Pest Inspection Archerfield – Includes Termites, Wood Borers and Wood Decay Fungus

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Pre Purchase Pest Inspection Archerfield – Includes Termites, Wood Borers and Wood Decay Fungus

Archerfield Needing a Pest inspection?

Our Pest Inspection Archerfield Technicians can give you peace of mind with a great inspection using state of the art equipment. There is confusion out in the market place about what is included in a Pest Inspection. Is it a Termite Inspection? Is it a house hold Pest Inspection? Its formal name is a Timber Pest Inspection which looks for Termites, Wood Borers, and Wood Decay Fungi and will give you a good idea on the state the house is in relating to timber pests.

Think of a Timber Pest Inspection as a "Super Charged" Termite Inspection.

We can add another detrimental element to a home that our Archerfield Timber Pest Inspector looks for and that is moisture. There is a low level of moisture in every house which is acceptable. Above this level is when you start running into issues, termites and wood decay will thrive in such environments.

Called a "Conducive Environment", this can provide a food source for a mature colony. It can be as simple as;

• Garden up against the house providing a source of food, warm and moisture
• Air Conditioning drain leaking directly onto the ground next to the house
• Hot water over flow on older systems can constantly drip providing a water source
• Trees stumps or tree crowns left in the ground to slowly rot away
• Poor drainage under the house keeping the subfloor damp

These are just a simple few and I bet you would have at least 3 out of the 5 around your house now. More information about "Conducive Environments" can be found here on our Termite Barrier Page.

Our Archerfield Pest Inspector uses a Thermal Camera on every Pest Inspection

A thermal camera gives our Pest Inspection Archerfield Teams a deeper insight helping to locate moisture and termite activity.

Termites

It is important that the Pest Inspectionincludes the yard and fence line as it is common to find a nest in a garden surrounded by mulch Over time the weather will break down any soft timber previously coated in a "termite resistant" chemical and it's not uncommon to find a termite sub nest in a timber sleeper retaining wall. This is where experience matters. Our Pest Inspection Archerfield Teams understand the characteristics of the different termite species and this gives us a better approach to finding them.

Wood Borers

Wood Borers are also a common find. Not as destructive as termites however they can survive on less favourable conditions. Laying their eggs in the timber cracks, most of the time we are finding them attacking timber floor boards. They can be treated with a water based chemical but we recommend just replacing the damaged timbers.

The most common wood borers are;

• Common Furniture Beetle
• House Longhorn Beetle
• Powder Post Beetle
• Some Do-It-Yourselfers recommend wiping the affected areas with diesel. This is something we DEFINITELY do not recommend.

Wood Decay Fungus

Another timber damaging element caused by moisture is Wood Decay Fungus. Several types of fungus eat the damp wood making it rot away like dead skin. Not as damaging as Termites but given the right environment it can posed a threat to timbers in your home. In some areas of the home (low traffic areas like up in your ceiling space) wood decay can do considerable amount of damage over the course of a year. Lignicolous Fungi is responsible for the wood decay. They can be classed as;

• Brown rot
• Soft rot and,
• White rot

The fix is to remove the damaged timber and remove the moisture source. A Pest Inspection should be part of any due diligence when purchasing a home. Most Timber Pest activity goes undiscovered to the naked eye so it's important to have our Pest Inspection Archerfield Experts look over the property. Give us a call and compare our quote. We will save you!