Termite control in Al Rehab, 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 Rehab

In mixed districts like Al Rehab, commercial shops especially restaurants and bakeries attract termites faster, and a flat above an infested shop faces direct risk unless the connecting voids are treated as well. The method is set out in full on our Termite control service.

The first reason

Shop and flat above share enclosed basement voids and pipes

Commercial shops in Al Rehab provide continuous food for termites from food waste, cardboard and timber. Basement voids and pipes connect the shop to the flat above. Treating the shop alone is not enough if the shared gaps and pipes are not treated.

The second reason

Neighbouring shops may be the source of shared termite problems

If the shop next to you is untreated or under different management, termites move between shops through shared voids. Treating your own shop stops insects from inside but not entry from the adjacent shop, so continuous monitoring is needed.

The third reason

Tall residential blocks in Al Rehab mean complex vertical pipe networks

Pipes and wires run vertically through multiple storeys, and gaps around them at different floors provide passage for termites from ground level upwards. Treating each entry point and every horizontal joint needs precision and comprehensive planning.

The character of Al Rehab

Mixed district: shops at street level with homes above them

A mixed district means termites have diverse food sources and many hiding places, and the shared basement voids connect all of this together. Treatment must envelop the district as a single system, not each shop or flat separately.

Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

The district is bounded by Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Street to the north and Prince Majid Road to the west, with King Abdullah Road crossing it. This creates variety in building heights and connections between structures that concentrate termite risks.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes in Al Rehab appear on internal walls of enclosed voids and on pipes, and detecting them needs thorough inspection of shared joints and basement footings.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings gather in large numbers near main pipes and horizontal joints, a clear sign of an active colony in the shared basement voids.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber shows in wooden shop floors and stored furniture, and treatment must reach every piece kept in the voids.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The water source in Al Rehab is the damp foundation and pipes that may leak, and controlling these dampens seasonal colony activity.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose from stacked cardboard in shops and old wood in voids acts as strong bait, and treatment must surround it and cut the path from voids to adjacent timbers.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Gaps between shops and flats and the central pipes need careful treatment at every point, and regular re-inspection ensures these connections do not reopen.

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 Rehab

In Al Rehab, the work spreads across a wide area between King Abdullah Road to the west and Al Arbaeen Street to the east. Mixed shops and flats along these thoroughfares need unified treatment, and access is easiest through main entrances and the shared basement passages.

King Abdullah Road
Al Arbaeen Street
Palestine Street
University of Jeddah (Al Rehab campus)
Al Ahli Club
Prince Majid Road

Questions about this district

Our shop is clean and well ordered, the flat above has not complained: is termites still possible?

Yes, termites may be in the basement voids without showing in the shop or flat yet. Specialist checking of joints and pipes detects colonies before they eat timber. Cleanliness prevents new attraction but does not stop entry from below.

Do we need treatment if only one of three adjoining shops is infested?

Yes, urgent treatment. The shared basement voids connect all three shops, so one infestation spreads to the others within weeks if the pipes and joints are not treated.

The flat below ours: does treating it protect the upper flat too?

Treating one flat protects that flat only if joints are sealed tightly. But if joints are shared with the flat above, each flat needs separate treatment for full protection.

Treating our shop: will it affect food safety and customers?

Modern treatments are safe for food when applied correctly. Application is in basement voids, pipes and joints, not surfaces that touch food. Closing the shop for hours after spraying ensures complete safety.

The wall between us and the shop next door is shared: do termites eat it from both sides?

Yes, a shared wall may be a passage for termites from one side to the other, especially if there are gaps in joints or old paint. Treating your side protects your side, but treating the wall itself is better if the other owner agrees.

We have a generator and water tank on the roof: does this increase termite risk below?

The roof does not increase risk directly, but a leak from the tank or generator runoff may seep through internal pipes and raise moisture below. Regular tank and pipe maintenance prevents this.

How much does termite control in Al Rehab 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 Rehab.