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June 04, 2005Fumigating your HomeTermite Fumigation After we sold our home FSBO in Virginia, we moved to Santa Monica, California and decided it would be best to rent for a year. We moved into a very nice townhome about a mile from the beach. Before we signed the lease, we were informed that the townhomes were going to be fumigated in June. This didn't seem like a big deal at the time but as the date grew nearer, some papers were dropped off at our door stating we had to abandone the property for 3 days. I've had exterminators spray my home before but I had no idea what a termite fumigation involved. The gas which is used is called Vikane Gas or Sulfuryl Fluoride and is produced by Dow AgroSciences. This stuff is so strong that the entire complex is going to be sealed off so the gas can penetrate the wood throughly and kill the termites. The complex will be sealed for up to 72 hours before they start the aeration process. After we received the notice we decided to make a reservation at a nearby Travel Lodge. Not the best accomidations but it is a block from our house. The next thing we had to do is bag up all our food, spices and drugs in Nylofume bags. This has truely turned out to be a pain in the ass. Anything that does not have an airtight seal has to be bagged. Because we have young kids my wife has decided to put all their clothes and toys in large plastic bags as well. We are going to put the bags in the minivan just to be safe. We are almost done putting everything in the Nylofume bags and packing up our suitcases. We have to be out of the house in two days so I will write an update as soon as we move back in the house. Posted by Dogger at June 4, 2005 05:35 PM CommentsPost a comment |
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