Termites · Timber pest · AS 4349.3

Termite Inspection

Termites cause more than $1.5 billion of damage to Australian homes a year, and your home insurance almost certainly excludes it, so the whole cost of getting it wrong lands on you. A regular inspection is the cheapest insurance you can actually buy. Ours is a full timber-pest inspection with a written report to AS 4349.3.

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The honest case for it

Why termite cover is worth it, without the scare.

Why termite cover is different
Your home insurance almost certainly excludes termite damage. You carry 100% of it.
Untreated: an uninsurable repair$0 covered
A barrier to AS 3660$3,000 – $5,000
An inspection is a few hundred dollars. It is the cheapest protection you can actually buy.
The systems we install

Matched to your home, not the dearest on the shelf.

There are three ways to protect a home from termites, and the right one depends on the building, the soil and whether there are termites active now. We install all three, to AS 3660.

Chemical barrier

Termidor & Altriset

A non-repellent soil treatment around the building to AS 3660. Termites can’t detect it, so they pass through and carry it back to the colony. The benchmark chemical barrier.

Baiting & monitoring

Sentricon & Exterra

In-ground stations that monitor for activity and, when termites hit them, eliminate the colony over time. Low-disturbance, ideal where a full chemical barrier isn’t practical.

Physical barrier

HomeGuard & Kordon

A physical and chemical barrier built in during construction or renovation, so termites can’t enter undetected. The right call for a new build or an extension.

We work with the established Australian termite systems and recommend the method the inspection calls for. The system that suits your property is named on your report.

Scope

What this job includes.

  • Full internal, external, roof void and sub-floor inspection
  • A written report to AS 4349.3: active termites, damage, risk
  • Moisture readings and the conducive conditions that invite termites
  • Clear notes on any inaccessible or limited-access areas
  • Honest advice on whether a barrier is needed, with no scare tactics
Our system: A non-invasive inspection to AS 4349.3 covering the interior, exterior, roof void and sub-floor, with moisture readings and a written report of observations, damage, conducive conditions and recommendations.
How we report it

The same 7 lines, every time.

Whatever the pest, your report splits the job the same honest way, so you can see exactly what you’re paying for.

The 7-line quote
  1. 1 Inspection first. We inspect the property and identify the actual pest, the entry points and the conditions feeding it, before we quote. Never a price over the phone.
  2. 2 Pest + severity named. What you have, how established it is and where it is active, written on the report. Not "general spray, she’ll be right".
  3. 3 Product named + APVMA reg. The exact APVMA-registered product and where it goes, named on the report. Child and pet safe once it has dried.
  4. 4 Re-entry + safety window. The exact drying and re-entry time, usually two to four hours, and what to wipe and what to leave afterwards.
  5. 5 Warranty term + re-service trigger. The warranty term and the exact trigger: active inside the term and we re-treat free, no six-week wait, no excuses.
  6. 6 Timber-pest check. Termites and timber pests flagged as their own line, because home insurance does not cover termite damage. An AS 4349.3 inspection or AS 3660 barrier if you need one.
  7. 7 Certificate + next inspection. The record of products applied, your certificate, and the honest re-treat date, most homes every six to twelve months.
If a quote doesn’t show these lines, you can’t compare it, and you don’t know what’s been cut.
How it runs

What happens, step by step.

1

Inspection + itemised report

We come out, identify the pest, the entry points and the conditions feeding it, then quote from what we actually find. Not a phone price.

2

The treatment plan

The pest and its severity, the APVMA-registered product and where it goes, the re-entry time and the warranty, all written on the report you keep.

3

Booking, in writing

We confirm the date, the safety steps and the price on letterhead. No surprise call-out fees, no upsell sprung on the day.

4

Treatment day

Interior and exterior treated as planned, child and pet areas handled with care, food surfaces and pet bowls respected and covered.

5

Re-entry + aftercare

The exact drying time before it is safe to go back in, what to wipe and what to leave, and how long before the treatment fully works.

6

Warranty + next inspection

The warranty term and the exact re-service trigger, your certificate, and an honest re-treat date, usually six to twelve months out.

Licensed, covered, warranted

The paperwork behind the price.

QLD PMT-000000, Public liability to $20M + professional indemnity, and a 12-month re-service warranty, all in writing, all on request.

Nathan walks through exactly what’s covered, the licence you can verify, the cover that protects your home, and the warranty that names its own trigger instead of hiding behind “100%”.

The licence, the cover, the warranty, and how to check each one.
Proof, recent work

Termite Inspection jobs we’ve done.

Before
After
Pre-purchase timber pest report, Currumbin. AS 4349.3 inspection inside the cooling-off period. Flagged hidden damage.
Before
After
Annual termite inspection, Mudgeeraba. Acreage block, sub-floor and roof void inspected, moisture mapped. Report in hand.
Questions, answered

Termite Inspection, common questions.

What is actually in an AS 4349.3 report? +
A proper timber-pest report covers observations, any active termites or damage found, the conditions on your property that invite termites (moisture, timber-to-ground contact, poor ventilation), a risk assessment, and a clear list of any areas we could not fully access. AS 4349.3 is the Australian Standard that sets what a timber-pest inspection must contain, so asking for it by name is how you avoid a two-line "all good" non-report.
How often should I get one? +
Annually is the standard recommendation for most homes, and more often if you are in a high-risk area or have had termites before. It is also a condition of keeping most termite-management warranties valid. A year is long enough for a colony to do serious damage, so the annual check is genuinely the point at which it is worth the money.
I have seen mud trails. What do I do? +
Do not disturb them, and do not spray them. Disturbing active termites can make them retreat and resume elsewhere, which makes the problem harder to treat. Book an inspection, leave the trails intact for us to assess, and we will identify the species and the extent before anyone recommends a treatment.
Is an inspection the same as a treatment? +
No, and that distinction matters. An inspection tells you what you have and whether you need protection; a barrier or treatment is the work that protects the house. A good operator inspects first and only then talks treatment. Anyone who quotes a barrier over the phone without inspecting is the red flag.
What if parts of my house cannot be accessed? +
Every honest report lists its limitations. If the sub-floor is too tight, a room is full of stored goods, or a wall is sealed, we note it as an inaccessible area rather than pretending we checked it. That protects you, because a report that claims full access it never had is worthless if termites turn up in the spot nobody actually looked.
Get started

Book an inspection, and get a quote you can actually read.

Tell us what you’re seeing. We’ll book an inspection and send a report that names the pest, the product and the warranty.

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