My girlfriend and I have put an offer on a house. We'd had the building and pest done and have a week left to sort out finance. As we've never purchased a property before we're really a bit clueless when it comes to certain things. The building inspector said the house overall was good, mentioned a small thing about the roof not having moisture barrier and the patio foundation not being great (he reckons it will collapse with more than 10 people on it - it's only 10cm off the ground).
What I'm really concerned about though is the termite warranty not being valid. He says the house has a great barrier (I don't know the name but it's some orange sheet under the brick and under the concrete foundation) but the owners haven't had the installers come around each year to check that it's still okay and keep the warranty active. He also states that because the patio was built right up to the brick and ABOVE the orange termite barrier the warranty is void (you can't physically see the barrier anymore) and needs to have the installers come check it out. He states the patio could be a path for termites to travel under and get to the house. There was no evidence of any termites. I'm Canadian and have no knowledge or experience with termites; is this something we should be concerned about? We put in our special conditions that the owners have someone come around to reinstate the warranty but they rather rudely rejected it.
Thanks
Termites will teach you. They work 24/7 to destroy your house.
Dampness is the killer, also bridges added on after all the good work has been done to make your house termite "proof". Do your research.
Check any property you own at least every 12 months.
I have a habit of punching my buildings as i walk around them, i can tell by the "ring" of the timbers and wall and floors if i have my little friend's paying me a visit.
I have 1,000 's of square meters of buildings to check, and i do not trust this to the "experts"
Also and service personnel and trades people are instructed to report termite activity immediately.
You can not beat the little fuckers but man you can make their life as hard as they make yours.
Good luck and do not panic.
I have not used it but i think thermal imaging and some sort of CO2 detector may help.
We bought a 90 year old house that was mostly hardwood... it had not stopped the termites... they ate right up to the roof trusses... through soft and hard wood...
Oh well, we knew before settlement date and were ok with condition and costs... now hafe lots of bait stations and ansupply of hormone paste...
Sounds like a classic case of failure to control moisture.
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Cypress pine is a softwood - termites hate it 2 of my qlders contain a lot of Cypress pine
Balsa is a hardwood and is weetbix for termites.
My newer places have termimesh Warranty on these is good and no yearly inspections required I actually had some termite activity in one of my 8 year old builds last year and they fixed it for me - no questions asked.
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Cypress pine is a softwood - termites hate it 2 of my qlders contain a lot of Cypress pine
Balsa is a hardwood and is weetbix for termites.
My newer places have termimesh Warranty on these is good and no yearly inspections required I actually had some termite activity in one of my 8 year old builds last year and they fixed it for me - no questions asked.
Thanks for that Frank. Their guarantee looks good indeed.
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Thanks for that Frank. Their guarantee looks good indeed.
They tell me just before the 10 years warranty period is up I can get an inspection done and get an additional 10 years as well.
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You got ripped off fwank, termites relish moist soils but won't build in and around swamps so they would never have been a problem for you.
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