Does My New Home In Pre-Purchase Need A Termite Inspection?
It's no small financial decision to buy a home. As a consequence of its importance, its normal to want to keep that home safe from damage, including termite damage, even from before the purchase is finalised. Thankfully, Conquer Termites Northside can help you with all matters related to termites, including getting a termite inspection for a pre-purchase home. Contact our team on (07) 3356 8801 if you have problems with termites Brighton.
Unnecessary termite damage might be able to be avoided by performing a termite inspection in pre-purchase for your new home. It's recommended by the Queensland Building and Construction Commission that you perform a general building inspection and a termite inspection on any new home that you're contemplating purchasing. Because you don't yet own the property, these inspections are entirely visual in nature and can only focus on the accessible areas of the property. If there have been termite management systems previously installed in the home, this inspection will provide information about these systems, including their maintenance routines and the risk of termite attacks in the locality. To perform these inspections, you'll need a licensed team of pest controllers, such as Conquer Termites Northside. Carrying out a termite inspection during pre-purchase is an easy way to prevent some unnecessary termite damage to your new home.
What Does The Termite Life Cycle Look Like?
Like most other things in life, termites are not created as adults, and must grow from infancy. Sadly, not many people know the life cycle of a termite, however, as it is not common knowledge. Thankfully, Conquer Termites Northside can help explain the journey that a termite undertakes from birth to their adult form. If you're suffering from termites in Brighton, contact our team on (07) 3356 8801.
Over three distinct stages of development, a termite will move through a process called an 'incomplete metamorphosis'. Life begins as an egg for termites, which can be white or light brown, and are translucent. The naked eye is capable of spotting these eggs, even though they are tiny. The young workers of the colony care for the young that come from these eggs, which are called nymphs. These nymphs develop according to the queen's pheromones, separating them into their castes. As part of their incomplete metamorphosis, there are three phases in the development of a termite.
Is Plasterboard A Viable Food Source For Termites?
It's normal to think of termites as eating wooden supports buried in your walls and not much more. Not many people know what else termites might eat, though, such as the plasterboard their walls are made of. Thankfully, Conquer Termites Northside are the leading experts on termites, and can help you understand exactly what the pests will and won't eat in your home. When you're facing termites in Brighton, call our team on (07) 3356 8801.
So long as a material contains cellulose, there is very little that will stop termites from considering it a viable food source. Your internal walls are probably made of plasterboard, which, due to its cellulose content, can make for an attractive target to termites. There is cellulose in the paper that is wrapped around plaster panels to make drywall, which means that termites will happily eat their fill. To make matters worse, if you let moisture build up on the walls of your home, you'll only be increasing the threat of a termite invasion. Once termites have begun eating plasterboard, they might leave behind small pinholes you can use to identify them, though its best that you undergo a professional termite inspection if you suspect the pests have invaded your home. Due to their need to constantly consume cellulose, termites are constantly searching for a source of the substance, and will eat plasterboard if they can find it.
