Pest Cemetery

You know how every year they make such a big deal about the first baby born in the new year? The local newspaper covers the story and the time is recorded right down to the minute. Well although termite work may not be quite the story or nearly as joyous, I’d like to announce that I had the first subterranean termite job of 2010 and I couldn’t be any prouder.

Labor took just under 3 hours and the job was born at 11:58 am January 1st. There weren’t any critical complications but I had some issues to work through for sure. In the end I slapped a termite treatment sticker on the fuse box and pronounced it a completed job.

Being the proud technician I took plenty of pictures and I want to share them all with you. In lieu of gifts or congratulatory cards we ask that you get a termite inspection for your home as soon as possible in pestcemetery’s name.
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It doesn’t seem all that long ago when meetings were being called, informational flyers were sent and the nightly news had at least one story about the dreaded new wave of death that was sweeping the country. Stachybotrys chartarum also known as “Black Mold” was the equivalent of the Bird flu of a few seasons ago or even the Swine flu epidemic which we are (allegedly) experiencing now. Lawyers of course were on the forefront of the movement and high profile cases such as with Tonight show co-host Ed McMahon’s successful litigation of $7 million dollars the ball was rolling at full speed. (His case didn’t even involve a pest company) Still, with the greenish black substance of death lining your wall or hidden behind the shower silently growing all across the fruited plain what the movement lacked was a target to pin the blame on.
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I’m not a contractor nor do I play one on TV but as a termite inspector it helps to know certain structural terms so that anybody reading my WDO (wood destroying organism report) can quickly know what area I’ve noted. This helps tremendously if you need a contractor to come out and fix some damage and it is most definitely a plus should the state inspector be called out or God forbid litigation come about as the result of a wood destroying insect issue.

As a home buyer it also gives you a clearer picture of what was found and where and you can make better buying decisions as a result. For instance if your inspector noted ‘heavy roof rot’ on the roof boards near the front of the home you might run from that house thinking the roof was ready to cave in with the next rain fall. If however they stated it was ‘heavy wood rot’ on the fascia over the front door area you could rest a bit easier because you’d know that it is in all likelihood not that terrible.
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