What Is a Pest Inspection?
How is it different from a Structural Home Inspection? This is a determination of whether or not you have any of the following Wood Destroying Organisms at your premises: wood rot (sometimes call “dry rot”), carpenter ants, termites, moisture ants, powder post beetles, etc. A pest inspector (only) is not looking for structural problems or building code issues, nor is he trained or required to look for them. The only building factor that he can evaluate is wood rot or decay. Only a licensed pest inspector can make that determination, according to the Laws of the State of Washington. When a pest inspection only is requested by a lender, it usually means that if there are any pest issues, they will have to be corrected before the loan is closed. This usually means that there will be a re-inspection if any problems were found in the first inspection. With a home inspection, there is no requirement to correct items in the report by the lender. The lenders usually never see the home inspecti
