I just had a home inspected for termites and other wood destroying insects. That there had been evidence of termites in the past was clear due to the holes drilled in the porch and garage floor every 12 inches. The holes were there because the home had been treated.
What I learned today – even after nearly 7 years of selling real estate – is that inspectors have a code they use to show whether termite evidence is old or recent. When treatment is done, they “knock” the tunnel down so that only a brown line remains. This shows future inspectors that there HAD been a problem but it has been resolved.
Something new for the day!
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Two problems. The termites would probably rebuild the mud tube between the inspection & treatment. Termite treatments usually don’t instantly kill the colony which means the workers would have time to rebuild the mud tube.
Posted by: Andrew DeLuca | April 22nd, 2010 4:08 pm |
I am one of those inspectors. As long as there was no ‘active termites’ the drill marks should have been enough to nix that old evidence. You could look on the fuse box and there usually would be a sticker showing date of treatment and chemical used.
There is no rule or code to knock any tunnels down or remove evidence but I agree it is a good idea. http://pestcemetery.com/selling-house-termite-history/
Ps. I like your blog
Posted by: Jerry | April 22nd, 2010 5:57 pm |