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Pest Inspection
3) Findings
- Section 1: Actual infestation or infection
caused by wood destroying pest of organisms.
- Section 2: All conditions leading to Section
1, i.e.: leaks that could cause fungus, earth
to wood contacts that could attract Subterranean
Termites.
- Further inspection areas: These terms define
areas which during the original inspection did
not allow the inspector access to complete his
or her inspection. An example of this would
be storage in a garage, against the garage walls
or tiles that need to be removed to see if fungus
is growing behind them.
4) Twenty two points of faulty home
- Cracks in foundation permit hidden points
of entry from soil to still.
- Posts through concrete in contact with sub
structural soil. Watch door frames and intermediate
supporting post.
- Wood framing members in contact with earth
fill under concrete slab.
- Form boards left in place contribute to terminate
food supply.
- Leaking pipes and dripping faucets sustain
soil moisture. Excess irrigation has same effect.
- Shrubbery blocking air flow through vents.
- Debris support terminate colony until large
population attacks superstructure.
- Heating unit accelerates terminate development
by maintaining warmth of colony on a year-round
basis.
- Foundation wall too low permits wood to contact
soil. Adding topsoil often builds exterior grade
up to still level.
- Footing too low or soil thrown against it
causes wood-soil contact. There should be 8
inches of clean concrete between soil and pier
block.
- Stucco carried down over concrete foundation
permits hidden entrance between stucco and foundation
it bond fails.
- Insufficient clearance for inspection also
permits easy construction of termite shelter
tubes form soil to wood.
- Wood framing of crawl hole forming wood-soil
contact.
- Mud sill and posts in contact with soil.
- Wood siding and skirting from soil contact.
Should be a minimum of 3 inches clearance between
skirting and soil.
- Porch steps in contact with soil. Also watch
for ladders and other wooden appurtenances.
- Downspouts should carry water away from building.
- Improper maintenance of soil pipe against
pier footing. Also makes careful inspection
impossible.
- Wood girder entering recess and foundation
wall. Should have 1 inch free space on both
sides and end and be protected with a moisture
impervious seal.
- Vents, placed between joists, tunnel air through
space without providing good substructure aeration.
Vents, placed in foundation wall, give better
air circulation.
- Porch slabs with gradients sloping towards
home will result in pooled water next to wood.
- Stacking firewood next to wooden siding can
result in a humid microhabitat ideal for termite
invasion.
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