Bora-Care Boracare Borate 4 gallons NI1003

I'm a carpenter and I renovate houses in New Orleans. I used to have to drive half an hour out of the city to a supplier to buy this stuff, but now I just order it to my door. Everything I do I cover in a 50% water solution, it really works to keep termites out of the wood. Nothing is worse than building something that get eaten by termites within a year or two. Do yourself a favor.

have used for years and like this product.

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The product works best on new lumber, as once termites have done their job, the wood may have lost its structural integrity and will need to be replaced, especially beams/joists/registers, Etc.It is very expensive and you should shop around for the best price, as you can expect about a 10% discount on four or more gallons.When you mix it, use hot water in a 1:1 to 2:1 ratio for best results for existing infected wood, and somewhere between 3:1 to 5:1 for new wood. I would use 5:1 as a preventative measure on new wood as it is so expensive.I use an empty BoraCare Gallon container to mix a new batch as this way I can make sure the thick liquid is diluted properly with hot water.I would recommend using a small sprayer and if you need to see where you spray, throw in a little dye.Be very careful about over spray, as this stuff gets nasty when it hits something you don't want it to hit andin a lower dilution will leave a sticky mess that you will have to clean up with a mop or whatever, so try not to apply on something like concrete.Once you are done with the sprayer, clean it out with water a couple of times as the BoraCare mixwill dry and crystallize in your sprayer, and on whatever surface is adjacent to the treated wood.

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