The durable notice
A new house should have a durable notice showing the termite management system used and its maintenance requirements. We regularly record notices missing from the meter box at slab and lock-up stage.
Concealed entry points
Garden beds and paving built up against the slab edge hide the zone where termites would otherwise be visible. That does not mean termites are present, but it means nobody can see if they are.
Acreage conditions
Large lots bring timber sheds, fence posts, wood stacks and garden watering, all of which can attract termites. A building and pest inspection lists each conducive condition.
What an inspection can and cannot do
Under AS 4349.3 the inspector looks at what can be reached and seen, nothing more. It finds evidence and conditions; it cannot guarantee a house is free of termites or see inside walls.
Keeping risk low
Keep the slab edge exposed, fix leaks promptly, move timber and garden beds away from walls, and book a timber pest inspection every year.
More about Strathtulloh
- Building a new home in Strathtulloh: the stages that decide how it lasts
- Buying a house in Strathtulloh: estate homes, acreage and what to inspect
- How Strathtulloh is growing: the Toolern plan, the station and the estates
- Building permits, the City of Melton and resolving defects in Strathtulloh
- Strathtulloh soil: basalt plains clay and why slabs and walls move
- The defects we record on Strathtulloh inspections, stage by stage
- Strathtulloh site conditions: wind, grassland fire and planning overlays
Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Strathtulloh. Licensed building practitioners, Building & Plumbing Commission registration CDB-U 53425.
