Termites are the silent five-figure repair bill in Oklahoma City — they tunnel through subfloor joists for years before any visible sign. Here is how to catch them while it is still cheap.
Oklahoma City sits in Termite Infestation Probability Zone TIP 2 (moderate-to-heavy activity), and subterranean termites are active about nine months a year here. That makes an annual inspection the single best preventive move a homeowner can make.
Caught early, a termite bait-station system runs about $1,200–$2,500 to install plus $200–$400/year monitoring. Caught late, after the colony has reached structural framing, treatment plus repairs runs $8,000 or more. The gap between those two numbers is why a free annual inspection pays for itself.
Termite, ant, and rodent damage is considered preventable maintenance and is excluded from standard homeowners policies. That is exactly why an annual inspection and an active bait system are the cheapest insurance you can buy in the OKC market.
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