Home Owners
Your home is your most important investment you'll ever have. Take the appropriate steps to ensure that your home fumigation and protecting your personal belongings.
Food, feed, drugs, and medicines
Double-bag previously opened food items and seal them tightly. Leave items in the home.
Any food, and drugs that still have the original manufacturer’s seal can stay in the home and do not need to be double-bagged.
Unopened drinks, condiments etc .. can remain in the house during fumigation, as long as original seal is not broken. Note: Place all wine bottles horizontally (on their side).
Dental products (toothpaste, mouthwash, adhesives, and whitening products), cosmetics (lipstick, all externally applied lotions and ointments, ice and water), do not need to be removed or sealed in Nylofume bags prior to tenting .
Sealing bags properly - Protect Your Property
Seal both the inner and outer bags.
Double-up the bags before you fill them, by putting one inside the other.
Seal both the inner and outer bags after they are full. Starting with the inner bag, twist the top, double it over, and secure with tape or a twist tie. Repeat this procedure with the outer bag. Your fumigator can provide special bags and instructions on how to use them.
Preparing the rest of the house
Give your keys to the home to the fumigator.
Remove or open waterproof covers on mattresses and pillows.
Open all doors and drawers to cabinets, closets, and appliances.
Open blinds and drapes in your home so the fumigator for easy access to windows.
Shut off gas in your home.
Remove pets and interior houseplants from your home.
Give the fumigator keys to your home.
Outside Your Home
Cut back any plants and shrubs, and rake back gravel or mulch closer than 18 inches to the house. The fumigator will seal the tents directly to the ground with water- or sand-filled snakes. Your professional fumigator will work with you to decide what to do about any fencing or awnings surrounding the home.
Water plants and ground cover outside your home the day before the tenting to protect their roots.
