Targeted assessment
Suspected activity investigation
Mud leads on brickwork, blistered paint, sagging floors, papery-sounding architraves or a swarm of winged insects on a humid evening all justify a targeted investigation. The job is identification: live termites or old damage, which species, how far the workings extend, and where the activity most plausibly enters the building.
Scope
What this covers
Close examination of the reported evidence and surrounding construction
Species identification where live insects are present
Tracing of workings through adjacent rooms, subfloor and roof spaces
Photographic documentation you can hand to a treatment provider
Clear advice on urgency and sensible next steps
Timing
When it's needed
Book an investigation the moment evidence appears, and resist the urge to spray or break open the workings first. Disturbed termites abandon exposed leads and reappear somewhere less visible, which makes the eventual treatment harder to target.
Never disturb live termites or break open their workings, you will scatter the colony and make treatment harder to target. Take care around damaged flooring and decks, and treat any softened structural timber as unsafe to load until it has been assessed.
Quote variables
What shapes the scope
How much of the affected area is accessible without invasive opening-up
Whether live insects are available for identification
The construction details around the evidence: cavities, slab edges, wet areas
Any history of treatment recorded for the property
In NSW, pest management technicians must hold a licence issued by the Environment Protection Authority to carry out inspection and pest management work. Ask any inspector for their licence number and confirm it covers timber pest work before they attend.
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