The Bora-Care pre-construction treatments for termites are approved as a "stand alone" treatment for newly constructed buildings. This treatment method has been approved both by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development AND the Southern Building Codes Congress International since 1999. The Dept. of Pesticide Regulation in SC also lists Bora-Care as a "stand alone" termite treatment method.
Why Treat the Wood?
Sometimes, due to poor weather, standard soil treatment cannot be performed. The Bora-Care method allows the builder to continue working without losing time. Also, Strand can perform the service without halting the building process and provide the owner of the property with a repair warranty.
What Do We Treat and When?
This service requires all of the wooden members in the structure that meet with the slab and two feet up to be treated. This includes inside partition walls, inner foundation walls, attached garage, and outer foundation walls.
Once the "dried in" stage of construction is completed, this service can be performed. This can be done once the interior and exterior walls are in place, the roof is on, and the structure is framed. Until the wooden members are treated, no showers, tubs, house wrap, insulation, electricity, or plumbing can be installed.
Additionally, Strand
must be notified in a timely manner before completing this treatment, and same-day notice may result in delayed service due to prior commitments).
After treatment has been finished, the construction process can continue without interruption. All additions or changes to the treated places will require extra treatment. Please call us if this happens.
For any questions about when you should have a Bora-Care treatment performed, please give us a call at (843) 249-2619.