Our weatherboard place backs right onto the bush, so we knew termite risk was always going to be a reality. What we didn’t expect was finding out just how real that risk had become. We’d booked Stuart through Lake Macquarie Building Inspections for our annual termite inspection, and honestly, it turned out to be one of the best decisions we’ve made as homeowners.
What set this apart from previous inspections we’d had was the thermal imaging — it’s included as standard, which I hadn’t realised until Stuart explained it on the day. He picked up a heat anomaly in one of the internal wall cavities that wouldn’t have been visible any other way. Sure enough, active termites. My stomach dropped when he showed me the images. Stuart has over thirty years of hands-on trade experience as a licensed builder, and that depth of knowledge really showed in how methodically he worked through the whole property. He flagged the affected area, explained exactly what he was seeing, and didn’t try to sell me anything — he’s fully independent and doesn’t do repairs, which meant I trusted everything he told me completely.
The report landed in my inbox the same evening, written in plain English with clear photos, and Stuart phoned me the following morning to walk through the findings personally. He’d already been in contact with his trusted pest control partner, who came out within days to begin treatment. For anyone in Toronto with an older weatherboard home near bushland, a proper building and pest inspection Lake Macquarie locals can rely on is not something to skip. Absolutely worth every cent.
