematic sector-by-sector treatment.

Makkah Jeddah Expressway
Fourth Ring Road
Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Road
Al Muallim Park
Umm Al Katad Park
Jabal Umm Jurfan

Questions about this district

Does treating very shallow footings on rock require a different technique?

Yes, entirely different. Deep injection is not possible; treatment focuses on surface, rock fissures and cracks, and injecting resin or chemical into gaps.

Are gaps and fissures in the bedrock a direct termite highway from soil to building?

Yes, exactly. Gaps and fissures provide a direct route. These must be treated by resin injection or chemical fill.

Does water pouring from the hills after rain increase infestation risk?

Yes. After heavy rain water cascades from the hills with force and washes the slopes. Moisture around footings rises dramatically.

Are gardens and irrigation possible in Al Malik Fahd with rock so close?

Gardens and irrigation are possible, but rock is very close. Water may not penetrate as deep soil does, but it collects around footings.

Should ground floor shop treatment differ from villa treatment because of proximity to rock?

Treatment may differ slightly, but the fundamental approach remains: treat the fissures, gaps and fill voids where they exist.

Is a villa on the hill slope more at risk than one in the lower area?

A villa on slope faces cascade water flow from the hill. A villa in the low area faces water pooling. Both are at risk, differently.

How much does termite control in Al Malik Fahd 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 Malik Fahd.