Buying a new home is one of the most exciting experiences in life, particularly if it’s your first home. If you purchased a residence amid Austin’s white-hot housing market you might be wondering about how to care for your new house in the Austin, Dripping Springs, Round Rock, Buda/Kyle areas. Preventative pest control is one of the best — and most cost-effective — investments you can make. These services also make your home safer and more comfortable. At BrockStar Pest Services, we’ve seen new homeowners forgo preventative pest controls only to run into expensive, frustrating, and even dangerous infestations later. You don’t want to be fighting mosquitos or worrying about fire ants instead of planning your housewarming party! Read on for five reasons new homeowners need preventative pest control.
Why New Home Owners Need Preventative Pest Control
1. Early Intervention
Even if you keep a clean, well-maintained home you may still end up with pests. Bed bugs, for example, can hitch a ride home with you from a trip and cause an infestation no matter how tidy your house is. Once they get in, pests can multiply quickly. Mosquitos, for one, can lay 100 eggs at a time. Preventative pest control can keep pests from moving in, and, if they do, can quickly thwart them before a few insects turns into a full-fledged infestation.
2. Preserve Your Home’s Value
Home ownership is a solid long-term investment and one of the primary ways Americans build wealth. The ability for a house to help build wealth assumes the house will maintain and increase in value over time. For that to happen, you must protect your investment.
Wood-destroying insects are a particular concern for home value. We’ve talked about the benefits of wood-destroying insect inspections during the purchasing cycle. If your home has been found to be free of termites, carpenter ants, carpenter bees, wood-boring beetles, and other insects, you want to keep it that way. These insects chomp through support beams, foundations, and other important structural elements tallying up thousands of dollars in damage that can impact the long-term value of your home.
3. Prevent Health Risks
Your home is your sanctuary. It’s a place you want to feel safe and protected. But that sanctuary can quickly be disrupted with the presence of dangerous backyard pests that can pose serious health risks. Mosquitos can carry malaria, yellow fever, dengue, and Zika virus. Spiders can have poisonous bites, and fire ants can cause painful stings. And that’s just a handful of potential insects you may have in your home or on your property. These dangers are particularly acute for the most vulnerable members of your household: your children and pets. New homeowners need preventative pest control for peace of mind against these harmful insects.
4. Prevent Unforeseen, Expensive Costs
You may be hesitant to take on an additional cost, particularly after you’ve just added a new mortgage payment to your monthly expenses. However, preventative pest control can be budget-friendly, and it’s a great long-term investment. Emergency pest control services can be expensive (think: thousands) and require immediate payment. Preventative pest control represents a much smaller investment and can be an expected cost you plan for. It dramatically reduces the risk you’ll need reactive pest control services in the future. Plus, you’ll also save by preventing expensive, long-lasting damage to your residence.
5. Manage Your Anxiety
Owning a home can cause stress, from all the problems you can see — like a burst pipe — to all the problems you can’t — like termites gnawing away at your foundation without your knowledge. Pest management is a worry you can manage with a dose of prevention. Regular pest control treatments ensure you can live without unwelcome pests and that any pests that do arise will be evicted quickly. Preventative pest control will put your mind at ease.
How BrockStar Pest Services Can Help
If you’re ready to get started with preventative pest control, we can help. BrockStar has been keeping it local since 2012, so we’ve been there and seen that. We can create a comprehensive pest control plan for your home. Call for a free estimate! 512-800-0437
