Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 01, 2010 4:49 pm Hi... I'm building with Big M and have decided to go with their termite protection. Because we are getting our slab laid in a few days. They will not allow us to get it They say it takes 3 days for admin work ........ Anyway have asked them if we can get our own people to do termite protection via e-mail but haven't received a response yet. I'm expecting them to say no.... My question is when the house is built. Is there a way in getting termite protection after handover ??? Or am I stuck without termite protection ? We are in a termite free zone but with weather changing, I'm afraid that our area will sooner or later become a termite area. Thanks for your help !!! Re: Termite Protection after handover ?? Options ??? 2Jun 01, 2010 5:02 pm Hey gacho, I suspect that you are talking about physical termite systems (like Termimesh etc), (not chemical ones). Physical systems do need to be done in a few stages, and one of them is the pre-slab stage. I think you could still get the chemical one any time after or during the build, but don't quote me on that, definitely not an expert. My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Yes, neither is termite damage that is not covered by your house insurance. 3 6571 Hi , I'm currently going through this now within the Whitehorse council which has a similar set of restrictions. We're having to make compromises with our floor plan due… 3 30668 |