Pre Purchase Timber Pest Inspections
If you a buying a new home a pre-purchase timber pest inspection is essential. A pre-purchase Inspection covers timber pests including subterranean termites, borers and decay. The inspection complies with the Australian Standards AS4349.3.
Many firms offer a combined building/pest inspection. These inspections are carried out by qualified builders who have completed a four-day timber pest course that allows them to include termites in their inspection. By comparison, a licensed Certificate III termite technician must complete a 12 month course to be a pest controller and another 12 months experience working under a licensed Certificate III technician as well as further courses specifically on timber pests before he is qualified to carry out inspections.
termites@cooloola does not do combined reports, we can however arrange for a qualified local building inspector, Bob Huckle, to attend to the building report at the same time.
Bob can be contacted on 0410 630 997.
Our Pre Purchase inspection & report:
- Takes approximately 1 to 2 hours to carry out inspection, then we need to process your report
- Is a multi-page thorough 13-18 page report tailored to your property (not just a tick sheet)
- Includes photographs
- Our technicians can be contacted if you have any questions or concerns. After hours contact is ok.
- Both a PDF and Hard bound copy of report supplied
- Determines visible evidence of subterranean termite and workings
- Determines vulnerable areas and situations and advice on reducing vulnerability.
- Includes assessment of Borer, Decay, Moisture etc
- Is in accordance with industry standards – AS4349.3.
- Advises treatment methods and costings (if required)
- As per Australian Standards an agreement form must be signed and returned to us before the inspection can commence











