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Most Floral Park homeowners don’t find out they have termites until something goes wrong a soft spot in the floor, a door that won’t close right, or a swarm of winged insects appearing from a baseboard crack on a warm April morning. By that point, the colony has usually been feeding inside your home’s structure for years. It’s just how Eastern Subterranean Termites work underground, out of sight, and completely silent.
The wood-frame homes throughout Floral Park the Cape Cods, the brick ranches, the colonials built for returning veterans in the 1940s and ’50s are exactly what termites are after. That aged wood, combined with the moisture that builds up around Nassau County foundations after decades of wet springs and shaded landscaping, creates the conditions termite colonies need to grow. And grow they do, often for five or more years before a homeowner ever notices anything.
When you get ahead of it, the outcome is simple: your home stays structurally sound, your property value stays intact, and you don’t end up writing a check for $5,000 in structural repairs that your homeowner’s insurance won’t cover. On a home worth $800,000 or more in Floral Park, that’s not a minor consideration.
We’ve been doing this since 1971. That’s over 50 years of termite inspections, treatments, and follow-ups across New York City and Long Island including Floral Park and the Nassau County communities right along the Queens border. The company was founded by Richard Kourbage Sr., and his sons Richard Jr. and Charles have been running operations since the late 1980s. Charles still serves as General Manager and stays personally involved in how every job is handled.
This isn’t a franchise. There’s no call center. When you reach out to us, you’re reaching a family that has staked its name and reputation on every single job for more than five decades. We hold an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau accreditation we’ve maintained continuously since 1989. We apply only NYS DEC-registered materials, answer phones 24 hours a day, and guarantee an appointment within two business days. For Floral Park homeowners who need answers fast, that matters.
It starts with a call and because we answer 24/7, you don’t have to wait until Monday morning to talk to someone. From there, an inspection is scheduled, often same-day or within two business days. One of our licensed technicians comes to your home and does a thorough walkthrough: foundation perimeter, basement or crawl space, wood framing, window and door frames, and any areas where wood meets soil or moisture. In Floral Park’s older housing stock, that last part matters more than most people realize. Homes built in the 1940s and ’50s often have wood-to-soil contact points that weren’t considered a problem at the time and they’re exactly where subterranean termites enter.
If termites are found, the technician walks you through what they found, shows you the evidence, and explains your options clearly. That might be a liquid barrier treatment applied around the foundation, a termite baiting system designed to eliminate the colony at its source, or a combination of both depending on the severity and the structure. Nothing is done without your understanding and sign-off.
After treatment, we provide documentation which is especially important if you’re buying or selling a home in Floral Park and need a Wood Destroying Organism (WDO) report for your lender or real estate transaction. Nassau County’s active spring real estate market means these reports are regularly needed, and our inspection turnaround keeps closings on schedule.
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We handle the full range of termite-related services for Floral Park homeowners inspections, liquid barrier treatments, termite baiting systems, and WDO reports for real estate transactions. We also treat carpenter ants and powder post beetles, which are common in the same aged wood-frame homes that attract subterranean termites. If you’re not sure what you’re dealing with, the inspection will tell you.
For subterranean termite control specifically, our approach depends on your home’s structure and the extent of the infestation. Liquid barrier treatments create a protective zone in the soil around your foundation when termites pass through it, the colony is affected. Termite baiting systems work differently: stations are placed in the ground around the perimeter, termites carry the slow-acting bait back to the nest, and the colony is eliminated from the inside out. Both methods use only NYS DEC-registered materials, which is the right call in a village where landscaped yards and well-kept gardens are part of the neighborhood’s identity.
Floral Park’s peak termite swarm season runs from late March through early May, when warming soil temperatures and spring rainfall push Eastern Subterranean Termites to the surface. If you’re seeing swarmers small, dark-winged insects emerging from baseboards, window sills, or foundation cracks that’s a colony that’s already established. The time to call is now, not after the season passes.
The most alarming sign and the one that sends most Floral Park homeowners to the phone is swarmers. These are winged termites that emerge in groups, usually on a warm day in April or early May after a rain. You might see them near a baseboard, a window frame, or coming up through a crack in the foundation. Finding a pile of discarded wings near a door or window is just as telling swarmers shed their wings after they land.
Beyond swarmers, look for mud tubes along your foundation walls or basement framing. These are pencil-thin tunnels that subterranean termites build to travel between the soil and the wood they’re feeding on. Hollow-sounding wood when you knock on it, bubbling or uneven paint on walls, and doors or windows that suddenly don’t close properly are all signs that something is happening inside the structure. In the Cape Cods and colonials that make up most of Floral Park’s housing stock, these signs often show up in the basement, along the sill plate, or near any area where aged wood sits close to soil or moisture.
The honest answer is that it depends on the size of your home, the treatment method, and how far the infestation has progressed. For a typical single-family home in Floral Park a Cape Cod or colonial in the 1,500 to 2,500 square foot range termite treatment generally runs between $1,500 and $4,000. Liquid barrier treatments and baiting systems fall within that range, with baiting systems sometimes carrying ongoing monitoring costs that are worth factoring in.
What’s worth keeping in perspective is the alternative. Termite damage is not covered by most homeowner’s insurance policies in New York. Structural repairs replacing sill plates, floor joists, or support beams can run $2,000 to $10,000 or more depending on how long the infestation went undetected. On a home valued at $800,000 or more, which is the median in Floral Park, treatment is a straightforward investment compared to the cost of ignoring the problem. We offer free estimates, so you know exactly what you’re looking at before any commitment is made.
Peak swarm season in Nassau County runs from late March through early May. That’s when soil temperatures warm up enough and spring rainfall creates the conditions that push Eastern Subterranean Termite colonies to send out swarmers the winged reproductives whose job is to find new locations and start new colonies. In Floral Park specifically, the combination of mature trees, shaded foundations, and irrigated lawns means the soil around many homes stays moist well into spring, which keeps conditions favorable for termite activity longer than in more sun-exposed areas.
That said, termites don’t stop being a problem after May. The colony keeps feeding through summer and fall. Swarm season is just the most visible window the point when homeowners actually see something and realize they have a situation. If you missed the spring swarm or you’re not sure what you saw, a fall or winter inspection is still worthwhile. Termite colonies move deeper into the soil in cold weather but don’t die and catching an infestation before the next spring swarm season gives you more options and more time to act.
If you’re using an FHA or VA loan to purchase a home in Floral Park, a Wood Destroying Organism (WDO) inspection is required by the lender no exceptions. For conventional loans, it’s not always mandated, but most buyers request one as part of their due diligence, and most sellers in Nassau County expect it. Given the age of the housing stock in Floral Park the majority of homes were built between the 1940s and 1960s a WDO inspection is one of the smarter things a buyer can do before closing.
The WDO report documents whether any wood-destroying organisms are present, including termites, carpenter ants, and powder post beetles. It also notes any conditions that are conducive to infestation wood-to-soil contact, moisture damage, or areas that couldn’t be accessed during the inspection. If you’re selling, having a clean WDO report in hand before listing can actually speed up the transaction and reduce the chance of a buyer negotiating down after their own inspection. We provide these reports and can often schedule inspections quickly enough to keep a closing on track.
This is one of the most common questions from Floral Park homeowners, and it’s a fair one. The village has a strong tradition of well-kept gardens and landscaped yards it was literally founded by a horticulturist, and the flower-named streets aren’t just a historical detail. People here care about their outdoor spaces, and the last thing anyone wants is a treatment that damages the lawn, the garden beds, or creates a health concern for the family.
We apply only New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) registered materials. These products go through a state review process before they’re approved for use in residential settings, and application follows EPA label requirements. Liquid barrier treatments are applied in the soil around the foundation not broadcast across the yard. Baiting systems are contained within in-ground stations. After treatment, our technician will walk you through any re-entry timing or precautions specific to what was applied. The goal is to eliminate the termite problem without creating a new one, and the products and methods we use are chosen with that balance in mind.
Liquid barrier treatments applied around a home’s foundation typically remain effective for five to ten years, depending on soil conditions, rainfall, and whether any ground disturbance landscaping work, excavation, or construction has disrupted the treated zone. In Nassau County, where spring rainfall is consistent and many Floral Park properties have mature tree roots and active irrigation, it’s worth having the perimeter checked periodically to confirm the barrier is still intact.
Termite baiting systems work on a different timeline. The bait itself eliminates the colony over a period of weeks to months, but the stations need to be monitored on an ongoing basis to remain effective and to catch any new activity before it becomes a problem. We stand behind our work, and any recurrence or concern after treatment is addressed directly not routed through a call center or handed off to whoever happens to be available. That’s the practical difference between a family-run operation that’s been in business for over 50 years and a national chain: when something needs to be followed up on, there’s a real person accountable for it.
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