WDO Report & Section 1 Clearance in Orange County, CA

Section 1 covers active problems and existing damage, such as an active termite infestation, active fungus or dry rot, and wood that wood-destroying organisms have already damaged. Section 2 covers conditions that could lead to a problem later, such as excess moisture or wood-to-earth contact, but that have not caused active damage yet. Section 1 items are the ones most often required to be cleared before a sale closes, while Section 2 items are frequently noted as recommendations.

Often, yes, but whether a specific item must be resolved is set by the purchase contract and the lender, not by us. Many lenders and contracts require Section 1 findings to be cleared and certified before funding. We clear and document the findings so that when your contract or lender requires it, the paperwork is ready for escrow.

No. The report tells us how widespread the activity is. A contained problem may clear with a localized treatment or a wood repair, and only widespread drywood termite activity typically calls for whole-structure fumigation. We recommend fumigation when the property needs it and say so plainly when it does not. If tenting is required, how it works is covered on our termite fumigation page.

Yes. When a WDO report documents wood that termites or other wood-destroying organisms have damaged, that damage often has to be repaired before the finding can be cleared. We handle the repair of the wood-destroying-organism damage identified in the report. This is repair of the report’s findings, not general remodeling or contracting, and we will point you to the right trade for anything beyond that scope.

We schedule the inspection quickly and build the treatment, repair, and certification around your closing date. Tell us the date up front and we plan backward from it. The clearance certification is issued once the work is verified complete, which is the document escrow and the lender need to keep the transaction moving toward close.

It varies by transaction. Sometimes the seller orders and pays, sometimes the buyer does, and often it is negotiated in the purchase contract. We work with whoever is coordinating the deal, whether that is the seller, buyer, agent, or escrow officer, and give a written estimate up front so the cost is clear before any work begins.

Yes. We produce the WDO report and, once the Section 1 findings are resolved, issue the clearance certification that documents the property is clear. That is the paperwork buyers, sellers, lenders, and escrow rely on to move a transaction toward closing.

We serve homes and buildings throughout Orange County, including Santa Ana, Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Yorba Linda, Garden Grove, Fountain Valley, Tustin, Orange, and Brea. We are a mobile company and come to you, so we do not operate a walk-in location.