Injection and a soil barrier, not a surface spray
Woodworm and termite control
We start by measuring the moisture in the wood and identifying the type: one species lives inside the piece itself, while desert termites come up from the soil beneath the floors. On that basis the work splits: direct injection into the galleries for infested furniture, and a chemical barrier in the foundation soil for buildings on desert ground such as the Fifth Settlement and Sheikh Zayed.
- One visit plus an inspectionVisits
- Inspection after 30 daysBetween visits
- Very highSeverity
- Slow but destructiveSpread rate
The inspection is at no charge — and if you decide not to go ahead, you pay nothing.
How to confirm this is your problem
If one or two of these match, it is very likely. The inspection settles it.
- Fine powder like flour under a wardrobe or beside a door
- Regular holes under 2 mm across in the surface of the wood
- Transparent discarded wings near the window
- A hollow sound when the wood is tapped
Treatment steps
The same order on every visit — and the report records what was actually done.
- Measure the moisture in the wood and identify the type
- Direct injection into the galleries for infested furniture
- A treatment that penetrates the fibres of sound wood and makes it unusable as food for years
- A chemical barrier in the foundation soil for buildings on desert ground
Method and techniques
Not “modern products”. These are the technical decisions in this service, and why.
Injection every 25 cm
Holes at a 45° angle so the product reaches inside the galleries rather than sitting on the surface
A foundation barrier
A 30 cm trench around the foundation, 5 litres of solution per linear metre, with a non-repellent product
Moisture reading first
The moisture level in the wood tells us the species and whether the activity is current or old
Diesel and kerosene do nothing
The smell stays for months and the galleries stay exactly as they were
If the flat is still under construction or being finished, a chemical barrier in the soil before the floors are poured costs a fraction of treating an infestation after you move in. It is the cheapest decision available in this whole area.
Wood that has reached the point of being hollow does not come back. Treatment stops the spread — but the damaged piece needs replacing.
3 years written
The price is set after the inspection, based on the area and the scale of the infestation — and there is no fee for the inspection if you decide not to go ahead.
Questions about this service
Is the treatment safe around children and pets?
The products are registered with the Egyptian Ministry of Health and approved for residential use, and they are odourless. In the kitchen we use gel in the cracks rather than spraying surfaces, and bait stations are key-locked and fixed to the floor. The work is done with you and your family at home — no evacuation.
What exactly does the guarantee cover?
A written 3-year guarantee covering a re-treatment visit at our cost if the same pest returns, a written report of the steps carried out, a follow-up phone call after 14 days, and it moves with you if you change address within the same governorate. It does not cover a new infestation from a neighbouring flat or from second-hand furniture brought in after treatment.