While bed bugs do not transmit diseases, they are upsetting, can be hard to get rid of and will definitely need treating with an appropriate insecticide. Bed bugs are small insects that feed on your blood, often causing itchy bites. They tend to live around your bed and travel on clothing, furniture, bedding and luggage….
A physical termite barrier is installed during construction of a new property or extension to a property to stop termites from entering your home via underground tunnels through the cracks in your slab that develop over time. Installed correctly the physical barrier, although possibly the most primitive form of termite protection that exists, is perhaps…
Did you know that termite & cockroach are cousins? Termites are eusocial insects that are classified at the taxonomic rank of infraorder Isoptera, or as epifamily Termitoidae within the cockroach order Blattodea. Termites were once classified in a separate order from cockroaches, but recent phylogenetic studies indicate that they evolved from close ancestors of cockroaches…
Almost every property inspection performed by TruHome would recommend that home owners do not use the subfloor area as a storage for timber materials and to rectify those timber structures in contact with ground, etc. The images below show the perfect example why we continually repeat this advice: from termite mud leads build in-between 2…
Termites can be a serious threat. They have the capacity to compromise the integrity of building structures. Most domestic buildings are traditionally constructed with timber stud frames and building loads from rooftop to ground are supported by these frames. Here are a few factors that can put a home at greater risk. Prevent these and…
The heartache experienced by Homeowners’ when inherited structure issues caused by inappropriate renovation and termite infestations is tremendous. In this case, amongst other things, termite damaged floorboards that had been removed had been left in the subfloor space creating a high risk of reinfection and an inadequte hanging beam were discovered. Remove the risk of…
Due to a lack of building maintenance over many years and some DIY plumbing solutions, a lot of the issues with this property were obvious – but what about those hidden horrors that only a professional property inspection would pick up? A lot of the issues uncovered during this property inspection included common issues that…
Thermal imaging cameras not only assist in termite inspections, but are also a great tool to detect hard to identify water penetrations in buildings.
