Termite inspections for the city with both kinds

All accessible areas of the structure: interior walls and window frames, attic framing, crawl space or slab edges, garage, eaves and exterior wood, plus the yard's fences and wood-to-soil contacts. The inspector reads for both termite families at once, mud tubes and soil contact for subterranean, pellets and kick-out holes for drywood, and reports findings with photos.

Annually is the standard here, and it earns itself: Los Angeles carries both drywood and subterranean pressure year-round, and the cost difference between catching a colony early and finding it at repair stage is measured in thousands.

A wood-destroying organism report is the formal inspection document California escrow commonly requires when a home sells: findings, evidence locations and recommended corrections in a standardized format lenders and agents accept. If you are buying or selling, that is the version of this service you want, and it is priced as its own line.

You get the evidence shown to you directly, photos and locations, plus an honest read on which species and how established, and a written recommendation: spot treatment, a soil program, or where drywood infestation is widespread, fumigation. The inspection and the sales pitch are kept separate: findings first, options second, and the report is yours either way.

Yes, and most LA homes are exactly that case. Subterranean colonies enter through expansion joints, plumbing penetrations and hairline slab cracks, then tube up inside walls where nothing shows until a swarm or a soft baseboard. That hidden route is much of why scheduled inspection matters on slab construction.