Termite Control in Benson Town, Bangalore

Subterranean termites move from the soil into buildings, so the area where a garden meets a house matters. Flower beds built up against a wall, potted plants on a ground-floor verandah, wooden trellises and stored timber in a corner of the compound can all hide a route in.

Older and heritage homes add another layer. Their woodwork, from door and window frames to built-in cupboards and wooden ceilings, may have been in place for decades and may never have been treated. In apartments the pattern is different: activity usually appears inside a flat's wardrobes, kitchen units or door frames, and the source may lie elsewhere in the building.

Walk around the outside of the house as well as the inside. Termite signs in Benson Town homes often start at ground level.

• Outside: mud tubes on the plinth, compound wall or the underside of a wooden verandah step.
• Garden side: soft or crumbling wood in trellises, planters or stored timber near the house.
• Ground floor: hollow-sounding skirting, door frames that flake at the base, or floorboards that dip.
• Indoors: blistered paint over wooden ceilings or frames, and gritty residue inside cupboards.

For an independent or heritage house, our inspection covers the garden edge, the plinth and every room with older timber. Apartment inspections focus on the flat itself, but we will tell you if the source seems to be in the building. For the area's restaurants, cafés, offices and clinics, we check fixtures, storage and wooden fit-outs.

• Residential: independent houses, heritage homes, apartments, residential complexes and rental properties.
• Commercial: restaurants, cafés, offices, clinics, hotels and service establishments.

The inspection decides the treatment. Once we know where termites are active and how they are entering, we explain the options and give you a quotation. Where suitable, post-construction treatment is applied by drilling and injecting at affected points and entry routes, and damaged wooden fittings are treated directly. After the visit you receive a digital service report of the work done.

• Keep soil and flower beds below the level of the plinth and away from wooden frames.
• Do not stack firewood, timber or old furniture against the house or compound wall.
• Replace or treat wooden planters and trellises that touch the walls.
• Fix leaking garden taps and roof drains that keep the base of a wall wet.
• Have older woodwork checked before a renovation, so new fittings are not added to an existing problem.