• First of all we inspect the roof void looking for signs of termite activity, moisture and leaks.
• Then we will inspect the interior of your home going through every room in turn (include the garage), tapping walls with a donger (see below) and measure moisture levels behind walls – this is especially important in bathrooms, laundries and kitchens – termites love moisture!
• Then we will move onto the exterior of the home and sub-floor (if you have one). These are key areas to inspect as this is where termites can get into the building.
• Finally, we will inspect the grounds, fence lines, trees, carports, sheds and any other outdoors areas within the property within a 30m radius of the main building (within the property boundaries)

With their years of experience and local knowledge, the most important piece of equipment in a termite inspection are our experienced termite inspectors! However, they use two pieces of kit that help detect potential termite activity and moisture issues:

• Donger: a tapping device for sounding wood construction elements for damage
• Moisture metre: for finding leaks and potential areas of termite activity

We take time to carry out a comprehensive termite inspection. A termite inspection on an average home will take 1.5-2 hours, but can be up to 3 hours on large properties.

If you are deciding which company you intend to use for your termite inspection, this is one of the key questions you should ask, as quality companies will take their time.

The amount of time it takes to carry out a termite inspection will depend on the size of the house, its construction type (eg. does it have a sub-floor?), whether there are any outbuildings and the size of the land surrounding the property.

• Any visual evidence of current termite activity (species, location, extent)
• The extent and location of any termite damage
• Any construction faults and environmental conditions (eg. drainage issues) that make your property more likely to come under termite attack
  • Recommendations for solving construction and environmental issues to 
• Report on any pre-existing termite management systems in place and make recommendations to ensure its effectiveness, whilst educating you on the maintenance requirements
• A summary of the risk of ongoing and future termite attack
• Recommendations for a termite management plan to eliminate any current infestation and aid in reducing any risk of future infestations

Termite inspections are visual inspections, which means our inspectors can only inspect areas to which they can gain access. They are not allowed to move items or heavy furniture to gain access to a room or wall.

If during the inspection our inspectors suspect an issue worthy of further investigation they will recommend an invasive inspection.

An invasive inspection may require moving items and will likely involve drilling into walls so that we can use our borescope camera to look inside walls for termite activity.