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Termites!

Posted: Thu Feb 5, 2026 12:25pm
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OK, so we have termites, bless them! We first noticed them in a door frame last May and put proprietary treatment ourselves on the frame, which seemed to clear them. But Oh No! We have now found that frames around 2 doors are like sawdust inside, and yes there are the termites laughing at us! The thing is we have had 2 quotes to eradicate them. One is for €400, and the other is for €3k. Quite a difference. All of our research has shown us that most probably we need the more expensive Sentricor treatment and that the cheaper option will just be a holding operation. But we would like others opinions and knowledge of these treatments. Thanks

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Posted: Thu Feb 5, 2026 1:46pm

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Posted: Thu Feb 5, 2026 1:46pm

Don’t know who’s given you the quotes, but Famim, on the industrial estate opposite ITV in Albox are specialists. They can advise.

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Posted: Thu Feb 5, 2026 2:07pm

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Posted: Thu Feb 5, 2026 2:07pm

Lmj18 wrote on Thu Feb 5, 2026 1:46pm:

Don’t know who’s given you the quotes, but Famim, on the industrial estate opposite ITV in Albox are specialists. They can advise.

Thanks. The quotes are from others so will chat to them...

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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2026 11:21am

Well, we had them in our place on costa del sol. We had numerous costly treatments. Let me tell you NOTHING worked. We ended up replacing all doors / door frames with UPVC / Metal. Its heart breaking. Geoff and Shirley 

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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2026 11:31am

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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2026 11:31am

Geoffmojacar wrote on Wed Feb 11, 2026 11:21am:

Well, we had them in our place on costa del sol. We had numerous costly treatments. Let me tell you NOTHING worked. We ended up replacing all doors / door frames with UPVC / Metal. Its heart breaking. Geoff and Shirley 

Yes that’s normal, you need to replace and treat the new ones. We replaced half of the existing ones and thankfully the treatment worked for the rest of the wardrobes and doors. Nothing for 4 years now, but we spray regularly.

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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2026 12:30pm

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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2026 12:30pm

Lmj18 wrote on Wed Feb 11, 2026 11:31am:

Yes that’s normal, you need to replace and treat the new ones. We replaced half of the existing ones and thankfully the treatment worked for the rest of the wardrobes and doors. Nothing for 4 years now, but we spray regularly.

This is guaranteed for 5 years. Nest is killed completely. They check every few months for 3 years. So we are happy to pay the 3k to save the house and furniture!

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