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

Termite control in Al Mansour Makkah

Al Mansour is among the oldest quarters of Makkah, strung along the long axis of Prince Mansour Street with shops, small markets and multi storey offices, and ageing apartment blocks above the ground floor shops. The street runs from Al Hajoun Road down to Ibrahim Al Khalil Street, and the environment is a very old mixed commercial and residential mix. Termites in Al Mansour nest in the sub floor voids and deep footings, and treatment focuses on shared spaces below and between storeys.

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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 Mansour

Shops on Prince Mansour Street close at night, inhabited by shop owners and workers, and termites move easily between a closed shop and the flat above it. The method is set out in full on what Termite control involves.

The first reason

Closed shops provide protected termite refuge

Shops closed at night and seasonally provide safe shelter for termites. Termites travel from the shop into the residential building above it. Treatment focuses on gaps between floors.

The second reason

Gaps between shop and flat are easy routes

Boundaries between commercial ground floor and residential storeys above provide direct termite pathways. Pipes and engineering voids offer straight routes. Treatment injects round these gaps.

The third reason

Deep footings and ancient soil are termites' true home

Prince Mansour Street is very old and its soil hosts ancient established termite colonies. Footings are very deep and termites in them are active and settled. Deep excavation and injection is essential.

Al Mansour on the map

Al Mansour sits about 0.5 km from Al Tandabawi and about 1.5 km from Al Shubaikah.

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Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

Prince Mansour Street is a long commercial spine in Makkah holding diverse shops and old apartment buildings, and the soil beneath it is very old, with decades of continuous use.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes in Al Mansour start from very deep footings and reach the shop and flat through gaps.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Termite wings appear in shops and flats, but the main colonies in deep ancient footings are always active.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber begins in floor timbers and doors in damp voids.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The water source is old drainage, naturally damp soil and moisture from shops and eateries.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor includes building footings and timber in gaps between storeys.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Gaps between shop and flat and engineering voids need deep treatment and repeated injection.

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.

The character of Al Mansour

Commercial area: offices, showrooms and small stores

In a commercial zone like Al Mansour, termites easily crawl between closed shop and residential flat above it. Shops that close seasonally or stand empty provide safe refuge for termites. Treatment must understand that shop and flat are a single unit from the termite's perspective.

Questions about this district

Shop is ground floor, flat is above: do termites travel from shop to flat?

Absolutely yes. Boundaries, pipes and gaps between storeys provide direct routes. Treating the gap between floors is absolutely essential.

Is the termite problem in our shop or in the shops next to us?

May be yours or adjacent ones. Shops are connected and termites move between them. Treating all connected shops is best.

Can we treat termites before knocking down the old foundations and rebuilding?

Yes. Treatment before demolition stops termites migrating to other zones. But after new building, new treatment is needed.

We change our shop every two years: do we need new treatment each time?

If shops are connected, treatment usually lasts more than two years. But routine check after each move is wise.

Flat is above the shop: does termites in the shop mean termites in the flat too?

Not necessarily, but probability is very high. Treating the gap between floors stops the spread.

Drainage is very old on Prince Mansour Street: is treatment alone enough?

Treatment round footings and drains stops termites entering. But old drainage raises moisture. Fixing it may be needed for lasting effect.

How much does termite control in Al Mansour 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 Mansour.