Termite treatment in Pakistan, answered properly

Deemak is the Urdu word for termites. In Pakistan the damage in homes is almost always done by subterranean termites, which live in large colonies in the soil and travel up into a building to feed on anything containing cellulose: door frames, skirting, cupboards, beams, books, even paper stored in a cupboard. The colony itself is usually nowhere near the wall you can see being eaten.

Three things bring them: soil contact, moisture and food. Older neighbourhoods with mature trees and gardens sit on soil that already holds established colonies. Newer societies built on filled land often see activity within a few years of possession because the fill carries colonies with it. A leaking pipe, a planter against an outside wall, or damp under a floor gives termites the moisture they need to keep working. None of it means your house is dirty, which is the first thing most people ask.

Thin lines of dried mud running up a wall, skirting or pillar are the clearest sign; that is the tunnel termites travel in. Others are wood that sounds hollow or papery when tapped, paint that bubbles or peels in patches and looks like damp, small translucent wings near windows or lights after rain, doors and windows that suddenly stick, and fine piles of what looks like soil or sawdust under furniture and door frames. Any one of these means the colony is already established, not starting.

Termites do not bite people, do not sting and do not carry disease. The danger is structural and financial. They work quietly inside timber for months before anything shows on the surface, so by the time a door frame collapses or a cupboard back gives way, the repair bill is far larger than the treatment would have been.

Slowly, and then visibly all at once. A colony can work inside a door frame or under a floor for a year or more with nothing showing outside. What people notice as a sudden problem is usually damage that has been accumulating quietly. This is why we treat a single hollow frame as a reason to inspect the whole property rather than just that one item.

Activity slows in cold weather but it does not stop. Subterranean colonies live below ground where the temperature is steadier, so they keep working through the winter and simply become more visible again as it warms. In Karachi, Multan and Hyderabad, where it stays warm and humid, colonies stay active almost all year. Winter is a perfectly sensible time to treat, and it is usually easier to get a booking.

Full post-construction treatment for a typical home runs between Rs 18,000 and Rs 45,000, depending on covered area and how far the activity has spread. Furniture and woodwork treatment is Rs 6,000 to Rs 15,000 depending on the number of items. An annual pest control contract, which covers termites plus general pests across scheduled visits, is Rs 40,000 to Rs 75,000 a year. Pre-construction soil treatment is priced per square foot after a site visit. Every one of these is confirmed as a fixed price at the free inspection, so you never work from the range alone.

Yes. No call-out charge, no inspection fee, no obligation to book anything afterwards. A trained applicator visits, confirms whether it is termites and which species, maps how far the activity has spread, and gives you the price on the spot. If the answer is that you do not need a treatment, that is what we will tell you.

Every full treatment includes a follow-up visit: we come back to confirm the result and answer anything that is unclear. You keep the same number afterwards. Furniture treatment and annual contracts have their own visit schedule, stated in the quote.

Because of what is in the price. A very low quote usually means far less chemical than the property needs, widely spaced drilling that leaves gaps in the barrier, untrained labour, and nobody to call afterwards. It clears the termites you can see, which feels like success for a year. We would rather quote honestly for a treatment that reaches the colony and come back to check it. If money is tight, tell us: we will scope the work down to what is genuinely urgent rather than thin out the treatment.

For treatment services, payment is due on completion of the work, in cash or by bank transfer. We do not ask for advance payment on a residential treatment before the inspection and quote.