Selling A House Is Not Possible If It Has Silverfish

01/17/2013 11:46

 


 

Silverfish is a pest that can surely cause damage to your home and to your belongings. If you are really planning to end your silverfish problems, you will need to consider get rid of silverfish. Things would be for the better if there’s no silverfish at home. After all, this kind of pest wouldn’t be able to haunt your lives anymore if they are really gone.

 

I know how annoying it is to have silverfish at home for we had this kind of pest for a long, long time. We used to think that silverfish are harmless little creatures. It took us a long time to realize that it was really not the case. The time we saw the nightmare this creature brings was the time when we asked our realtor friend to evaluate our house. You see, we were having thoughts on selling the house for we were moving to a different place.

 

When he said the estimated value, we were surprised. It was behind our expectations. He said that the reason for this is that the wallpaper has many damages caused by silverfish. He added also that the silverfish at home has attracted unwanted pests like centipedes, spiders and others, which would also bring down the value of the house. Knowing this was really shocking. We have to remove the traces of silverfish before we put the house on sale.

 

Luckily, there are many helpful guides over the internet on how to get rid of silverfish. As a matter of fact, we have erased the silverfish threat thanks to the guides we found over the internet. And with the help of our friend, we sold the house successfully.