North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 34 - STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL › Section .0500 - WOOD DESTROYING ORGANISMS › Section 34 .0505 - SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE PREVENTION/RES BLDGS UNDER CONST

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) All treatments performed pursuant to this
				Rule shall only be performed at the label recommended rate and
				concentration.
(b) The following
				standards and requirements shall apply to the treatment of a building for
				subterranean termite control during construction if the building has a
				basement, crawl space, or slab:
(1) Establish
				a vertical termiticide barrier in the soil by trenching or trenching and
				rodding along the inside of the main foundation wall; the entire perimeter of
				all multiple masonry chimney bases, pillars, pilasters, and piers; and both
				sides of partition or inner walls with a termiticide from the top of the grade
				to the top of the footing or to a minimum depth of 30 inches, whichever is
				less. Where footings are exposed, treatment shall be performed adjacent to the
				footing but not below the bottom of the footing. The trench shall be no less
				than six inches in depth or to the bottom of the footing, whichever is less.
				Where drain tile, french drains, or other foundation drainage systems present a
				hazard of contamination outside the treatment zone, treatment shall be
				performed in a manner that will not introduce termiticide into the drainage
				system.
(2) After a building or
				structure has been completed and the excavation filled and leveled so that the
				final grade has been reached along the outside of the main foundation wall,
				establish a vertical termiticide barrier in the soil by trenching or trenching
				and rodding adjacent to the outside of the main foundation wall with a
				termiticide from the top of the grade to the top of the footing or to a minimum
				depth of 30 inches, whichever is less. Where footings are exposed, treatment
				shall be performed adjacent to the footing and not below the bottom of the
				footing. The trench shall be no less than six inches in depth or to the bottom
				of the footing, whichever is less. Where drain tile, french drains, or other
				foundation drainage systems present a hazard of contamination outside the
				treatment zone, treatment shall be performed in a manner that will not
				introduce termiticide into the drainage system.
(3) Establish a horizontal termiticide
				barrier in the soil within three feet of the main foundation, under slabs, such
				as patios, walkways, driveways, terraces, gutters, etc., attached to the
				building. The treatment shall be performed before slab is poured but after fill
				material or fill dirt has been spread.
(4) Establish a horizontal termiticide
				barrier in the soil under the entire surface of floor slabs, such as basements,
				porches, entrance platforms, garages, carports, breezeways, and sun rooms. The
				treatment shall be performed before slab is poured but after fill material or
				fill dirt has been spread.
(5)
				Establish a vertical termiticide barrier in the soil around all critical areas,
				such as expansion and construction joints and plumbing and utility conduits, at
				their point of penetration of the slab or floor or, for crawl space
				construction, at the point of contact with the soil.
(6) If concrete slabs are poured prior to
				treatment, treatment of slabs shall be performed as required by
				02 NCAC
				34 .0503(a) or (b) except
				that the buyer of the property or his or her authorized agent may release the
				licensee from further treatment of slab areas under this Rule provided such
				release is obtained in writing on the Subterranean Termite Sub-Slab Release
				Form provided by the Division. This form shall contain;
(A) the name of the builder;
(B) the address of the property;
(C) an identification of the slab areas not
				treated;
(D) the name and address
				of the structural pest control company; and
(E) shall be signed by the company
				representative and the home buyer.
This form may be obtained by writing the North Carolina
				  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Structural Pest Control and
				  Pesticides Division, 1090 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1090 or by
				  calling (919) 733-6100. The form may also be obtained online at
https://www.ncagr.gov/SPCAP/structural/documents/TERMITICIDESAPPROVEDFORUSEINNORTHCAROLINA04222019.pdf
.