At our recent MLS meeting, our local termite company, Key Termite & Pest Control brought the following samples to show the different types of damage caused by termites and fungus.
I couldn't resist taking these photos to share with all.
Fungus Damage
For information on termites and fungus damage, check out :-
1. The Pest Structural Control Board
2. Definition of termites.
I need to get some pics like this to show buyers who balk at the $50 termite inspection cost.
Oh, Erick, please feel free to copy these pictures. I took them with my camera, so no worries about copyrights etc. You can right-click and save and re-organize them. Btw, our pest inspection costs about $100-150. $50 is cheap for us!
That powder post beetle sure does some major damage to wood! I have had a home inspector find subterranean termites in a home in Henderson and we had to have Terminix take care of the problem. Luckily we caught it in the early stages.
Erik, sorry I mis-spelled your name.
Tony - thank goodness. Do you not use a pest inspector? Our practice here is to hire a pest inspector who will check specifically for pest, dry rot, fungus and moisture damage. The home inspector may find some of these things and refer them to a pest inspector.
I think I have had 1 client in my 7 years of selling real estate that had a pest inspection completed on a property he was buying.
Tony, guess it's different in NV. We probably have more moisture-related damage since we are closer to the coast.
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