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Dealing with Termites in Myrtle Beach, SC

November 11, 2020 By Jeremy

Myrtle Beach Termites

One of the biggest concerns that I deal with when helping someone move to Myrtle Beach is the pesky insects that we have in our area. You know the ones I referring to, the ones that can destroy your home in rather short time, TERMITES! Unfortunately, termites are something that fairly common in the warm humid climates like Myrtle Beach.

They like the warmer temperatures, the moist ground, and sandy soil all make it pretty easy for them to dig tunnels through the ground. Add into that the fact that our ground doesn’t freeze and it makes for happy little bugs who get to terrorize us.

Back at the beginning of the Pandemic, my wife & I decided we were going to do some landscape work around the house which included adding a fresh layer of mulch to all the flower beds. So to help prep everything, we began weeding, and adding a few more plants to the ground.

Unfortunately, as we were digging holes to plant along our garage, we stumbled across some of these annoying insects about to have a feast on the studs in the wall. So I immediately reached out to a local pest control company and had them come to treat my home.

See, here in the south, termites are fairly common and aren’t that big of a deal as long as you watch for the warning signs of an infestation starting. Some of the tell tale signs are the active colony in the dirt like in my video, or sometimes you will find tunnels on the concrete foundation leading up to the wood.

If you catch an infestation early enough like we did, you should be able to get away with a simple treatment of the foundation of your home that will kill any termites nearby and prevent any damage to your home. This will keep your home safe from damage.

Termite Damage

Now I’m not going to lie, if you do not get your home treated and ignore the signs, you could end up with Major problems down the road. I’ve seen houses where the entire garage had to be redone due to termite damage. They had to go and rip out all the drywall 8 feet up, and replace the damaged wood underneath. It was thousands of dollars of damage and weeks of mess to repair the damage from these tiny little creatures.

When your home in Myrtle Beach is treated for termites, one thing to always keep up to date after the fact is any type of bonds that the pest control company may offer. For example, the company that treated my house gives a lifetime warranty as long as I do the annual inspections with them where they will come and check to make sure the termites have not come back. This annual inspection is around $100-$150, but it much less than the cost of having to treat an entire home $1,000-$2,500, and definitely more affordable than handling the damage which could cost well into the thousands.

So in closing, if you find termites, don’t panic, simply reach out to a pest control company, have them treat the home and then keep the annual inspection up and you should be fine.

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Jeremy was very thorough in helping us get our home sold in Conway. We were in contract within the first 5 days and sold it quickly! Jeremy was just what we needed in a realtor.

Justin & Rebekah B Sold in 2017 2672 Highway 90, Conway, SC 29526

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Jeremy did a wonderful job representing me as a new home buyer in Myrtle Beach. Jeremy is an easy and friendly professional to work with and went above and beyond to help meet my requirements and budget. He made great recommendations in his network, where appropriate, to aid in the buying process. Jeremy provided proactive and timely feedback throughout the process to keep me informed as to the progress of listings, our eventual contract and was engaged through and after the closing. I would recommend him to anyone buying in the Myrtle Beach area.

Ryan M Bought Oct 2015 Fox Horn Home in Myrtle Beach

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I was an out of town buyer who knew that I wanted to look at condos/ town houses in the town's of Pawley's Island, Litchfield, and Murrell's Inlet as a second home. After sitting down with Jeremy and discussing mine and my wife's requirements, he showed us approximately ten listings over two days.  In general, he was very knowledgeable and we purchased one of the condos he showed and couldn't be happier

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Danielle & Chris R Sold in 2015 University Forest, Conway SC

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Jeremy was easy to work with, especially since we live in DE and were looking at Myrtle Beach properties. He made videos for us and gave us any insights we might need to know since we couldn't tell from the video everything.

The Wilson's Bought April 2017 Condo in Myrtle Beach

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In our lengthy search for a home which began last year, we had Jeremy stay in touch with us on a regular basis. We hadn't even signed to use his services. This personal attention made use choose him.

Not only did he work hard to find us the right home, he also put us in contact with a selling agent in Charlotte. My home there sold in 10 days, thanks to Jeremy this was possible.

All through the search Jeremy was courteous, professional and extremely knowledgeable. He was very patient with us as i'm sure we made him crazy. Thanks and I recommend Jeremy to everyone and anyone.

Kevin & Antoinette M Bought June 2017 Tuscany in Myrtle Beach, SC

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Rich & Marla P Sold Home In Cameron Village

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Being a first time home buyer I needed a little "hand holding" and Jeremy was right there to provide that for me.  He was always there for me to answer any and all questions I had and I just knew from the moment I started working with him that he truly had my best interest at heart.

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