A Managed Approach System To Termite Management

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A Managed Approach System To Termite Management
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It is no secret that termites are prevalent in
almost all parts of Australia and they cause
serious damage to more than 180,000 Australian
homes and buildings every year. There are about
350 species of termites in Australia, but
Nasutitermes, Heterotermes, Microcerotermes,
Coptotermes, Mastotermes, and Schedorhinotermes
are some of the common categories of termites
that cause maximum destruction.
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• The current Australian building regulations
  mainly put emphasis of on the management of
  termites through barrier systems and inspections.
  New regulations are not in favour of
  environmentally harmful methods of the past.
  Although the risk of major damage is very low,
  yet all sorts of houses are at risk from termite
  attack. The best approach to reduce the risk is
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• Inspect regularly and,
• Maintain termite barriers.

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• The key focus of the new approach is to offer a
  system that addresses all structures of the house
  in a perfect manner. This approach is also
  related to the construction of a barrier system
  that can easily help in assisting termite
  inspections once the house is occupied. There are
  a number of Australian Standards which relate to
  termite management
• AS 3660.1-2000 Termite management (New building
  work).
• AS 3660.2-2000 Termite management (In and around
  existing buildings and structures).
• AS 3660.3-2000 Termite management (Evaluation
  criteria for termite management systems).
• AS 4349.3-1998 Inspections of buildings (Timber
  pest inspections).
• The use of DIY termite baits and DIY termite
  control is also popular as termite controlling
  methods help in making your homes free from the
  presence and attack of termites in a convenient
  manner.

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Contact Information
DIY Termite Protection 39 Madeline St
Mudgeeraba Queensland, 4213, Australia PH 1300
929 246 Mail info_at_bsmart.com.au URL
http//www.diytermiteprotection.com.au/