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Every accessible area is checked: subfloor, roof void, wall frames, skirtings, fences, sleepers and stored timber around the yard.
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Inspections, treatment and long-term protection for Inner West homes and businesses
Three parts, every time, whether it is a pre-purchase check or your annual inspection
Every accessible area is checked: subfloor, roof void, wall frames, skirtings, fences, sleepers and stored timber around the yard.
Moisture meters and tapping pick up activity hidden behind paint and plaster, where Inner West weatherboards most often hide damage.
Photos, findings and clear next steps in plain English, written to the Australian Standard so a conveyancer or builder can act on it.
The Inner West is termite country: Federation and Edwardian weatherboards in Yarraville and Seddon, brick veneer on timber frames in Altona and Sunshine, and damp subfloors along the Maribyrnong. We inspect for what actually goes wrong in these homes, and we tell you plainly what we found.
Four steps from first call to a protected home
Step 1
A full check of the home and grounds, inside and out.
Step 2
What we found, how serious it is and what to do next.
Step 3
Targeted treatment of active termites where they are found.
Step 4
Barriers, baiting and annual checks to keep them out.
Inspection and treatment options for every kind of Inner West property
A pre-purchase termite inspection before you sign, with a report you can take to the vendor.
Yearly inspections are the interval the Australian Standard recommends for most Victorian homes.
Found mud tubes or hollow timber? Treatment of the colony, then protection so they do not return.
Warehouses, shops and offices across Footscray, Sunshine and the industrial west.
Common-property inspections with reports written for owners corporations.
Compliance records and inspection certificates for property managers and insurers.
Melbourne's west has a particular mix: century-old timber, clay soils that hold moisture, mature gums and river flats. That is where subterranean termites thrive, and it is why an inspector who knows these streets finds what a generic checklist misses.
Where we inspectWe inspect Inner West homes the way we would inspect our own.