Patent ID: 8813435
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A method of inhibiting the migration of termites into a structure wherein the structure comprises a concrete slab, a footing and an external masonry wall having an internal face and an external face, the concrete slab and the external masonry wall being supported on the footing, the external masonry wall abutting the slab on the interior surface of the external masonry wall forming a joint, the method including applying a bead of clear termite resistant sealant to the joint between the slab and a course of the external masonry wall abutting the slab and further directly applying a continuous clear termite resistant sealant layer to the structure extending over and sealing at least a portion of the slab adjacent the external masonry wall, extending over the bead of termite resistant sealant and over the course and further extending onto the external face of the external masonry wall to provide a continuous visual inspection band which extends across the boundaries of adjacent components of said external masonry wall, the termite resistant sealant layer at least partially penetrating the concrete slab and the external masonry wall, wherein the portion of the slab and the external masonry wall to which the clear termite resistant sealant layer is applied remains visually unobstructed and uncovered.