WDO Inspection
3-D Building Inspections works with several state licensed Wood
Destroying Organism Inspectors to be able to offer the WDO inspections at the
time of the home inspection. A WDO inspection report is provided when a home or
other structure is being sold and the mortgage lender or buyer requires the
inspection as part of the transaction. IF the inspection is done for these
purposes, the inspection must be reported on a specific report form as required
by Florida Law. (Chapter 482, Florida Statutes). The form is sometimes called
the "1145 report" because of the old form number. A WDO report is also commonly
called a "Termite Inspection", "Clearance Letter" or "Termite Letter".
The WDO inspection can only be done by a wood-destroying organisms
identification cardholder (or certified operator with the wood destroying
organisms category) of a pest control company licensed by the state of Florida.
These employees must receive special training to be qualified as WDO inspectors.
A Wood Destroying Organism (WDO) Inspection Report is a written report of an
inspection on a home for visible and accessible
evidence of an infestation or damage by wood destroying organisms. Usually this
means subterranean or drywood termites, but will also cover wood destroying
beetles and wood destroying fungi.
In Florida, carpenter ants and carpenter bees DO NOT have to be reported.
A WDO report tells the buyer if the pest control inspector saw any evidence of
the following:
Live Termites or other wood destroying organisms
Evidence of infestation by termites or other wood destroying organisms including
wood destroying fungi
Damage by termites or other wood destroying organisms
Previous treatment for termites or other wood destroying orgamisms
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