Found suspected termites during renovation planning? Coordinate assessment, treatment and repair work before replacing or covering affected timber.
Separate pest assessment from the repair schedule
If suspected termite activity appears while planning a Melbourne renovation, pause work around the affected area and arrange professional advice. Replacing a damaged skirting board or painting over a mark does not establish what is happening elsewhere. Share the builder's schedule so an assessment can be coordinated before evidence is covered.
Start with a termite inspection if the problem has not been identified. Our termite treatment service can then discuss a proposal based on the findings. Do not disturb suspected activity or apply household insect spray while waiting for advice.
Give both contractors the same information
Explain which walls or floors are due to be opened, who controls site access and whether the building is occupied. Provide previous inspection reports and any existing protection records. Ask the pest technician and builder to clarify the sequence of assessment, treatment, access work and structural repair.
- Which areas need to remain accessible for assessment or follow-up?
- What findings need to be recorded before material is removed?
- Who assesses the condition of damaged structural timber?
- Could planned building changes affect the proposed termite system?
- Which inspection or maintenance arrangements apply afterwards?
Treatment is not a structural repair certificate
Termite management and building repair address different questions. Ask an appropriately qualified building professional about structural concerns. A pest treatment proposal should explain its scope, limitations and follow-up, not imply that damaged timber has been made sound.
Victorian health guidance describes different termite control methods. The suitable approach needs assessment; it should not be chosen from a photograph or a generic renovation checklist. Read our termite barrier and baiting comparison for questions to raise with the technician.
Request a termite treatment assessment with your suburb, building work dates and observed activity. Ask about initial appointment availability without assuming the entire management plan can be completed that day.
