MOISTURE CONTROL ESSENTIAL TO A SAFE AND HEALTHY HOME
Wood decaying fungi causes as much, if not more, damage to structures each year as termites. Estimated residential repair costs are more than $17 billion annually. Often, damage believed to be caused by termites was caused by wood-decay fungi. This problem occurs because moisture conditions that are favorable for fungi are usually not corrected. Wood-decaying fungi is a living organism. If needs food, moisture, warmth and oxygen to survive and grow. In order to control fungi, one or more of these elements must be controlled and/or eliminated. We cannot take away the food source (all lumber under the house), control the temperature, or eliminate oxygen, but we can control the moisture.
HOME Pest Control has more than 43 years of moisture control experience. A certified HOME Pest Control inspector thoroughly inspects under your house as well as inside and outside. The cause of the excessive moisture is determined and a customized plan is developed to correct the problem. HOME Pest Control offers a wide variety of moisture control methods:
