Annual Termite inspection

Ditto as above. Failure to maintain your existing termite management scheme, could result in your warranty being voided. It would not harm to speak to the company and get an idea of what exactly is involved and for what price.

We have Termimesh at our place. We bought our home November last year and the house is 12 years old.

We had a termite inspection before buying and he said all was fine.

We are going to have the termite inspection annually though as it is better to be safe than sorry!

I am wondering, does anyone know how long Termimesh lasts or it is a lifetime thing, we have no idea?

Look your hubby is quite right and $180 for what they do is almost criminal. However, for $180 a year its worth it. Even if they dont cover you atleast you would find out about the termites before they do too much damage.

I just got my letter today...can't believe it's 12 months since they put the termimesh in!

While I think the price is a complete rip for what they do it does cover you...and you have to do it every year for the warranty lifetime so they kinda have you there...

In previous house I had termite treatment done and 2 times after that treatment they had to come back and retreat as I'd had an inpection every year. Having said that, both times I found the termites it was days after the inspection where they gave the all clear.

I have also just recieved the letter stating my annual termite inspecetion is up. $180 sounds alot of money.

I wonder if us the consumer can save some money and purchase the substance to pour into the pipes which arm our house boundry. It would be easier and much more reliable if i was able to goto say bunnings or elsewhere to buy the proper stuff and pour down the pipes. I wonder if anyone knows what we need and where to buy it from

Cheers,

Peter.

My brother runs a large termite control business in Brisbane and yes you have to have the inspections done but you do not have to use the same company just as long as you have it done on a yearly basis by a certified termite controller unless it is written in the warranty that you have to use a certain company to inspect.

Three years for a re treat sounds like they are using Premise if you had Termidor for Eg. installed than every 8 years is required for a top up treatment , by the way termidor should be the only product used by a professional termite controller if not than find someone who does WHY? our recall rate on termites breaching the barrier of a home is 0%

Having your home inspected yearly is a good idea it gives piece of mind to the owner even if your home is not protected we still advise to have inspections done. I understand about people asking Q. about the inspections but lets say termites do breach the barrier and destroy part of your home it can cost thousands to fix and the main reason to having annual inspections done is to see if the termites have breached.

Make sure the inspector does inspect your home by using certain tools like a miosture metre and a tapping tool, yes thermal cameras can be used but it is not really needed as in QLD the BSA does not recognise the thermal camera but just as a tool to help. Hope this helps.

Craig

Thermal imaging bahahahahaha. I doubt it. For $180 you get a guy do a quick walk around the house with a stick with a ball on the end, tapping the wall and thats why people are saying it seems too expensive and I agree. All in all about 15mins of work its an absolute rip.

Yeah I wont name the company but it is a big one here in SEQ. I think it is absolute rip and it really does give the industry a bad name.

Great input from Grout Perfect and Leighton
The fact is that regardless of protection, termites can avoid or breach the barriers.
The annual inspection is to minimise damage from infestation if it occurs and is part of AS

You are paying for inspection expertise and the insurance cover if they miss something. Your home insurance won't insure termite damage
Anyone saying that $ 180 for an annual inspection is a rip off is disrespectful and or ignorant.
You don't only pay for what the inspector does, you also have to pay for what he knows and the liability.