Termite risk for Tallawong homes
Subterranean termites are active across western Sydney and new homes in Tallawong are built with a termite management system, usually collars at every pipe through the slab, an exposed slab edge and a durable notice in the meter box telling you what was installed. The system works only while it stays visible and unbridged. Our Tallawong slab check found penetrations with no collar at all, and at handover we often find cladding already closer to the soil than the 150mm it needs. Both are easy to fix early and expensive to discover late.
New homes must have a termite management system and a durable notice.
Collars seal the pipes through the slab, the most common hidden entry point.
Cladding needs 150mm clear of the soil so the slab edge stays inspectable.
Garden beds and mulch against the wall bridge the barrier.
An annual timber pest inspection is the recommended follow up.
More about Tallawong
- Building a new home in Tallawong NSW
- Buying a house or townhouse in Tallawong NSW
- Growth and development in Tallawong NSW
- Approvals, Blacktown Council and building disputes in Tallawong
- Soil, slabs and cracking in Tallawong NSW
- Common building defects in Tallawong homes
- Wind classification, climate zone and overlays in Tallawong
Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Tallawong. Licensed building practitioners, NSW Fair Trading licence 366177C.
