Probably too much. Shotgun approach is expensive, and often contaminates dog, cats, kids.
DAGS on this. Many have studied carpenter ants. I was fortunate to tap some results a few years ago.
Over-simplified: they make their nests in moistened/rotting wood, typically outdoors, and forage in your house for whatever dietary delight excites them at the moment. If you track them back to their nest entry, and apply appropriate substance(s) there, they will become dead. Removing/repairing damaged woodwork helps, too.
Mine are now gone. It took a couple $ worth of moderate nasties, and an hour or two of effort tracking them. Before that, I could hear them marching.
It's your $, J