Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Terminates Brand New Home 5Jun 02, 2015 9:32 am We had pest control around because we keep getting this grainy powdery looking stuff on bench tops, first we thought cockroaches but since then we believe it is termites as we haven't even seen any roaches and the pest control couldn't identify the substance. I'll put some photos up for you however it's hard to tell the difference as we have stone bench tops with specs of grey so photos don't really do it much justice. Since doing some research and chatting with people they said its possibly termites and that would explain us not seeing anything whilst this stuff keeps reappearing. Re: Terminates Brand New Home 7Jun 02, 2015 9:58 am Hi no I don't think that's what it is. When we had pest control around to spray that room all food products were removed and it was still appearing. It's really odd, my other half noticed this before we moved in but thought nothing of it and just assumed it was dust/dirt from it being so new. Re: Terminates Brand New Home 8Jun 02, 2015 1:19 pm I'm not a pest controller or a builder, but I have had termites... Based on my expert knowledge (read line 1) Termites live inside the wood. They don't leave visible traces on the surface (until you get to the stage when it's only paint holding your verandah post together...). You might see "mud tunnels" from the ground to the floor under the house in extreme cases, but as a rule you won't know you have termites. Dad found his because a board started to squeak so he pulled back the carpet. In our old house in early summer we had a few small piles of "sawdust" in the floor and were told it was borer. We only had a few small piles and were told the fix was worse than the cause, so it was up to us, but apart from a few pin holes in the floor there was no real damage. Re: Terminates Brand New Home 9Jun 02, 2015 3:15 pm Quote: Based on my expert knowledge (read line 1) Termites live inside the wood. They don't leave visible traces on the surface (until you get to the stage when it's only paint holding your verandah post together...). You might see "mud tunnels" from the ground to the floor under the house in extreme cases, but as a rule you won't know you have termites. Not quite true John. While they do not like light and live inside the timber as you say, when they eat the wood they leave behind a fine dirt like substance which I presume is the faeces. Being so fine it can find its way out of cracks like under the skirting, around architraves etc. This may be what the OP is seeing. The other thing I have seen over the years too is where there is a colony of black ants living inside the walls which leave behind a similar substance. Fortunately they don't eat the timber but rely on food scraps or food from outside the house like plant matter/other bugs from the garden etc. Stewie Re: Terminates Brand New Home 11Jun 09, 2015 6:18 am Aussy_Guy Thank you. We had pest control around but they were unable to identify this. Would you recommend us getting Termico around? If you have had pest control out then they should have found and identified termites if they are there (assuming you got someone accredited and competent). Is your new home built with termite protection? Have look at your certificates from handover. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Pay again? No retribution? Your glass has a specific performance get this app and see how much your windows are leaking, then challenge the supplier. 3 5245 Thank you. That is really helpful. Once we get the place done and passed for OC we can upgrade in the future once we get back on our feet and not paying mortgage and rent. 4 6190 Is it just a report written to give to the bank initially and it is based on what and how your payments are made up for, or is it a full service where they go out and… 2 6059 |