The Importance of Timber Pest Inspections
Whether you’ve lived in your current home for years or are considering the purchase of a new property, there’s one type of inspection you simply can’t afford to miss.
Regular timber pest inspections help you to avoid the headache of structural damage, and the potential for expensive repairs, by helping you become aware of any pest activity on or around a property.
Why Invest in Timber Pest Inspections?
For prospective buyers who are preparing to purchase a new home, sellers may be required by law to obtain timber pest inspections. If you currently live in a home you’re not planning to sell, however, obtaining the proper inspections as part of your routine home maintenance is still of vital importance. Too often, homeowners overlook the signs of a building timber pest infestation until the signs are too serious to be ignored, which usually happens only after substantial damage has already occurred.
By working with reputable, professional pest inspectors, you can address any growing problems in a timely manner, before structural damage and the need for expensive repairs arise.
Why Timber Pest Inspections Are Important: Understanding Termites
Australia is home to more than three-hundred and fifty different termite species, and the Australian timber pest population includes all known ecological groups. While only a fraction of those species present a risk to homeowners and their property, they can still be quite prolific and cause considerable amounts of damage. A single nest site can pose a risk of infestation to any structures within a fifty-metre radius, as termites can and do use a network of tunnels to colonize new spaces. Damages caused by timber pests throughout the country are estimated at over $100 million annually. The proliferation of timber pests and the potential for extensive damage spurred a national set of standards regarding control of the timber pest population and damage aversion.
Because a single nest site can eventually spur infestations throughout an entire neighborhood, and the signs of an infestation can be all but invisible to the untrained eye, it’s crucial that homeowners take the time to schedule regular timber pest inspections with trustworthy, professional company. These specialized inspections can even be part of a larger, more comprehensive service which evaluates the structural integrity and overall health of your property.
If timber pest activity is discovered and treated the next step will be working with professional building inspectors, this allows you to obtain a clear, unbiased report with no potential for conflict of interest. Because a professional building inspector does not provide repair or mitigation services, they have no stake in their findings.
Insurance Policies not generally do not cover repair costs for damages associated with timber pest activity, so early detection is the best and most effective line of defence.
How Can Houspect Help?
We offer a range of inspection services including New Home Building Inspections Melbourne, Building Inspections in Melbourne and Termite Inspections in Melbourne – Buy, Build, Invest and Sell with Confidence
