Conducive Conditions for Pests
Here are a few common things you can
check in your home A detailed pest inspection can have 12 or more recommendations for repair, replacement, and elimination of conducive conditions. · Make sure your attic is properly ventilated. · Periodically check your slab line for the presence of water or moisture. · Remove old rotted wood in areas around your home. · Keep wood debris off the ground and away from areas around your home. · Avoid stacking firewood close to the home. · Slope the soil around the home away from the structure for at least five feet. · Keep soil and beauty bark six inches away from wood siding or skirting. · Make sure kitchen and exhaust fans are installed and have properly sealed ducts that terminate outside. · Make sure the dryer vent properly terminates to the outside and has a tightly sealed duct. · Remove or cut back plants and shrubs planted too close to the exterior of the home. There should be at least 12 inches of clearance from the home to plants or shrubs · Make sure the gutters are clean, and in a good state of repair, and that water from the downspouts is directed away from the home. · Look for plumbing leaks under the kitchen and bathroom sinks, around toilets, under your washing machine, under the dishwasher, and around the outside of your home. |
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