subject: Building With Termites In Mind [print this page] In addition to building your home with termite-proof materials, you have to think about how you landscape your home. If you move onto a property that has old and rotting trees, you should cut them down. Rotting trees attract termites which can later arrive at your house. Termites can cause so much damage to a rotting tree that it could fall down on your newly built home, or worse a person.
