Termite Inspection in Orange County, CA

Most single-family homes run somewhere between about 30 minutes and 2 hours. What moves it is the size of the house, how it is laid out, and how much of the attic and subarea we can safely get into. A large property, a multi-unit building, or one with a difficult crawl space takes longer. We can give you a better sense of the window when you tell us the property over the phone.

No. An inspection is a visual examination and there is nothing to leave for. Nobody has to go, no pets have to go, and nothing needs to be packed or moved out. In fact it helps if someone is home, because we would rather point at the finding and explain it in person than describe it later.

Very little, and only about access. Clear a path to the attic hatch and the subarea or crawl space entry if you can, move stored boxes off the garage perimeter, and empty the cabinets under the sinks. If we cannot reach an area we note it as inaccessible rather than guess at it, so the more we can get to, the more useful the report is. This is inspection access only and is a separate thing from preparing a home for fumigation, which is set out on the fumigation process page.

Then that is what the report says, and you have your answer. It is a common outcome and it is a legitimate one. Sometimes what a homeowner is seeing turns out to be old damage with no live activity, or a different problem such as wood rot or another insect. We will tell you which, note any conditions worth keeping an eye on, and we will not manufacture a reason to sell you a treatment.

The report records what was found, where it is, and how far it appears to go, and we walk you through it. From there the recommendation follows the finding. Widespread or hidden drywood activity usually points to whole-structure fumigation. A contained, accessible pocket often points to localized treatment instead. If you want to weigh the options first, the methods are compared on fumigation alternatives.

Yes, where there is safe and reasonable access. The attic and the subarea or crawl space are two of the places findings actually turn up, so skipping them would make the report a lot less useful. If a hatch is sealed, a space is too tight to enter safely, or stored belongings block the way, we note that area as inaccessible in the report rather than reporting on something we did not see.

Usually within a few days, and often sooner depending on where you are in Orange County and how the week is running. If you are seeing active swarming or something has just come apart in your hands, say so when you call and we will work you in as early as we can. Call or text 657-608-2488.

Because they are two different things. An estimate is us pricing a job we want. An inspection is diagnostic work that takes a licensed inspector an hour or two through your attic and subarea and produces a written report you keep, whether or not you ever hire us. Charging for it is what lets us tell you honestly that you do not need a treatment, which is not something a free inspection can afford to say. The fee starts at $75, it moves with the size and accessibility of the property, and we confirm the exact number before anything is scheduled. It is a separate charge and it is not credited back against treatment work. We would rather say that plainly now than have you find it out later. What you are paying for is the finding itself, including the finding that there is nothing here worth treating.

Yes, if you are seeing something. Drywood termites work from inside the wood, so by the time pellets or blistered paint are obvious the colony has usually been established for a while. A homeowner inspection is not tied to a sale, does not require one, and is the ordinary way people find out what they are dealing with before it turns into a bigger repair.

Yes, and people do it often, usually after being told they need the whole house tented. We inspect the property ourselves and tell you what we find. Sometimes that confirms the first report and sometimes it does not. Either way you get our finding in writing and the reasoning behind it, and you are free to do whatever you like with it.

Possibly not. If the reason you are booking is a sale, and what the deal actually needs is a Section 1 report or escrow clearance that an agent, a buyer, or a lender will read, that is a different deliverable with its own page. Start at WDO report and Section 1 clearance so you order the right thing the first time.

We inspect homes and buildings throughout Orange County. The cities we cover are listed higher up this page, and the full list is on our service areas page. We are a mobile company and come to you, so we do not operate a walk-in location.