Jen from Charlotte, Nc writes
I have a brick patio that buts up to the back of my house and the only way I would be able to trench this area is by removing part of my patio. Can I just treat the interior perimeter and the piers? I also have an attached garage on a slab, should I also trench around this if treating the interior perimeter of the crawl space and the piers only is an option?
When you have any concrete against the home (such as a patio or garage that shares walls with inside rooms) that prevents you from trenching across it, you have to drill holes ever 12 inches apart and treat each hole with roughly 1/2 to 1 gallon of mixed solution. Each hole should be drilled with a bit that is roughly 1/2 wide and 18 inches long. Please review the Taurus SC Product Label and our article How To Do A Termite Treatment for all the proper techniques for a home owner to treat this area. If drilling is not an option you would at least trench around the non concrete walls and around the piers in the crawl space. For inside walls of the crawl space this is usually only done when you have an active infestation but you can do for just prevention if you choose.
Answer last updated on: 05/21/2018
