Kansas / Missouri Certified Termite Inspector #16601.

Over 90% of all Metro-Spec Property Inspection Services home inspections include a termite report/inspection. As home inspections are performed, all accessible home areas will be checked for any termite activity. Some areas of the home may be inaccessible, such as fixed/finished basement walls, basement floor coverings, dirt, dense vegetation, stored items, shelving, fixed access panels, crawl spaces access under 24 inches and crawl space height under three feet, furniture, etc. All efforts are made to visually look at all home areas for any wood destroying insect activity. I use the FHA NPMA-33 form for all termite inspections.

I do not perform termite treatments as to avoid conflicts of interest. Pest extermination companies that do termite checks for free, are free for a reason. Use caution when getting a free termite inspection from a termite treatment company. I, or your agent, can suggest some good termite treatment companies that you, or the seller of the home, can choose from if termites are found.

I am licensed to perfrom WDI inspections in Kansas AND Missouri. Kansas has a reciprocating agreement with Missouri for termite inspections only. To do termite treatments in Kansas and Missouri, the company must be licensed in both states. Some real estate agents are confused when talking to their clients about this subject. 

Pest management tips are included in the folder that you will receive after the inspection. This information will help you in controlling several types of pests and insects.

89% of all termite activity can be found in basement, foundation, and crawl space areas. Access to these areas is critical for a proper termite inspection. Termites need food, moisture, protection, and moderate temperatures to thrive in a colony. The earth in Kansas and Missouri is a natural place for subterranian termites to live. I have found termites at exterior foundation wood landscape timbers in 35 degree weather. Yes, termites will enter any ground-contact treated lumber/timbers. I have found termites entering a home that was previously treated, and missed, by termite treatment companies by way of deck posts/joists.

For more technical termite information, you can check out web site of the Termite Institute (www.termiteinstitute.com). If you have a concern about swarming termites, treatments and/or treatment companies, click here.

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