What we look for in Seddon
Housing: Mostly Victorian and Edwardian weatherboard cottages and workers' homes on narrow blocks, with some Californian bungalows and a small number of newer townhouses on subdivided lots.
Seddon is tightly packed with Victorian and Edwardian weatherboards on narrow blocks, so neighbouring houses, fences and sheds share soil that termites can travel through unnoticed. Old timber paling fences with posts sunk straight into the ground run down almost every boundary, and these are a regular starting point for activity that later reaches the house. Subfloor access is usually through a hatch in a hallway or a small vent opening at the side, and it is common to find the original redgum stumps partly replaced with concrete while a few rotten ones remain under the bathroom. Because blocks are small, rear decks and pergolas are often built hard against the back wall with posts on or near the soil. The inspector checks weepholes and ant caps, looks for mud tubes on stumps, and probes skirting boards near wet areas. Around the Charles Street village strip, shops with residences above have shared walls that limit what can be seen, so a thermal camera and moisture meter matter more here.
We regularly inspect properties around Seddon Station, Charles Street village strip and Victoria Street shops.