Commercial Structures
Even today, many specifiers believe that termite control is the job of the Pest Control Operator.
But the days of spreading chemicals in and around buildings are slowly coming to an end.
When we think about termite entry points as being all around the building envelope, it seems obvious that we should think about using physical barriers in the envelope during design and construction. That type of thinking is spreading slowly but steadily. We can keep out not just water and termites, but almost everything else.
With the interdisciplinary development of TERM Barriers, sustainable termite exclusion can be built into the envelope as part of the waterproofing and moistureproofing protection.
TERM building envelope materials are familiar to those who design and install envelopes
Most of the termite protection is provided by the waterproofing, which incorporates TERM Termite Sealant. To those who specify or build envelope materials, both the details and the construction are close to identical with today’s familiar peel and stick products.
Several new accessories are involved. These are TERM Particle Barrier and TERM Micromesh barriers. These accessories are built into secondary areas where termite control cannot be done by TERM membranes. Termite control in these areas has consisted of termiticide, or nothing.
The table below shows, for most TERM Barrier components and applications, the installing trade plus an indication of potential cost impact for a 10,000 ft2 footprint structure.
| TERM Underslab Barrier Installed by Commercial waterproofing contractor | If you specify full underslab waterproofing |  |
| Costs will rise moderately or possibly not at all | ||
| If you specify vapor barrier | ||
| Costs will rise noticeably. Ask us to estimate. | ||
| TERM Water|Termite Foundation Barrier Installed by Commercial waterproofing contractor | If you specify peel and stick foundation waterproofing |  |
| Costs will rise moderately | ||
| If you specify Dampproofing | ||
| Costs will rise noticeably. Ask us to estimate. | ||
| TERM Sill Water|Termite Barrier Installed by Framing contractor | If you specify peel and stick sill barrier |  |
| Costs will rise moderately | ||
| If you specify foam insulation or nothing | ||
| Costs will rise noticeably per lineal foot | ||
| TERM Flashing Moisture|Termite Barrier Installed by Framing contractor | If you specify peel and stick flashing barrier |  |
| Costs will rise moderately per lineal foot | ||
| If you specify film flashing | ||
| Costs will rise noticeably per lineal foot | ||
| TERM Termite Sealant at penetrations Installed by Pest control operator (recommended) | If you specify commercial sealant and heavy termiticide treatment at penetrations |  |
| Costs will rise moderately | ||
| If you specify foam insulation or nothing | ||
| Costs will rise several dollars per penetration | ||
| TERM Particle Barrier at bath trap/mop sinks Installed by Pest control operator (recommended) | If you specify termiticide |  |
| Depending on the size of the bath trap, at least $50 per trap |
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| TERM All Pest Bath Trap/mop sink This application uses particle barrier to stop termites, and stainless steel screen to stop other pests (rodents, fire ants, etc.) which enter through the bath trap opening. Installed by Pest control operator (recommended) | If you specify termiticide |  |
| Depending on the size of the bath trap, up to $100 per trap |
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| TERM Particle Barrier at exposed perimeter Installed by Pest control operator (REQUIRED) | If you specify termiticide |  |
| Cost will increase up to $10 / lineal foot Note: TERM Particle Barrier used around exposed perimeters is the only TERM Barrier application requiring regular maintenance. As with most termite control contracts, regular inspection by the licensed PCO are required. With TERM Barrier, the PCO will repair any part of the particle barrier perimeter which has been disturbed by dogs and cats digging, landscaping or construction activities, overgrowth, debris, mulch, children playing, soil settlement, etc. The obvious advantage is that all treatments will be non-chemical |
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