Others will tell you that it is important to have different inspectors. Actually providing the inspector has the necessary dual qualifications, licences and experience, you’ll get a higher quality inspection if the same individual conducts both inspections.
An expert timber pest inspector not only needs specific qualifications in termite management and control, but must also have extensive knowledge of construction methods specifically designed to deter termites, the susceptibility of various timber products to timber pests, and knowledge of where man-made tunnels are likely to exist in building structures for successful detection of termite activity. Many pest controllers simply don’t have this knowledge.
