When you have new construction, is it required that the concrete guys treat for termites before passing inspection? This may be more geared towards the south, but I noticed at a few sites that there is a stamp or permit for treatment.
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I've built in NJ and CT, and no such treatment was required in either place. It's probably zoned by likelihood of occurance.
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We had to spray every slab prior to pour in Las Vegas. They'd put a sticker on the vent riser to show the inspector that the slab was treated (that's the only evidence I ever saw of the treatment- they seemed to sneak in under cover of darkness to do the actual spraying....lol). Seemed kinda odd, since Vegas isn't exactly the termite capital of the world, but "no sticker, no passy inspection......."
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In Vegas, it could have been for termites but it is also a formula that deters scorpions, spiders, etc. I had a friend down in <!----><!----><!---->Phoenix<!----><!----> and they had a bug man spray every year to keep out the poisonous desert critters.
Around here it is a mortgage company requirement.
some counties here..
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Here in Mobile, AL the termite company leaves their sign tacked to the permit board to signify they have sprayed the dirt. Or, the HO can do it themselves and leave the empty jug of chemical by the permit. Either way, it has to be done before the slab can be poured.
For Florida, yes. You can have your local pest control company do this, but most concrete subs will do it too.