Termite control in Al Nazlah Al Sharqiyah, Jeddah

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 Nazlah Al Sharqiyah

A neighbouring flat may have old termites in it, whilst the next flat looks untouched until termites arrive. Neighbours know their own problems but may not treat them, and termites move from flat to flat in days through gaps in common walls. The method is set out in full on what Termite control involves.

The first reason

Flats close together with shared walls carry termites between homes

In a densely packed apartment district, walls between flats are not always thick or fully sealed. Termites entering one flat can reach the next flat in days through gaps and cracks in shared walls. Treatment must cover the flat's borders and foundations, and coordination with neighbours is needed.

The second reason

Ageing networks and shared foundations are termite highways

Shared foundations between close old buildings offer natural passages for termites. Old drainage and broken pipes leave damp underground passages below the floors, and termites use them to travel between entire buildings with ease.

The third reason

Old stone buildings have deep voids and cracks

Stone buildings in Al Nazlah Al Sharqiyah may be hundreds of years old, with eroding stone and widening gaps. These deep voids in walls and foundations provide natural shelter for termites and make them hard to reach. Treatment focuses on injecting soil around foundations and sealing large gaps.

Al Nazlah Al Sharqiyah on the map

Al Nazlah Al Sharqiyah sits about 1 km from Al Nazlah Al Yamaniyah and about 1.5 km from Al Thaghr.

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Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

The quarter is very old, some buildings made of stone in heritage style, streets are narrow, and housing density is high. Old drainage and broken pipes are a feature of the neighbourhood.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes in Al Nazlah Al Sharqiyah are often very deep and usually old, and damp soil and ageing foundations provide ideal conditions. Tracking them takes patience and experience.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings appear heavily in old close-packed flats, and termites move between flats during breeding season, so wings appear in several flats at once.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber in old doors and windows and furniture shows cumulative damage from moisture and termites together over many years.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The main water source is old drainage and broken pipes and damp foundations; moisture never dries in an old densely built quarter.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor in an old flat in an old building is exposed to dampness from the soil and drains, and damp soil gives termites a direct route inward.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and pipe entries in Al Nazlah Al Sharqiyah are numerous and poorly sealed because shared foundations are very old; every gap is a likely route between flats.

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 Nazlah Al Sharqiyah

Apartment district: residential blocks, repeated floors and shared entrances

A dense apartment district means termites may reach the flat from a neighbouring one through shared walls in days. Treatment here is not one flat in isolation, but the flat and its borders with adjoining flats together, and coordination with neighbours may be needed to stop the termites returning.

Questions about this district

The adjoining flat is very old and may have termites already: what do we do?

If the neighbouring flat is infested, yours is at risk through shared walls and foundations. Our advice is to treat your flat quickly, and if you can coordinate with your neighbour that is best. But treating your flat alone may stop termites coming from next door.

Is a flat in a very old building in Al Nazlah Al Sharqiyah more at risk?

Old buildings have more gaps and cracks than new ones, and termites find their way through easily. If you are in a very old building, the risk of infestation is higher, and treatment may need repeating more often.

The drain below us is very old and we hear water in the wall: is this why we have termites?

Ageing drains and leaking pipes create constant dampness that pests love. Termites may come from the soil because of the moisture, but the root cause may be the drainage. Treating the soil around foundations is necessary, and fixing the drains matters too.

Al Kawthar Mosque is beside our building: is it a factor in our termite problem?

The mosque is not a direct termite source, but its drainage networks may connect to the district's systems. If the mosque is in an old building, its pipes may also be broken, and that raises humidity around nearby flats.

We are on the third floor of an old building: is ground floor or top floor more at risk?

Termites climb from foundations and floors upward, and lower floors are usually at greatest risk. But in an old building all floors are exposed because drains run through them all, and gaps in walls reach from ground to top.

Our flat is small and cramped: does that increase our termite risk?

The flat's size itself does not raise risk, but a small flat in an old dense quarter means shared foundations are closer. This makes it easier for termites to move from flat to flat. Treatment focuses on sealing every gap and crack in shared walls and foundations.

How much does termite control in Al Nazlah Al Sharqiyah 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 Nazlah Al Sharqiyah.