How To Tell If Your Home Is Infested With Termites
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Archicentre Limited, The Royal Australian Institute of Architects service of building advisory, conducted a careful analysis of damage by termites within Melbourne and Sydney. During 2003, as well as 2004, in order to create a highly extensive building inspection processes and improve on using data in the areas of reporting and collection, research was conducted by the company.
The Archicentre Pest inspection service was started in 2005 in Melbourne, and in Sydney in 2006, which will gain a better understanding of the aspects of timber pest attacks every where in Australia.
The company examined more than 80,000 reports of inspections and through this analysis came to the conclusion that there is indeed termite growth within Australia and their homes. The analysis provided many different results. For example, they were able to determine that colder regions of the continent are less likely to suffer from termite attacks than the warmer regions were. This led to the conclusion that termite protection was in dire need in these warmer areas.
Queensland has the highest termite infestation in Australia with an 11% increase in termite attacks. ACT and New South Wales as well as South Australia all come 2nd at 9% increase - still alarmingly high. Victoria has an 8% increase in termites, and Western Australia has had a 5% increase.
In the year 2006, it cost on average $2,500 to treat a termite infected home. While expensive, it was still far better than what it would cost to repair an infested home, which could cost around $4,500 or more depending upon the area in which you live.
Therefore, is it important to know how to spot a termite problem. The first thing you can look at is stumps around the home or even concrete barriers. If you notice mud on these elements, you could be facing termites. At the same time, how about your sub floors. If the sub floors show any signs of damage, termites may be present. When you walk around the home, both inside, as well as outside, do you see any termite damage about a foot up?
Of course, some conditions around your home may actually be inviting the termites. For example, if you have many trees surrounding the home or you have an older home that is say more than 30 years old, you might be just asking for termites. At the same time, if you use any type of untreated wood, decorate with old logs, or use mulch, you are actually creating havens for the termites.
Sheds can also be your enemy, particularly if you store wood in your shed. You want to keep your wood dry, but if it is untreated, you may just be asking for the termites. You may have treated the wood or used concrete slabs instead, but termites are very adamant and can find wood when they want to.
Unless you have made arrangements for a pest control company to check the home on a regular basis, termites will more than likely enter your home.
It would be imperative for a potential new home owner to call for a pest inspection before buying a home, without an inspection the results could cost you thousands of dollars more than just the money they put out for the home itself.
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About the author: Darren K. Thompson knows all about Sydney termite control and when you visit his website you will access expert information concerning pest control Sydney.
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