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

Termite control in Al Muntazahat Jeddah

Al Muntazahat is a mixed district along Old Makkah Road in south eastern Jeddah where new villas and apartment blocks stand beside older quarters and land whose use has changed. Foundations here vary: some sit on ground that was once an old residential scheme, others on soil hastily prepared. Termites from below-ground history reach modern foundations easily.

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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 Muntazahat

New villas in Al Muntazahat often show termites in the first year because the ground beneath was excavated from mixed and unstable soil. The method is set out in full on the full Termite control page.

The first reason

New ground breaks old termite barriers

Modern villas sit on ground that was once a residential scheme or served other use. Excavation disrupts the soil's natural structure and opens direct routes for termites from depth. Treatment focuses on resealing those routes round the footing.

The second reason

Old adjacent quarters dispatch termite colonies

Ageing and popular apartment blocks beside new villas harbour established termite colonies. Termites spread horizontally when their colony gets crowded, and a new villa next door offers fresh opportunity. Early treatment is essential.

The third reason

Mixed footings offer no natural termite barrier

Foundations of some villas are ageing or hastily prepared, others new, and quality is uneven. No consistent natural barrier against termites exists. Treatment must be thorough round the whole villa.

Al Muntazahat on the map

Al Muntazahat sits about 4.5 km from East Al Sulaymaniyah and about 7 km from Umm Al Salam.

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Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

Old Makkah Road runs between recently built villas and old popular apartment blocks and land previously used for other purposes, and the soil beneath is mixed and inconsistent.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes in Al Muntazahat start in old deep soil and rise directly into modern footings.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Termite wings appear in new villas in the first season, usually in the first year.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Timber begins to hollow from the inside in damp voids beneath raised floors.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The water source is multiple: the sub-surface soil, residual building moisture, and new garden irrigation.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor includes the villa footing and timber slightly raised on mixed soil.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints between footing, ground floor walls and sub-floor gaps need initial injection before voids are filled.

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 Umm Al Salam Sub-Municipality

The Umm Al Salam sub municipality covers the east and south east of Jeddah along the Old Makkah Road and the Haramain Road. It pairs recently planned districts such as Al Wahah, Al Nakhil and Al Shuruq with popular districts that grew outside formal planning, including Al Harazat, Al Mahamid and Umm Al Salam. The older areas have ageing drainage, unpaved streets and vacant plots where building waste collects, conditions that suit rodents, cockroaches and ants. The newer areas are ringed by half built subdivisions and open excavations.

Questions about this district

New villa in Al Muntazahat built on land that was an old residential scheme: is risk higher?

Yes. Excavated ground with mixed soil and old colonies at depth mean higher risk. Early treatment in year one pays off substantially.

The old quarter beside us has termites: do they spread to us through dry summer soil?

Termites from old quarters may reach you, especially in wet seasons. Dry soil slows them but does not stop them. Distance and a chemical barrier round your villa is the best guard.

In Al Muntazahat, does a nearby wadi increase termite risk?

Wadis provide natural highways for sub-surface termite movement. Nearness to a wadi means natural termites likely exist in the soil. Early treatment is most important.

Is early treatment before moving into a new villa better than treatment after infestation?

The difference is vast. Early treatment stops infestation from the start and protects timber from damage. Treatment after appearance means loss of timber before you begin.

The villa next to ours has termites: do we wait for infestation or treat now?

Do not wait. Termites from the infested villa may reach your boundary in weeks. Treating now round your footing and fence stops entry.

Floors are raised with gaps beneath: do termites colonise them quickly?

Gaps under raised floors offer ideal shelter for termites. If the soil beneath is damp for any reason, colonies spread quickly. Treatment under the slab is essential.

How much does termite control in Al Muntazahat 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 Muntazahat.