TERMITE INSPECTIONS

Gold Coast & Tweed Heads

Termite Inspections

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Surekil Pest Control carries out Termite Inspections across the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers regions in accordance with AEPMA’S Code of Best Practice for Termite Management and AS 3660.2:2017 Termite Management Part 2: In and around existing buildings and structures and includes an assessment of:

  • The interior of the building (excluding furniture and stored items)
  • The exterior of the building (including any trees, stumps and timbers within the property boundaries and no more than 50m from the building)
  • Any accessible roof voids and sub-floor spaces.

Our Termite Inspectors are fully qualified, licensed in both QLD and NSW, insured and hold National Police Certificates.

Termite Inspection

A regular inspection includes an assessment of: 

  • The interior of the building, excluding furniture and stored items
  • The exterior of the building including any trees, stumps and timbers within the property boundaries and no more than  50m from the building
  • Any accessible roof voids
  • Any accessible sub-floor space
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PDF Termite Inspection Reports, Emailed to You Within 24 Hours

Once the termite inspection is complete, you will receive a detailed termite inspection report with colour photos in PDF format via email, on the day of the inspection.

The areas reported on include:

  • Building interiors, excluding furniture and stored items
  • Building exteriors, including any trees, stumps and timbers
  • The buildings accessible roof voids and sub-floor spaces
 

Your termite inspection report will detail any termite activity, damage or conducive conditions found. If termite activity was found, then the technician will discuss the available treatment options with you and provide you with a subterranean termite treatment proposal with our recommended solution.

Digital Termite Inspection Reports

Our AS 3660.2:2017 compliant Termite Inspection Reports are emailed to our customers in PDF format within 24 hours. The report will include colour photographs and observations of any termite activity, damage or conducive conditions found. If required, we also provide a Termite Treatment Proposal with our recommendations for resolving your termite problem.

Termite Detection Tools

In addition to the basic tools, Surekil Pest Control also have market leading specialist termite detection and management tools.

Termite Inspection with a Termatrac

Termite Inspection Prices

Standard Service

Termite Inspection: Starting from $290.00.

Pest Defender Plan

Surekil’s Pest Defender plans are designed to provide a flexible and affordable solution for year-round protection for your family and your home. Choose between a General or Targeted approach to your pest control and then choose the Pest Defender plan that best suits your needs, setup your monthly subscription through our office and book in your initial appointment.

If you’re not sure which approach or plan is best for you, talk to one of our friendly office staff or your technician on the day and they can help ensure that you have chosen the most suitable plan and treatment options.

The prices indicated are for residential properties of up to 40m2, typically a 3 or 4-bedroom home. For prices for properties of other sizes or commercial services, please contact us on 07 5599 1322 or request a quote.

**Our goods and services come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law.

*Warranty Terms and Conditions Our goods and services come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. For major failures with the service, you are entitled:
  1. To cancel your service contract with us; and
  2. To a refund for the unused portion, or to compensation for its reduced value.
You are also entitled to choose a refund or replacement for major failures with goods. If a failure with the goods or a service does not amount to a major failure, you are entitled to have the failure rectified in a reasonable time. If this is not done you are entitled to a refund for the goods and to cancel the contract for the service and obtain a refund of any unused portion. You are also entitled to be compensated for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage from a failure in the goods or service.

Tips to Help Reduce Risk of Termite Attacks

You should have your property regularly inspected for termites but to help reduce your risk of termite attack, below are some handy tips on things that you can do:

  • Where possible, ensure that your roof void is accessible for a termite inspection
  • If your property has a sub-floor, ensure that it has good cross-floor ventilation, drainage, and access for a termite inspection
  • Make sure your weep holes aren’t covered by garden beds or pavers
  • Make sure the external edge of your concrete slab has at least a 50mm inspection zone from the top of the slab
  • Repair any leaking hoses, drains and pipes and direct the runoff from your hot water systems and air conditioners away from the property
  • Remove any firewood or building materials from against your property or under the sub-floor
  • Remove dead trees, fallen branches, old wood and stumps from your property.
  • Only use treated timbers for garden beds or retaining walls.

Termite Inspection FAQ

No. Some pest management companies claim to carry out a termite check, typically at a considerably cheaper price than the current market rate for a termite inspection or even for free.

A termite check is a marketing term, it is typically a brief look around a property for obvious signs of termite activity but does not include accessing roof voids or subfloors and does not include a comprehensive inspection report.

A termite inspection carried out to Australian Standard 3660.2:2017 Termite Management Part 2: In and around existing buildings and structures, will typically take around an hour and a half for a standard 3-to-4-bedroom home and includes an assessment of the building interior, excluding furniture and stored items, the building exterior including any trees, stumps and timbers, any accessible roof voids and sub-floor spaces.

Following the termite inspection, you would receive a detailed termite inspection report with a day or two.

Unless it is a high-end camera used by a qualified sonographer, no.

There are low end thermal imaging cameras available for under $1,000.00 that some pest management technicians claim they can use to perform a termite check on your property.

As they reply on detecting temperature differences, unless there is a large termite nest in a wall, which you would hope that a professional pest management technician would detect without a thermal imaging camera, the camera is more likely to detect a rodent than a termite lead.

Consider how accurate a camera relying on changes in temperature would be in subtropical northern NSW and southeast QLD, where the external walls of a property can often be extremely hot, while the air conditioned internal walls can often be considerably cooler.

No, most properties are furnished, carpeted, have roof insulation and stored products, it would be unrealistic to expect a property to be emptied each year for its annual termite inspection.

A termite inspection is a visual inspection by a professional pest management technician that uses their training and experience to look for signs and evidence of termite activity or conditions that are conducive to termite attack.

If you find termites, it is essential that you do not disturb or spray the termites or the area yourself, as this will likely encourage the termites to leave the current area, making it difficult to identify the species and possibly limiting your treatment options.

You should contact Surekil Pest Control as soon as possible, we will come out and carry out a full termite inspection and assess the extent of your problem and recommend termite treatment options.

If you are not sure if they are termites, check out our signs of Termite activity guide.

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