Hi all,
Today we found some termite activity in our house which was purchased about 6 months ago.
A termite inspection was done and given all clear for the areas they could access.
The termite activity is currently located in an externally facing door frame.
Regardless I am getting another company to treat it ASAP, but what recourse if any does one have against the company providing the termite inspection? Could it be argued that 6 months has passed and all bets are off?
Help appreciated.
^^^^^^^ This!! Most have so many clauses and catches to cover them.
None, generally you will find in the terms and conditions of the pest inspection that they will only be liable for areas they can access.
If they were not able to access this door frame due to any obstruction then they are covered.
Also how much damage is to the door frame is it possible this has occurred since the initial inspection?
I'd let it go, no termite inspection is guaranteed to find everything. Do what you need to do now to treat and move on.
Today we found some termite activity in our house which was purchased about 6 months ago.
Active or old termite activity?
As well as that an inspection only shows signs when it was inspected. Unless it was also a treatment, any activity that started after the inspection is not their fault.
https://www.aepma.com.au/Consumer-Resource-Centre
Might be able to help if they are a member of the association
All old houses have some level of termite activity.
You need to treat the activity you've found, but it's not a permanent solution, because the termites will just show up in another part of the house later.
Pretty generalised statement with little to no factual grounding. Unless you can link to a CSIRO study or such please don't post such scaremongering tripe. Truth is, most "old" houses are made of hardwood and sit on brick piers with ant caps. The termites that do most of the damage to houses go for softwood that sits on a concrete slab just above ground level.
OP, just get it treated and follow what the Pesties recommends. Or post back here and we can let you know the best course of action.
scaremongering tripe total horseshit.
I fixed that for you
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Page 6 - 53% of WA houses (OPs location) have some level of termite activity. 35% of Australian houses.
It's not scaremongering. It's reality. Probably nothing to worry about, if the OP found out within 6 months.
Way to cherry pick a figure. Haha. 53% is for termites found somewhere. The percentage for termites found inside a house in the table you linked to stated 14.4% for WA. A long way from your claim that all houses have some level of termite activity.
Rubbish - our house is 89 years old and we have never a problem with termites.
Just because you haven't had a problem with them, doesn't mean they're not there.
You've probably never had an issue with your 89 year old wiring, doesn't mean it's not a fire hazard.
Rubbish - house was rewired 15 years ago
Read my reply again - I said our 89 year old house was rewired 15 years ago so how can your statement "….YOUR 89 year old wiring" be valid. Issue closed.
It all depends on the Contract you signed with them. Check the liability section. Many companies restrict there damages to the fee paid. There may also be a time limit. If no contract was signed check their website for standard terms and conditions.