A home can harbor unwanted residents in the form of wood-destroying insects. Wood-destroying insects include woodworm and longhorn beetles. If a home contains wooden parts, it's quite possible longhorn beetles are present without you noticing. Woodworms create small holes visible on the surface, but longhorn beetles live deeper in the wood and are harder to spot. Therefore, the presence of longhorn beetles in a home is a troublesome defect that can cause problems.
Want to buy a home and be sure you won't face any additional costs later? Then it's wise to arrange for a building inspection. This ensures a thorough inspection of everything, eliminating the risk of high costs due to hidden defects. Homekeur is happy to conduct a professional building inspection for you. Naturally, we also check for the presence of wood-destroying pests, such as the longhorn beetle.
The house longhorn beetle lives deep within the woodwork of a house. This is an insect that first lives in the wood for years as a larva. In this stage, the insect creates tunnels in the wood. This happens even before the larvae become a beetle, which we know as the house longhorn beetle. In some cases, damage is visible on the surface, but in many cases, the tunnels are not visible as damage points. This makes it difficult to detect the insect's presence. This is why the longhorn beetle often causes a hidden defect.
Longhorn beetles gnaw tunnels into the wood, causing significant damage over time. Roof structures and beams, among other things, can lose strength and eventually become unsafe. At this point, simply combating the wood-destroying insects is no longer sufficient, and the woodwork will have to be completely replaced. This is very expensive.
Furthermore, the damage in question cannot always be recovered from the seller. If the presence of the longhorn beetle does not hinder the "normal use" of the house, the costs are usually not recoverable from the seller. This is, however, the case when the woodwork is simply no longer reliable.
Naturally, you want to know the status of your home before you buy it. You don't want to discover later that woodworms are causing significant damage to your property. Therefore, it's always wise to have a building inspection performed. You're welcome to visit Homekeur for this. Easily schedule an appointment online or contact us for more information.
The cost of a building inspection (up to 250 m²) is only €489 including VAT. We'll conduct a comprehensive building inspection and you'll receive a building report. Do you have any questions? We're happy to help and can schedule an appointment with an expert inspector right away if you wish!
