[villagerjack]

Is the risk of Termites in The Villages overrated?

Termite Distribution - Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - UF/IFAS

[retiredguy123]

The risk is low, but the termite treatment/insurance is a lot less expensive than homeowner's insurance, where the risk is also low.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by villagerjack

Is the risk of Termites in The Villages overrated?

Termite Distribution - Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - UF/IFAS

Yes.

Like every other subject in Florida, older folks are a great target for making money.

[Happydaz]

The incidence of termite infestation may be low because most people get termite treatments. I noticed there was one case in The Villages on the map. There aren’t that many points elsewhere in Florida so it could be a case of under reporting as well. The insurance is nice to have when you go to sell your home.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by villagerjack

Is the risk of Termites in The Villages overrated?

Termite Distribution - Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - UF/IFAS

ALL insurance/ preventative maintenance is overrated------UNTIL it isn't

[LuvNH]

Our nice quiet street had a tented house about a year ago, made us all sit up and take notice. They only got the termites under the tent, what happened to the ones that got away?

[villagerjack]

Originally Posted by LuvNH

Our nice quiet street had a tented house about a year ago, made us all sit up and take notice. They only got the termites under the tent, what happened to the ones that got away?

Address? We can call them and ask

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by LuvNH

Our nice quiet street had a tented house about a year ago, made us all sit up and take notice. They only got the termites under the tent, what happened to the ones that got away?

"They'll be Back!"

[villagerjack]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

ALL insurance/ preventative maintenance is overrated------UNTIL it isn't

Auto and home insurance are required by law if you have a mortgage. Life insurance is required by your wife.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by LuvNH

Our nice quiet street had a tented house about a year ago, made us all sit up and take notice. They only got the termites under the tent, what happened to the ones that got away?

The most common type of termites protected by treatment and a contract are called subterranean termites. Subterranean termites are not treated with a tent. So, most likely, the house you saw was being treated for wood borers or something else.

[villagerjack]

If it was treated at all. Massey has his trolls.

[Babubhat]

The premium versus cost of incident is too high to ignore

[VApeople]

I was raised in Fort Myers FL.

In eighth grade in 1958, our shop teacher said that termites were a real problem in Florida and that was why much of the new construction was concrete block stucco (CBS).

That was the kind of house we lived in at that time and that is the kind of house we live in now.

In Virginia, we and most of our neighbors had serious termite problems. In Osceola Hills where we live, there were no trees before The Villages started building houses, so there was nothing for the termites to eat, and we have not heard of any termite problems.

We paid Massey to treat around our house to hopefully prevent a termite infestation and we pay them to do a yearly check as well.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by VApeople

I was raised in Fort Myers FL.

In eighth grade in 1958, our shop teacher said that termites were a real problem in Florida and that was why much of the new construction was concrete block stucco (CBS).

That was the kind of house we lived in at that time and that is the kind of house we live in now.

In Virginia, we and most of our neighbors had serious termite problems. In Osceola Hills where we live, there were no trees before The Villages started building houses, so there was nothing for the termites to eat, and we have not heard of any termite problems.

We paid Massey to treat around our house to hopefully prevent a termite infestation and we pay them to do a yearly check as well.

Your teacher did not tell you the truth. A concrete block house doesn't do anything to prevent termites from damaging a house. Most termite damage is not structural. They eat door frames, window frames, baseboards, drywall, carpeting, and other parts of the house. They rarely eat structural elements in the house. Also, concrete block will not deter termites from entering the house.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

The risk is low, but the termite treatment/insurance is a lot less expensive than homeowner's insurance, where the risk is also low.