Does My New Home In Pre-Purchase Need A Termite Inspection?
The home you buy is likely to become a significant asset in your portfolio for the foreseeable future. Termites and other pests don't understand human contracts and obligations, so it'd make sense if you want to protect your new home from termites before the contract has been finalised and signed. 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 Caboolture South.
It's a wise idea to perform a termite inspection during pre-purchase for your new home to make sure you avoid any unnecessary termite damage. Generally, the Queensland Building and Construction Commission recommends that you get both a general building inspection and termite inspection carried out on your property before you finalise the purchase. These inspections, at this stage of the purchase, focuses entirely on the accessible areas of the property, and are entirely visual in nature. Additionally, this inspection will also tell you whether or not there have been termite management systems installed in the home previously, and how to maintain them if so, as well as the general risk of termite attacks in the area. You won't be able to perform these inspections yourself thanks to the complicated legal and practical nature of the work, and will instead need to hire a licensed and qualified team of pest professionals to perform them, like Conquer Termites Northside. With a termite inspection in pre-purchase, you'll be able to help protect your new home from termite damage.
Do Termites Go Through Different Stages In Their Life Cycle?
Instead of beginning life as adults, termites must grow up from infancy. Not many people would be able to describe that life cycle, as it not common knowledge amongst the general public. 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 Caboolture South, contact our team on (07) 3356 8801.
Termites undergo an 'incomplete metamorphosis' over the course of three distinct stages. The first stage is the egg, which range in colour from white to light brown and are translucent. Despite their tiny size, these eggs can be seen by the naked eye. Nymphs hatch from these eggs, and are cared for by the young workers of the colony. The queen's pheromones is able to control the development of a nymph into adulthood, ensuring they become the worker, solider, or other caste member that they need to be. Despite the fact that they transition from infancy to adulthood, termites are considered to undergo an incomplete metamorphosis.
Does Plasterboard Contain Cellulose?
Many people think of wooden objects, like the support structures within their walls, when they're asked what termites might eat within their home. About whether or not termites will eat plasterboard, however, remains a different question, one that not everyone can answer. 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 Caboolture South, call our team on (07) 3356 8801.
If a material is made of cellulose, then termites will happily eat it. That includes the plasterboard commonly used to construct interior walls. Even though there is no cellulose in the plaster panels themselves, to make drywall, those panels are wrapped in paper, which does contain the substance. Additionally, allowing moisture to build up on your walls can make them a more tempting target for termites, and may increase the threat of an infestation in your home. Though you should perform a professional inspection for termites on your home if you have even the faintest doubt that the pests have invaded your home, you may also be able to identify them via the pinholes they leave behind in your walls. When termites find themselves within your home, your plasterboard and the cellulose it contains may present an enticing meal.