Termite Inspection

Home inspection report for termites and other wood destroying insects.

Although rarely visible to us, most houses in the U.S. are mostly made of wood. Specifically, most of the structural skeleton of houses is made of wood. This includes roof trusses, sheathings, rafters, beams, posts, studs, floor and roof joists, window and door frames, porches and decks, fascia and subfascia, and baseboards. Also, most cabinets, gazebos, pergolas, and outdoor fences are made of wood.

All these wooden materials attract some uninvited guests such as termites, carpenter ants, and wood-boring beetles. Termites feed on wood as a food source, and depending on the species, as a nesting site, too. Wood is all that termites feed on (except some exotic termite species that grow fungi in their nest as food).