If you live in a region that suffers from invasion of these parasites follow the tips below to detect damage caused by termites.
Termites in wall sound.
Homeowners seldom see termites which in turn live in underground nests and eat the wood inside the walls.
The hollow sound heard when the wood is tapped.
While the first two sounds are physically caused by termites in action the latter stems from hollow voids left in the wood by termites as they eat through your home.
If you have an infestation there are three common termite sounds that you might hear.
However there are ways to detect their presence.
If you hammer a piece of wood with termite galleries inside the sound will be hollow.
The pests use the vibrations caused by these movements to warn their colonies of danger.
The loudest sound termites can make is called head banging.
There re many animals beside termites that can make noises in the walls.
The gnawing and nibbling sometimes can only be detected with magnification e g.