Subterranean termites are the single most destructive insect a house in Montgomery County will face, and the reason they are so damaging is that almost nothing about them is visible. They nest in the soil, not in the building. They reach the structure through mud tubes built up a pier, a slab edge or a foundation wall, and once they are into the framing they work inside the timber, following the grain and leaving the outer surface intact. A wall can look perfectly sound and be substantially hollow behind the paint. Most homeowners find out one of two ways: a spring swarm of winged reproductives against a window, or a piece of trim, a door frame or a sill that gives unexpectedly under pressure. Both mean the colony has already been established for some time. The conditions here make it worse than average. This is pine country on clay that holds water, and warm damp soil against a foundation is what subterranean termites want. Mulch beds, stacked firewood, fence posts, tree stumps and irrigation all bridge the gap between the ground and the building. The inspection looks at the structure and at the soil and conditions around it, because the second one is usually what explains the first. Texas Pride has held the termite category on licence TPCL #0570706 since 2003, and the licence holder does the inspection himself.
Based in Montgomery on the west side of Lake Conroe, and working across Montgomery County: Conroe, Willis, Magnolia, Pinehurst, The Woodlands, Panorama Village, Cut and Shoot and up toward Huntsville. James has lived and worked in this area for over thirty years. If your town is not on the list, ask — it is usually close enough.
Mud tubes on a foundation, winged insects at a window in spring, roaches in a kitchen at night, ants trailing across a counter, fire ant mounds in the yard, or a wood destroying insect report needed on a sale or a new build. Describe what you have got and where you are — photos help a lot. Mon to Fri 8 AM to 4 PM, Sat 10 AM to 2 PM, closed Sunday.