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Rowville 3178
Victoria
Australia
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Pre Purchase Termite Inspection
Termites &
Pre-Purchase Inspections Nearly all home owners
realise how important it is to look after their most valuable asset
and to maintain their house in a good state of repair. Most
home owners also do whatever they can to prevent their house being
infested by termites or other timber pests and to have them
eradicated should attack occur.
It is therefore amazing that not all prospective buyers insist on a
pre-Purchase inspection before investing their money in a pre-owned
house. After all, would you buy a second hand car without
having it checked out for mechanical faults and for rust in the
bodywork - or without a Roadworthy Certificate.
AEPMA (Australian Environmental Pest Managers
Association) strongly advises that before contracts are
exchanged, prospective purchasers should arrange for a pre-
purchase inspection to be carried out.
Our service fully meets the inspection requirements of the relevant
Australian Standards and every inspection is performed by an
accredited termite inspector. All access arrangements are made by
the office staff at Slay'em Pest Control, who contact the Real
Estate Agent and arrange access to the site. A verbal report
is given to you on the day and a detailed typed report follows in
the mail or on line.
Slay'em Pest Control specialise in Pre-Purchase Inspections.
We have many satisfied customers who have used our services
when deciding to purchase their new home, and found our report and
advice to be very helpful in giving them all the information they
need to make a well informed decision. Many people get their
new home checked by a building inspector for the structural aspect
of the house but they forget about the importance of checking for
past or present termite damage which can result in $1000's that has
not been budgeted for.
What do we do?
Here at
Slay'em Pest Control our Timber Pest inspection process works to a
comprehensive pre set reporting system designed to meet Australian
Standards for Timber Pest Inspections. Our inspectors will
note any evidence of past or current activity including termites,
borers and fungal decay.
Please note: This is a visual inspection only. In accord
with the requirements of AS4349.3 our inspectors are limited to the
areas and sections of the property which have reasonable access,
which was both available and permitted on the date of inspection.
They are not permitted to drill into walls and floors. They
cannot lift and move furniture and we cannot go gouging into
suspicious wood without the direct permission from the current
owners.
The inspectors carry our a room by room, area by area inspection
marking all their finding for that area. In addition they
will inspect the sub floor and roof cavities (if accessible),
outbuildings such as garages, carports, pergolas and decking (up to
50m or the boundary line of your property).
Inspections are performed using the following tools that
complement their vast experience and knowledge:
* visual assessment
* sounding areas with an 'inspection probe' - an extendable
handles probe with a retractable sounding ball on the end
* moisture meter - an electronic device that detects moisture
migration, a possible sign of termite activity
* stethoscope/listening device - used to hear sounds of
termite activity within building components
In areas where there is suspicion of termite activity:
* thermal imaging camera - designed to find "heat spots"
which may indicate termites nesting
* termatrac - hand held device which works on technology
similar to radar and can detect termites through timber,
plasterboard, brick or masonry
