Well, the termite inspection guy has been. It isn’t good news.
He came just after ten this morning. Took a look around. He confirmed right away that it was termites. He examined the walls and and found a whole bunch of places that they were near enough hollow. He says that if you’ve found termites walking around your home they’ve already done a hell of a lot of damage. It’s very depressing news.
What’s more depressing is the price he quoted. This has come at the worst time. We really can’t afford it. But I guess we don’t have any choice. We’ll just have to scrip and save and find the money some how. The alternative is to let the house just fall down. Which is what would happen if we let the infestation just carry on.
It seems like the companies have us over a barrell. Either we pay their crazy price or the house falls down. Which is why we’ve decided to have a few more inspections done. Get a few different quotes on what it’s going to cost.
On the up side, the kids enjoyed it! The were quizzing the inspector about everything to do with termites and bugs in general. I thought they might have been bothering him, but he seemed like a really nice guy and obviously loved talking bugs. I guess he doesn’t get too many people asking him questions about his job!