A shield fitted on top of a building's supports to prevent termites from entering the building from the foundations.
the property is supported on concrete pillars with steel ant caps to guard against infestation
Example sentencesExamples
- There was an ant cap on top of the piers, but no concrete footing.
- The presence of an ant-cap will not prevent a colony of termites from gaining access to a building.
- Avoid storing anything made of wood beneath the house and install ant-caps to stumps in order to help identify a termite problem in its early stages.
- A popular misconception held by many houseowners is that ant caps are necessary.
- You are then left with a nail wedged between the ant cap and the underside of the bearer.