Termite Pre-Slab Treatment in Clermont, FL
Preventive Termite Treatment PermitYour pour date is on the calendar. The termite treatment has to land before it, with the certificate to show for it.
Pre-construction termite treatment, done in the stages Florida’s building code lays out: a liquid barrier applied to the soil around and under the slab before it’s poured, so subterranean termites can’t reach the wood above it. New home, commercial building, addition or a pour-back inside a tenant buildout: if concrete is going over soil, this goes first.
Webenex holds Florida’s Preventive Termite Treatment Permit for this work. Send your plans, get a per-project quote, and keep your pour date.
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New construction
PermittedFlorida’s Preventive Termite Treatment Permit, for soil treatment before a concrete pour.
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Florida license
JB309802Check it with FDACS before anyone sets foot on your site.
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Termite credential
UF/IFASOwner Kevin Sukovich holds the Master of Termite Management credential.
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Google rating
4.9Across 570+ Google reviews. Read them
Who it’s for
One treatment. Every kind of pour.
Pre-slab treatment isn’t a homeowner service or a commercial service. It’s a construction service: if concrete is going over soil in Central Florida, the treatment belongs under it.
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New homes
Production builders and subdivisions
Pad after pad, the pretreat sits on the critical path: grade, form, treat, pour. We work to your build schedule, treat each pad when it’s ready, both pads on the same morning when that’s how the job runs, and keep each lot’s paperwork current, so a treatment never pushes a pour.
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Custom builds
Custom home builders
One-off builds don’t run on a subdivision’s rhythm, and the pretreat still can’t move. We coordinate with you or your superintendent, fit the treatment between forming and the pour, and issue the certificate your permit file needs, so you’re not chasing a vendor in the busiest week of the build.
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Your own build
Homeowners and owner-builders
Building your own home, or contracting it yourself? This is the one termite decision you only make once, and you make it before a dollar goes into finishes. Send the plans like a builder would; we’ll quote it and tell you exactly when in your sequence we need to be there.
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Additions
Additions and adjoining slabs
A primary-suite addition, a garage, a lanai extension: a new slab tied into an existing foundation gets the same treatment as a new build. Florida’s code covers adjoining slabs specifically, because the seam where new concrete meets old is exactly where an untreated gap would sit.
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Commercial
Commercial buildings
Retail, office, restaurant, warehouse: a bigger footprint, the same rule. The soil gets treated before it’s covered and the certificate goes in the project file. We price from your plans, schedule around your GC’s pour date and treat the full footprint, penetrations and footings included.
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Buildouts
Tenant buildouts and pour-backs
Cutting into a slab to move plumbing, then pouring it back, opens the very ground this treatment protects, inside a building that’s already open. The pour-back needs its treatment and certificate like a new pad. We work buildout hours, odd ones included, and flex when the concrete date moves.
What it is
Soil treatment, done before the concrete covers it for good.
A pre-slab treatment is a chemical barrier applied to the soil around and under a concrete slab before it’s poured. Subterranean termites live in the soil and travel up from it; treated soil is the wall they can’t cross to reach the framing above. Once a pretreat is applied, construction continues on top of the treated area as normal.
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How it’s built
In the stages the code describes
Florida’s building code calls this soil treatment and builds the treated zone in stages: the compacted soil under the slab before the pour, around plumbing penetrations and footings, along stem walls and under adjoining slabs, then a final exterior treatment around the finished foundation.
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Why it matters
It protects the whole investment
Termite treatment is essential before any concrete slab goes down. Without it, termites can reach the structure unseen and compromise it over time, and the repair starts with opening walls and drilling through a finished slab to reach soil that could have been treated in one visit.
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Why now
One window, no second chance
The window is short: after grading and forming, before the pour. Once the concrete is down, the soil under it can’t be reached again, which is why it matters that a licensed pest control professional does this work.
Every later line of defense, from inspections to bait systems to treatments on a finished building, protects a structure whose foundation layer was handled at this moment, or makes up for one that wasn’t.
How it works
From plans to pour, in five steps.
The whole job, from the plans on your desk to the certificate in your permit file. A process, so your pour date isn’t riding on a promise.
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Before anything
Send us your plans
The footprint, the slab layout and the penetrations. That’s what we price from, so the quote is right the first time.
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Before the pour is booked
Get your per-project quote
One quote for the project, built from your plans and settled before your pour is on the calendar.
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After grading and forming
Schedule around the pour
The treatment lands in the window before the concrete truck. We lock the date with you or your GC and stay in touch as the build moves.
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Treatment day
We treat the soil
A licensed applicator treats the compacted soil under the slab, around plumbing penetrations and footings, and along stem walls. The vapor retarder that goes over it before the pour protects the treated soil.
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Pour day
Certificate issued, and you pour
The treatment is documented for your permit file, and construction continues on top of the treated area as normal.
If the schedule slips
Rain, an inspection, a concrete date that slides: it happens. If treated soil gets disturbed before the pour, Florida’s code requires it to be re-treated, because the barrier only works unbroken. Tell us when the site changes and we’ll re-treat what’s been disturbed, confirm any cost before we do, and keep the paperwork straight.
When the building is finished, the code calls for a final exterior treatment around the foundation. Ask us to include it in your quote.
After the pour
The pre-slab barrier is the foundation layer, not the whole termite story. Once the building is up, annual termite inspections and Sentricon colony elimination take over, and that lives on our termite treatment page. This page’s job ends with your building standing on treated ground.
Methods, in build order
The soil barrier comes first. Here’s what comes after it.
Each method has a moment in the build when it’s the right one. The soil barrier’s moment is the only one that can’t be rescheduled.
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Before the pour · this service
Liquid soil barrier
A liquid termiticide applied to the soil before the slab is poured, forming a continuous zone termites can’t cross. It protects from the moment it’s applied, and it’s the only method that can treat the soil under a slab.
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During framing
Bora-Care wood treatment
A borate applied directly to wood framing as the structure goes up, protecting the lumber itself. It answers a different question than the soil barrier, and on the right project the two work together.
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After construction
Sentricon bait stations
Stations installed around a finished building draw termites in and eliminate the colony over time. They protect a standing structure’s perimeter, but can’t reach the soil under a slab that’s already down.
See Sentricon →
The certificate, and who’s on it
The certificate is part of the job. Hire the company permitted to issue it.
A pre-slab treatment produces two things: a treated site and a document. The treatment certificate records that the building got its pre-construction termite treatment, and it goes in the project’s permit file, the paper your builder, inspector and building department will ask for. Done by a licensed operator and documented properly, the pour proceeds and the file closes.
Choose a licensed professional who specializes in pre-slab work: they’ll evaluate your site and recommend the right treatment, and you get peace of mind that the one layer you can never redo was done right. Webenex holds Florida’s Preventive Termite Treatment Permit and operates under license JB309802. Kevin Sukovich, the owner, is the Certified Operator in Charge, so the license behind your certificate belongs to the name on the company.
Inspectors here for a closing: our WDO inspection is a separate service, with the state report scheduled to your date.
New construction
Permitted
Florida’s Preventive Termite Treatment Permit
Florida state license
JB309802
Best Pest Control, Central Florida
Gold Medal 2025
Better Business Bureau
A+ rated
Certifications and recognition
- UF/IFAS Master of Termite Management
- Florida Certified Pest Control Operator
- WDO Inspections training
- Rodent Standards Certified, National Wildlife Control Operators Association
- Lake & Sumter Style 40 Under 40, 2025
- Voted #1 Best Pest Control in Clermont, 2021
“I wouldn’t be where I am today without the help of my team and my community.”
Kevin Sukovich, owner
Builders and buildouts, in their words
4.9 average rating on GoogleSee all reviews on Google
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5 out of 5 stars
Kevin was great, showed up before the time that was specified, Completed spraying both pads for termite treatment. Very professional, courteous and understanding. Highly recomend this company, one of the best that I have worked with here in Florida.
George ALTD Home Inspections · two pads treatedGoogle review -
5 out of 5 stars
Doing a tenant buildout where we needed a Termite Treatment for the certificate for our concrete pour back. I appreciated the flexibility they had with my schedule. I would definitely use them again.
Pat RuttenTenant buildout · pour-back certificateGoogle review
Priced per project
Quoted from your plans. Here’s what to send.
A 1,800 sq ft home pad, a two-pad morning and a commercial footprint with a dozen penetrations aren’t the same job, so no single number covers them honestly. Every pre-slab treatment is quoted per project, from the plans.
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Your plans or site plan
The slab footprint is what we price from. A PDF or a clear photo works.
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Address and project type
Home, addition, commercial building or a buildout pour-back.
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Your target pour date
Or where the build sits right now: grading, forming or ready.
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Who’s running the site
You, your GC or your superintendent, so we coordinate with the right person.
Upload them with the form at the top of this page, call or text (407) 360-7325, or email webenexservices@gmail.com. Office: 295 E Hwy 50, Suite 3, Clermont. Mon–Fri 8 AM–5 PM, Sat 9 AM–12 PM.
Pre-slab questions, answered
Your pour date is already set. Get the treatment in front of it.
Priced per project: send your plans for a quote before your pour, or reach the office at (407) 360-7325 or webenexservices@gmail.com.
Building already standing? See termite treatment, or commercial pest control for the whole building. Every service we can price is posted on our pricing page.
When in the build sequence does this happen?
After the pad is graded and formed, and before the concrete is poured. That’s the window, and it’s why this service is scheduled in advance. Later stages follow as the build goes up: treatment along stem walls and under adjoining slabs during construction, and a final exterior treatment around the finished foundation.
Is pre-slab termite treatment required in Florida?
Termite protection is required for new construction under Florida’s building code, and a pre-slab soil treatment is the standard way builders meet it. The treatment is documented with a certificate from the licensed company that performed it, for the project’s permit file. Your builder or building department will expect that paperwork, which is one reason the work has to be done by a licensed, permitted operator rather than as a side job.
What if rain or a delay disturbs the soil after treatment?
Then the disturbed soil gets re-treated before the pour. Florida’s code requires it, because the barrier only works as an unbroken zone, and dug-up or washed-out sections leave gaps. The vapor retarder placed over the treated soil protects it in the normal course of the build. If your site changes after we’ve treated, call us: we’ll re-treat what’s been disturbed, confirm any cost before we do, and update the documentation.
How is it priced?
Per project. The price depends on the footprint, the number of pads and how complex the slab is, so there’s no flat rate we could honestly publish. Call or text (407) 360-7325 and send your plans; the quote is built from them, before your pour.
How far ahead should I schedule?
As soon as your pour date is on the calendar. This service needs to be scheduled in advance, and the treatment has to land in the narrow window between forming and pouring. Sending plans early also settles the quote before the schedule gets tight. If your date is already close, call anyway: schedule flexibility on buildout and pour-back work is right there in our reviews.
What’s the difference between the liquid soil treatment, Bora-Care and Sentricon?
Timing and target. The liquid soil treatment, this service, goes on the ground before the pour and protects the building from underneath. Bora-Care is a borate applied to wood framing during construction and protects the lumber itself. Sentricon is a bait system installed around a finished building that eliminates colonies over time. They’re stages of one defense, not substitutes, and only the soil treatment has a deadline: the pour.
Does this cover additions and commercial slabs, or just new homes?
All of them. New homes, additions and adjoining slabs, commercial buildings and pour-backs inside tenant buildouts all get the same pre-construction treatment, because the rule follows the slab, not the building type. If concrete is going over soil, the treatment belongs under it.