| FAST FACTS
•According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) termites cause an estimated $5 billion dollars of damage a year in the United States.
•Termites cause more damage than fire, floods, and storms combined.
•The Formosan termite is one of the most destructive termite species in the world and now infests more than 14 states according to the USDA. Originally limited to Hawaii, the Formosan termite is now well established throughout the southern states in and around the Gulf Coast, and spreading rapidly.
•The Terra-Steel construction system fulfills the termite-resistant construction requirements of the International Residential Code. Choose Terra-Steel and do away with the worries about exclusions in the fine print of warranties for treated wood or the presence of chemical treatments in your building or soil.
•The Terra-Steel system does not provide a food source for termites.
•There is no need for annual termite treatments with steel.
•Terra-Steel provides a healthy building with no off-gassing from chemical termite treatments, or pressure treated lumber.
•Termite damage is rarely covered by insurance. Build it right and avoid costly problems later.
•A 2009 survey of homeowners in Hawaii, where the Formosan Termite has radically changed construction practices, indicates that homeowners on Oahu prefer Steel framing by a 2 to 1 margin over treated wood or concrete.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Homeowner Termite Risk Map
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