Termite control in Al Taysir, Makkah

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 Taysir

The high floors and shared entrances in the hotel towers mean that termites entering the soil beneath the building can climb tens of metres straight up to the upper storeys and guest rooms. The method is set out in full on our Termite control service.

The first reason

Ancient flood channels and permanently damp soil

Old wadi channels flow down from Jabal Qaiqaan and Jabal Khandamah directly toward the Grand Mosque, and Al Taysir sits across one of these courses. The soil beneath the quarter holds permanent moisture from these ancient channels, creating ideal conditions for termites to remain active and thrive. The floods are seasonal but the ground stays damp all year.

The second reason

Dense restaurants and continuous food supply

Al Taysir Street is lined with restaurants and cafes that provide continuous food for termites. Food and water from the kitchens accelerate colony growth and activity. Hotels above these restaurants are directly exposed because the infestation can climb from the shared ground floor straight upward.

The third reason

High-rise towers with repeated shared floors

Hotel towers of ten or more storeys with shared entrances create long vertical highways for termites. Once the infestation enters the soil beneath the tower it can climb tens of metres through the gaps and voids between floors and along pipes. This means the entire tower must be treated, not just one affected floor or guest room.

Landmarks of Al Taysir

Termite treatment in Al Taysir focuses on the shared soil beneath the foundations running the length of Al Taysir Street and the ring road around the Grand Mosque, with special attention at King Abdulaziz Hospital where the main roads intersect and the tallest hotel towers rise.

Al Taysir Street
Umm Al Qura Road
King Abdulaziz Hospital
The Grand Mosque

Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

A relatively modern district west of the Grand Mosque with tall residential and hotel blocks on organised streets, but the soil beneath it comes from an old valley that once carried flood water down from the mountains.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes begin in the damp soil beneath the footings and travel upward through the horizontal gaps and the long vertical voids in the high-rise towers.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings appear simultaneously on multiple floors of the tower, showing a strong colony that entered the footings and spread rapidly upward.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber appears first in ground and lower floors then climbs higher through the voids and the gaps that run the full height of the building.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The moisture source is the damp soil from the ancient flood channels and the extra humidity added by restaurants and the guest populations in Hajj and Umrah seasons.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Wooden floors and traditional lintels in older hotels touch the soil through the foundation gaps, providing the termites their first entry point.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

The gaps between floors and the spaces around pipes and cables form long vertical highways letting termites climb from the foundations to the upper storeys.

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 Al Ghazza Sub-Municipality

Al Ghazza sub municipality wraps around the north and west of the Grand Mosque, from Al Shamiyah, Al Qararah and Shaib Amir round to Jarwal and Al Taysir. Large tracts were cleared for the northern expansion and the Rua Al Haram scheme, leaving excavated ground and open construction sites beside ageing blocks that now serve as dense seasonal lodgings in Jarwal and Al Taysir. Old flood paths still fall from Jabal Qaiqaan and Jabal Khandamah towards the mosque, and markets and eateries crowd Al Masjid Al Haram Road and Umm Al Qura Road.

Questions about this district

Are the old flood channels beneath Al Taysir the source of the termites?

The channels provide the permanent moisture that termites need to survive and thrive. But the colonies themselves may come from the original soil before the quarter was built. The channels and dampness accelerate activity but treating the ground beneath the buildings is the fundamental solution.

Can termites reach the upper floors of a hotel tower from the footings?

Yes, once the infestation enters the foundations it climbs easily through the gaps and voids and along pipes and cables. The tenth floor of a tall tower is at equal risk as the ground floor. So treating the footings alone may not be sufficient; upper storeys must be inspected too.

Are the restaurants below the hotel the permanent source of reinfestation?

The restaurants provide food and moisture that accelerate colony activity, but the true source is the soil beneath the shared building. Treating the hotel alone without treating the adjoining restaurants may not be sufficient because they share footings.

If neighbouring shops stay infested can treating only the hotel work?

The hotel and shops may share footings, so treating the hotel alone will not stop infestation migrating from the neighbouring building. The shared soil beneath all connected buildings must be treated together to achieve real protection.

How often must a hotel like this be treated each year?

Because of the permanent moisture and dense restaurants, inspection is needed at least every three months. If activity is detected in the monitoring stations, treatment may need refreshing before the year ends. Hotels are more exposed than residential housing.

Does Hajj season and pilgrim crowding increase termite activity?

Hajj brings extra moisture from the high number of people, cooking and laundry. This temporarily speeds up termite activity during peak pilgrimage and Umrah seasons. But the underlying soil moisture is the foundation, and the season merely accelerates the existing activity.

How much does termite control in Al Taysir 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 Taysir.