Two kinds of termite trouble in Clovis
Termite control in Clovis has to fit two very different kinds of houses. Most of the city is stucco tract homes on concrete slabs. They went up from the 1980s through the 2000s. The tracts off Shaw and Herndon came first, then the new growth around Loma Vista. Buyers assume a newer home is a safe home. Subterranean termites are the kind that live in the soil, and they don’t care about the build date. A slab is just a lid. They come up through hairline cracks in the concrete. They also follow the plumbing lines under kitchens, bathrooms, and water heaters. Every lawn and drip line in these tracts gets watered hard through hundred-degree summers. That keeps the soil against the slab as damp as a colony needs. You rarely see a mud tube in these homes. The first sign is usually a blistered baseboard or a door frame gone soft. Or wings on the patio slider after the first October rain.
Old Town Clovis is the other half of the story. The blocks around Pollasky and Fifth date back to the town’s farm-and-lumber days. Those houses sit on raised foundations with crawl spaces underneath. The framing is original, and it has had a century to collect problems. Subterranean termites climb the piers under the floor. Drywood termites live inside dry wood itself and never touch soil. They settle into the attics and garages. Out on the northeast edge, horse properties add barns, arenas, and long fence lines. That is wood the tract neighborhoods simply don’t have.
The species decides the treatment. So most termite jobs in this trade start by figuring out which one you have. A proper termite inspection matters in Clovis because the housing splits this way. A method that fits a Loma Vista slab home is the wrong tool on a 1915 Old Town bungalow.
The work Clovis homes call for
Most of the work here is soil work. Liquid treatments and bait stations handle the colonies coming up under slabs. On newer homes, the job often means drilling through a patio or garage slab poured tight against the house. That sounds drastic, but it is routine work. The treatment options page walks through it, along with the drywood methods Old Town attics sometimes need. Baiting earns its keep in the newer tracts. It gives homeowners ongoing monitoring without trenching a landscaped yard that cost as much as the fence around it. The stations do need regular checks, though. A bait system that nobody services is just plastic in the ground.
Clovis real estate turns over fast. That keeps escrow inspections a steady share of the calls here. A WDO report is the written termite report most home sales require. Buyers moving into ten-year-old homes often order their first termite look during the sale.
Coverage is simple. Clovis and Fresno share a border. The drive from the Fresno home base to most Clovis addresses runs fifteen to twenty minutes, Harlan Ranch included. These are local calls in every sense. The free homeowner inspection applies in Clovis the same as it does across the rest of the service area.
Our Services
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Termite Inspections
A trained inspector checks the attic, crawl space, eaves, and foundation, then tells you plainly what's there.
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Termite Treatment
Spot treatments, soil treatments, and whole-structure options, recommended based on what the inspection actually finds.
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Whole-House Fumigation
Tent fumigation reaches drywood termites everywhere in the structure. It's the thorough fix for widespread infestations.
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No-Tent Drywood Treatment
Targeted drywood treatment without the tent. When the infestation is accessible, you stay in your home while we work.
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Subterranean Termite Treatment
Soil-dwelling colonies stopped at the ground they come from, with liquid barrier and baiting treatments.
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Heat Treatment
Whole-structure or single-room heat that kills drywood termites without fumigant chemicals or an overnight stay elsewhere.
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Areas We Serve
- Fresno
- Clovis
- Sanger
- Fowler
- Kerman
- Madera
Find local details for each community on our service-area pages.
Frequently Asked Questions
My Clovis house was built in the 2000s. Can it really have termites?
Yes. Newer slab tracts in Clovis see plenty of termite activity. Subterranean termites come up through small cracks in the slab and around plumbing lines, so the house can look fine while they work. Heavy watering on young landscaping keeps the soil damp right where colonies want it.
When do termites swarm in Clovis?
Watch two windows. Subterranean termites send out winged swarmers on warm days after rain, most often after the first soaking storms in fall and again in spring. Drywood swarmers fly on hot, still days in late summer and early fall. A pile of wings on a windowsill or patio slider means a colony is close.
How far is Clovis from a Fresno-based inspector?
About as close as it gets. Clovis and Fresno share a border, and most Clovis addresses sit fifteen to twenty minutes from central Fresno by car. Even the newer neighborhoods out by Loma Vista and Harlan Ranch are a short local drive.