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Regular Termite Inspections are very important, early detection of Termite activity can save stress and thousands of $$$$ in repairs to you home.
We offer 2 types of inspections,Standard Termite InspectionsPre-Purchase Timber Pest

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Whats involved in a Inspection?

Before booking a Termite inspection it is important to ask the provider "What do you do in a inspection"?. Its amazing with the advance's in equipment available that some still just walk around tapping with a screwdriver!!. A screwdriver is a handy tool during a inspection, but with us its part of a package. We believe that its important to take advantage of a wide varity of tools to help get an overall picture of the home and conducive termite conditions. Thats why we use the following equipment.

Moisture Meter ---Terma-trac---Thermal camera---Borescopes---Video Inspection ---Tourch----Camera---Donger---Monocular---Probes---Ladder---Screwdriver---Lupe

The Inspection itself will cover the following ares.

The yard ,including Fences, Retaining walls,Garden Beds,Landscaping Timbers,Trees.

Any Sheds or other timber Structers.

The Exterior of the Home, (weep holes,Timber in contact with soil,drainage ect)

The Subfloor .(Flooring timbers,piers,leaks/Drainage, ventilation).

The Interior. (Skirtings, sills,Door frames,walls,check for moisture).

The Roof Cavity (Framing timbers, top plates above wet areas eg shower, check for leaks).

Following the inspection a detailed report is provided along with any recomendations.

Terma-trac:

How Does It Work ??
Termatrac, explained simply emits signals which penetrate the material that is being tested . If these signals are interrupted by termite activity , the liquid crystal display will alert the operator by showing up on the readout.

This Allows
• Tracking the extent of activity without disturbance.
• Tracking to an entry point
• Location of nests via entry point
• Choice of treatment method.
• Don’t risk a lesser inspection !!

Moisture meter: Because termites are almost 100 % moisture, this is an effective way of detecting activity, because there can be other reasons for High Moisture readings besides termites, This is only used as a guide to detect areas which require further inspection, with either Terma-Trac or a Borescope.

Borescope & Video inspection Camera
Borescope, This piece of equipment allows viewing of areas that would otherwise be impossible to see into, eg wall cavities, inside trees all that is required is a 8mm hole for access.

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Video Inspection camera, This is used for hard to reach areas, a camera is attached to the end of a wand (up to 3.6mt in length) the image can then be viewed on the hand held screen. Images can be saved and downloaded into reports.
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This piece of equipment can allow inspection of areas of damage/activity without the need to remove wall linnings or remove tiles. Something that saves costly repairs that may not be requied.And with its image capture you get to see the whole picture.

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The extension wand (up to 3.6 mt) is a huge advantage for inspection of roof cavity's, subfloors, below infill patio slabs and so on. The camera head can be rotated

Thermal Imaging.

Can you afford not to have this added benefit ? There are often faults such as leaks, that would otherwise have gone undetected visually are readily observed thermally. By using Thermal Imaging we can often observe concealed building faults, concealed termite damage, points of condensation that inturn indicate decay or potential for mould growth and poor structural framing that would otherwise not be possible by normal human vision.

A thermal camera is only an inspection tool, like all tools there are limitations and there are advantages, a thermal camera is not a magic wand and will not expose all defects and/or all termite workings but combined with other inspection techniques & inspection tools will provide a broader, more comprehensive assessment of the condition of the inspected item/s.

Human vision detects a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum, a thermal camera provides additional vision within the infrared spectrum therefore broadening the vision of objects viewed. In simple terms a thermal camera will visualise the variations in thermal temperature of objects observed.

Thermal imaging assists in detecting many items that may be of concern that are concealed by wall linings, these include termite damage or termite sub-nests, moisture damage and many other building issues. Although the thermal imaging may have indicated a possible problem, further investigation is often needed to determine the possible causes of the area of concern, if a termites sub-nest is located then the combination of a moisture meter + Term-a-Trac + fibre-optics + a video inspection are commonly used to determine concealed termite activity etc'. Some of these tools can only be used while performing a more invasive inspection andwhilst there is a additional charge for a Video inspection only limmited access is required this can save the expence of costly repairs to wall linnings and tiles, as such it is very cost effective.

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These Look at the couple of marks at top of door (pic1) and what was behind when we stripped the wall (pic2).

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Photographs show just how termites can be well hidden with little or no sign.

In this case the Homeowner did not know this nest was present under a front patio.

If you find Termite activity! Do not disturb them just it call us!

You should have regular inspections of all timber and possible termite entry points. We can identify timber problems and advise you of the solutions. If you find termite damage in your home, call us and do not disturb the termites. We will investigate the size and nature of the infestation and advise you on the available options.

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