Termite Fumigation in San Clemente, CA
Whole-structure tent fumigation for San Clemente homes, including the original Spanish-style stock with clay tile roofs.
Orange County Fumigation provides whole-structure termite fumigation for homeowners, sellers, and agents in San Clemente. This is coastal south Orange County, where western drywood termite pressure is high and much of the older stock is 1920s-to-1960s wood frame right by the water. Many of the original homes carry the city’s signature clay tile roofs, which we account for when we tent. Our fumigation clears drywood throughout the entire home in one treatment and carries a two-year retreatment warranty. If a finding is small and reachable, we will tell you whether a tent is warranted.
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Serving San Clemente and all of Orange County.
Family-owned, second generation in Orange County fumigation
SPCB-registered structural fumigation (Fume Control Inc, Branch 1, PR8476)
Two-year retreatment warranty on fumigation
Homeowners, escrow, property managers, and commercial
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What San Clemente, CA homeowners ask first
Do You Cover My Part of San Clemente?
Yes. We tent homes across all of San Clemente, from the older streets near the pier and the Spanish Village core to the hillside tracts and the newer developments.
Drywood or Subterranean Termites?
In coastal San Clemente stock, drywood termites in framing, eaves, and trim are the common finding, and a whole-structure tent is the fix. We confirm which you have first.
How Soon Can I get an Estimate?
They change how we seal and rig the tarp, not whether we can tent. We plan for tile before treatment day.
A Spanish-style beach town, and what its roofs mean for tenting
San Clemente was founded in 1925 as a planned Spanish Colonial Revival town, and that founding vision left a deep stock of original homes with white stucco walls and red clay tile roofs, especially in the older core near the pier. Two things about that stock matter for fumigation. First, it is old coastal wood frame in the high-pressure drywood band, so findings are common and often whole-structure. Second, a clay tile roof changes the tenting itself: the crew seals and rigs the tarp differently over tile than over composition shingle to protect the roof and get a proper seal. It is a real operational difference, and we plan for it in the estimate rather than discovering it on site.
For the full sequence of a tent job, read how tent fumigation works.
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Hillside coastal lots
Much of San Clemente is built on slopes running down toward the water, so homes sit on stepped and hillside lots with varied access. That affects how equipment reaches the structure and how the tarp is anchored, and it is part of what we assess when we quote the job.
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Buying or selling a coastal San Clemente home
Given the age and coastal exposure of the older stock, a termite report is a routine part of a San Clemente sale. Our [San Clemente termite fumigation](/termite-fumigation/) work confirms the finding, tents when the whole structure needs it, and produces the clearance your escrow and lender require. The path is on the WDO / Section 1 page.
Fumigation services available in San Clemente
The full explanation of each service lives on its own page. Here is what we handle for San Clemente properties.
Termite Fumigation
Whole-structure tenting for drywood termites, with a two-year retreatment warranty.
Termite Inspection
Find out whether you have active drywood termites and whether tenting is actually warranted.
WDO Report / Section 1
Reports and Section 1 clearance for San Clemente escrow, resale, and lender requirements.
Bed Bug Fumigation
Whole-structure fumigation for severe or building-wide bed bug infestations, warranty included.
Local Termite Treatment
When activity is small and reachable, an honest look at whether a tent is even needed.
Commercial Fumigation
Structural fumigation for offices, retail, and multi-unit buildings, with COI and bid on request.
Most jobs we run here start as a line on an inspection report. If that is you, our approach to San Clemente termite fumigation is to confirm the finding first, then tent only when the whole structure needs it.
What termite inspections turn up in San Clemente homes
Because the stock runs genuinely old, the findings skew to established activity in original wood:
- Eaves, rafter tails, and exposed beams
On Spanish-style and coastal homes, classic drywood entry.
- Attic framing under tile roofs
A common and often extensive finding.
- Wood window and door surrounds
In original 1920s-to-1940s homes.
- Decks, balconies, and pergolas
Where coastal drywood and moisture decay overlap.
When a finding is limited to one reachable area, we tell you whether spot treatment clears it. We do not sell a tent a home does not need.
Why San Clemente homeowners and agents call us
Orange County Fumigation is a family-owned structural fumigation company owned and operated by Joe Falduto, a licensed fumigator who has worked in Orange County termite and structural fumigation since 1988. We are registered with the California Structural Pest Control Board for fumigation as Fume Control Inc, Branch 1, registration PR8476. Termite and WDO inspections are provided through our affiliated inspection company, FCI Termite, registration PR9321. Every fumigation we perform, including bed bug work, is backed by a flat two-year retreatment warranty. Inspection and localized treatment are not warranted, and we say so up front. Tenting tile-roofed coastal homes is exactly the kind of structural fumigation we have done for decades.
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San Clemente termite fumigation FAQs
Answers to what San Clemente homeowners and sellers ask most. If your question is specific to your home, call or text 657-608-2488.
Do you serve all of San Clemente?
Yes. We fumigate homes across the older pier-area core, the Spanish Village neighborhoods, the hillside tracts, and the newer developments.
Does my clay tile roof change how you fumigate?
It changes how we seal and rig the tarp so the roof is protected and the seal is proper. It does not stop us from tenting. We plan for tile in the estimate.
Why is drywood common in San Clemente?
The city has a deep stock of older coastal wood-frame homes, and it sits in the high-pressure band for western drywood termites, so findings are common and often whole-structure.
Can you clear a termite report for a San Clemente home sale?
Yes. We provide the inspection, the report, the fumigation when a Section 1 finding calls for it, and the clearance your escrow and lender require.
How long will I need to be out of my home?
A tent fumigation is a multi-day job with a mandatory move-out, and re-entry is always gated on posted clearance after the home passes aeration. We give you the exact window in the estimate.
Free termite fumigation estimate in San Clemente
Tell us about your home and your timeline. If you are selling or in escrow, include your closing date.