Termite Inspection Hobsons Bay

Hobsons Bay pairs the heritage bluestone and weatherboard homes of Williamstown with railway-era Newport, cramped Spotswood cottages and post-war Altona beach streets. Sandy foreshore ground, a high water table, heavy inland clay and bushland reserves such as Newport Lakes and Cherry Lake keep subfloors damp and colonies well fed.

Hobsons Bay homes are mostly older weatherboard, brick and bluestone houses on stumps or stone footings, and the common thread is moisture: sandy foreshore ground with a shallow water table in Williamstown and Altona, and heavy clay that stays wet in Newport and Spotswood. Inspections here spend a long time under the floor, checking footings, stumps and ventilation, and then move outside to the decks, verandahs and fences that owners have added over the years. Newer townhouses on slabs near the water need the slab edge kept clear and visible.