 Presented by:-

o Alen K John (P2260027)

o Faizan Syed (P2260028)
o Mritunjay Sharma (P2260029)
o Sarvesh Pagare (P2260030)
o Sumit Shirore (P2260031)
o Ganesh Nichal (P2260032)
o What is Anti Termite Treatment
• Its Necessity
o Pre construction Treatment
o Post Construction Treatment
o Safety Precautions
o Planking & Strutting
• Open Planking & Strutting
• Close Planking & Strutting
Anti termite treatment is a chemical procedure carried out for soil, masonry, wood, and electrical
fixtures to provide the building with a chemical barrier against the subterranean termites before and after
construction.

Necessity:
• Termite control is very important as the damage caused by the termites are huge.
• To deal with termite menace anti termite spray at various stages of construction.
• Wood in structure left unchecked termite can cause considerable damage.
• Prevention can be achieved by creating a chemical barrier between the ground.
• By using anti termite treatment at beginning can increase the life of structure
Anti Termite treatment which performed prior to the completion of the building.

The following procedure of pre-construction anti termite treatment:-

1. Site preparation
2. Soil treatment
3. Structure barrier

1. Site preparation :-
• The trees, stumps, logs, or roots present at the site, which may be harboring the termites, shall be removed.
• A depth of 75mm surface soil is scarified from the top; the places where penetration of chemical treatment
is likely to be slow.
• For treatment in flooring, leveling and grading shall be completed, which must be free from organic debris
and should be well compacted.
2. Soil treatment :-
• To make the soil treatment effective the chemical water emulation is applied in required dosage on
entire area of ground covered by building.
• The watering can or operated compressed air sprayer can be used to ensure distribution of chemical
emulsion.
3. Structure barrier :-
• The structure barriers may be provided continually at plinth level to prevent entries of termites
through walls.
• The cement concrete layer 5 to 7.cm thick may be provided projecting 5 to 7.5 cm on both the
sides.
• The metal barrier consist of non corrodible sheets of copper or galvanized iron of 0.8 mm thick
may be provided on both the side.
Inspection
Before treatment, a thorough inspection shall be made of the infestation in the building to determine the
extent to which it has spread, and the routes of entry of termites into the building.

Chemicals : Any one of the following chemicals conforming to relevant Indian Standards in water emulsion
may be used for soil treatment in order to protect a building from termite attack.
Chemical with Percent Relevant Indian Standards Concentration by
(Active ingredient) weight
Chlorpyrifos 20EC IS 8944 1.0

Lindane 20EC IS 632 1.0

These chemicals are available in concentrated form. To achieve the specified percentage of concentration,
chemicals should be diluted with water in required quantity before it is used.
Treatment along outside of foundations:

• The soil in contact with the external wall of the building shall be treated with chemical emulsion at the
rate of 7.5 lit/m2 of the vertical surface of the substructure to a depth of 300 mm.
• To facilitate this treatment a shallow channel shall be excavated along and close to the wall.
• Rodding with 12 mm diameter mild steel rods at 150mm apart shall be done for uniform dispersal of the
chemical to 300 mm depth from the ground level.
• 0.5 liter per running metre shall be used to treat the backfill earth.

Treatment of Electrical Fixtures :

• In electrical fixture covers of the switch boxes shall be removed and inside of such boxes shall be treated
liberally with 5 per cent Malathion dusting powder.
Treatment of Soil under Floors :

• It is provided within the plinth area of the ground floor of the structure.
• Drilling vertically 12 mm holes at the junction of floor and walls, constructional and expansion joints at
300 mm interval to reach the soil below and chemical is poured
• The holes shall be sealed by cement mortar and cured for 10 days
• In general, the idea is to change the soil below the floor at the locations of cracks with toxicants so that
termites in the soil are denied access through such cracks and openings in the floor.
Treatment at Wood Work :

• Wood work which is in contact with the floor or walls and which is infested by termites, shall be treated
by spraying at the points of contacts with the adjoining masonry with the chemical emulsion
• By drilling 6 mm holes at a downward angle of about 45 degree at junction of wood work and masonry
• Squirting chemical emulsion into these holes till refusal or to a maximum of half a litre per hole. The
treated holes shall then be sealed.
 Treatment of Voids in Masonry : emulsion squirted through these holes to soak the
masonry using a hand operated pressure pump.
• Termites are known to seek entry into masonry
• This treatment shall also be extended to internal
foundations and work their way up through voids
walls having foundations in the soil.
in the masonry
• The movement of the termites through the
masonry walls may be arrested by drilling holes in
the masonry wall at plinth level and squirting
chemical emulsion into the holes to soak the
masonry.
• The holes shall be drilled at a downward angle of
about 45° preferably from both sides of the plinth
wall at approximately 300 mm intervals and
Safety Precautions :

• The containers shall be clearly labeled and kept securely closed in stores as they are highly poisonous.
• Persons carrying out treatment should have experience in using chemical.
• After handling worker shall wash themselves with soap and water.
• If splashed into the eyes, flushed with plenty of soap and water and immediate medical attention shall be
sought.
• The use of chemical shall be avoided where there is any risk of wells or other water supplies becoming
contaminated.
• Proper check should be kept so that the specified quantity of chemical is used.
• Chemical treatment for the eradication and control of sub-terranean termites in existing building shall be
done as per IS 6313 (Part III).
• Measurements :

• All dimensions shall be measured correct to a cm. The measurements shall be made of the surface
actually provided with anti termite treatment.
• Measurements shall be done separately for treatment of foundations, soils under floors, voids in
masonry and wood work as detailed below:
(i) Treatment along outside of foundations : The measurements shall be made in running metres taking
length along the plinth of the building.
(ii) Treatment of soil under floors : The measurements shall be made in square metres, inside clear
dimensions of rooms, verandah etc. shall be taken.
(iii) Treatment of voids in masonry : The measurements shall be made in running metres along the
plinth of the building.
(iv) Treatment of wood work : The measurements shall be made in running metres for chowkhats,
joints, purlins, beams etc.
• Rates :
• The rate shall include the cost of labor and all other inputs (except concentrated chemical) involved in all
the operations described above including drilling, refilling and making good the holes.

• The rate for the concentrated chemical shall include the cost of material, containers and all the operations
involved in transportation and delivery at the place specified.
• A method of giving the temporary support to the trench in which subsoil is loose or very soft and
exceeds the depth of 2m.
• When the sub-soil is loose, the sides of the trench may cave in.
• The depth up to which these precautions are taken shall be determined by Engineer in charge
• Planking and strutting shall be ‘close’ or ‘open’ depending on the nature of soil and the depth of
trench.
• Engineer-in-charge should take guidance from IS: 3764 for designing the shoring and strutting
arrangements.
Close Planking
• Close planking and strutting shall be done by completely covering the sides of the trench generally with short
upright, members called poling boards and supported by horizontal boards called wallings.
• Size of poling board is250x38 mm in section and waling is 100x100
• Where the soil is very soft and loose, the poling boards shall be placed horizontally against the sides of the
excavation and supported by vertical wallings.
• No portion of the vertical side of the trench shall remain exposed.
• The withdrawal of the timber members shall be done very carefully to prevent collapse of the trench.
Open planking
• In case of open planking and strutting, the entire surface of the side of the trench is not required to be
covered.
• The vertical boards 250 mm wide & 38 mm thick, shall be spaced sufficiency apart to leave unsupported
strips of 50 cm average width.
• The detailed arrangement, sizes of the timber and the distance apart shall be subject to the approval of the
Engineer-in- charge.
Measurement and Rates

• The dimensions shall be measured correct to the nearest cm and the area of the face supported shall be
worked out in square metres correct to two places of decimal.
• Planking and strutting to the following shall be measured separately:
(a) Trenches.
(b) Areas- The description shall include use and waste of raking shores.
(c) Shafts, walls, cesspits, manholes
(d) In case of running sheeting is necessary as in case of running sand the item shall be measured
separately and packing of cavities behind sheeting with suitable materials included with the item.
(e) Planking and strutting required to be left permanently in position shall be measured separately.
Works shall be grouped according to the following:
(a) Depth not exceeding 1.5 m.
(b) Depth exceeding 1.5m .
Rates :-
• Rates shall include use and waste of all necessary timber work as mentioned above including fixing and
subsequent removal.
References:-

IS 6313.1.1981
IS 6313.2.2001
IS 6313.3.2001
IS 3764 : 1992
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