termite repair

Start the New Year with a Termite-Free Home

Each new year, people make resolutions. For most, it encompasses their health, such as losing weight and exercising. Others are determined to make new friends, read more books, or get organized. For homeowners, another resolution that could help them enjoy their lives more is to resolve to have a termite-free home. These wood-chewing pests are silent home wreckers. They gnaw on the inner sanctums of a house twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. They cause billions of dollars…

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Handling Termites in the Winter…Yes, Winter

Many animals slow down during the winter months. Bears find dens to hibernate in. Some species of birds migrate to warmer areas of the world. Even humans limit their outdoor activities in colder parts of the country. Some in the animal kingdom click their mandibles at the changes in the season and keep moving, doing what they do best…chewing wood. The tiny yet mighty termite doesn’t slow down for any changes in the weather. They will infest your home while…

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Checking Your Guest List: Termite Prevention During the Holidays

The holiday season is a time for friends, family, and festive decorations. Homeowners plan parties and invite guests over to enjoy food and fun. During this time of year, even those annoying family members are welcomed with open arms, and the celebration commences. There is one guest that no one should have to worry about, but these guests don’t take time off from their nefarious duties. Termites are active all year long, and even though they may be on Santa’s…

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Need to Entertain the Kids This Thanksgiving? Fun Fact About Termites

Who remembers sitting at the kids’ table during Thanksgiving? The youngsters were relegated to a tiny table while the adults sat around the big table talking, laughing, and eating. Cousin Eddie would get bored and start shooting peas through a straw, hitting Cousin Anne in the eye, and causing Cousin George to spit his milk on Cousin Carol. Yeah, holidays can be a little boring for the kiddos. One way to keep them entertained while sitting around their table is…

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Termites Never Dress Up for Halloween—They Are Scary Enough All Year Long!

Halloween is a holiday full of children dressed up in costumes, running from one home to the next, looking for tasty treats. Some dress as princesses, while others aim for spooky ghosts or goblins. In the animal kingdom, there is a wood-chewing pest that doesn’t have to dress up to look scary. The termite has a head with long pincers and no eyes. Hollywood couldn’t create a creature as scary looking as this pest. What makes things even more frightening…

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Should You Buy a Home with Termite Damage?

Buying a new home is a dream come true for many people. It’s part of the American Dream and gives homeowners a sense of pride. When you are in the market for a new home, you may have a list of must-haves and would-be-nice-to-have items. Should you turn down that perfect Pleasanton abode if there has been evidence of damage after a termite inspection? The answer isn’t necessarily clear-cut. Once you know the pros and cons of purchasing a residence…

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How to Notice if Termites Have Returned to Your Property

You have fought the good fight. After much struggle, you have defeated the pesky termite. No longer will this wood-chewing pest make a meal out of your house. At least, you want to believe this. However, termites don’t realize when you have hung out the ‘No Vacancy’ sign. They will reappear and re-infest your home, and there isn’t much you can do about it. Or is there? The reality is that your battle at a pest-free home will only be…

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Control Termites Before They Control You!

No one likes to be at the mercy of another person, least of all be at the mercy of a bug. Yet, termites keep families under their wood-chewing control, causing billions of dollars in damage throughout the United States. You don’t have to fall victim to home wreckers with voracious appetites. There are many things you can do to ensure your residence is less enticing to a wood chewer. One such move is to enlist the services of a reliable…

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Do Termites Survive in Cold Weather?

For many Americans who live in colder climates, going south for the winter may sound appealing. Depending on where you reside, you may envy the hibernating bear. As the mercury falls and plants and animals slow down to hibernate, it is easy to believe that bugs do the same. Unlike other members of the animal kingdom, termites are eating machines that munch in wood and other cellulose items 24/7, 365 days a year. That is why it’s important that you…

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Frequently Asked Questions about Termite Damage

Most of the time, we plow through our day-to-day activities focused on our careers, families, and paying the bills. Between carting kids off to dance lessons and sports practices, there is little time to consider the tiny wood munchers eating you out of house and home. Termites are insects that ravage homes and businesses, causing billions of dollars in damage each year. Many of us mistake these pests for ants, or we may see the evidence but not realize what…

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Times Up Termite, Inc. provides termite inspection, treatment and repair service to all of Alameda and Contra Costa County cities including Alameda, Alamo, Albany, Antioch, Ashland, Berkeley, Brentwood, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Clayton, Concord, Danville, Dublin, El Sobrante, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Fremont, Hercules, Lafayette, Livermore, Martinez, Moraga, Newark, Oakland, Oakley, Orinda, Piedmont, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, Richmond, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, San Pablo, Sunol, Union City and Walnut Creek.