5 Reasons Why Pest Inspection for New Home Construction is Important
  • February 26, 2025
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Do you think your brand-new home doesn’t have any pests? Think again. Pests may just be lurking within the walls or waiting nearby for the right time to attack your home. Instead of dealing with pests long after you’ve moved in, why not be proactive and schedule a pest inspection? You’ll be prepared against pests if the pest inspection discovers pests or pest potential and gain reassurance if the pest inspection doesn’t discover anything critical. Either way, pest inspection in Sydney for new home construction definitely has benefits. 

Reason #1 Pests May Be Disturbed

If you’re still in the process of building your dream home, then you may want to be careful about displacing the pests that already live there. While you might think that you should displace pests so that they won’t be there anymore, this can actually backfire. One of the main reasons that newly-built homes have pests is that the just-finished construction work has caused them to flee their homes. 

Pests not having homes under your house is usually a good thing. However, your brand-new house that doesn’t have any pest control yet is like a haven for these displaced pests. Though it may be impossible to not disturb pests when building a house, it’s still useful to know which pests to protect against. A pest inspection can give you the information you need to combat these groups of pests.

Reason #2 Pests May Live Nearby

While you might not have pests within your property, that doesn’t mean pests from nearby won’t pay you a visit. A pest inspector can give you a heads-up on which pests live nearby, ensuring you’re protected in the future from vacationing or new shelter-seeking pests. Though you may think that your property is far away enough from their homebase, pests are always willing to travel long distances if the bait is tempting enough. Certain qualities of your house can make it seem like a trending 5-star luxury resort hotel to pests both nearby and afar.

Reason #3 Hidden Pest Infestations

If you’ve just recently purchased your newly-constructed home and everything looks great so far, you should still get a third-party pest inspection done. There have been instances where homeowners were living seemingly pest-free in their house for weeks or months, then suddenly got swarmed by pests that they thought came from nowhere. But all along, these pests were in their home. Instead of dealing with pests when you’ve already moved in, it’s better to get them out of the way before you move all your stuff there.

Reason #4 Greater Peace of Mind

Though many people assume that new buildings are always better, this isn’t necessarily the case for most newly-built houses. Construction costs, including labour and materials, continue to increase and some building companies specifically focus on high-volume, low-quality housing. 

Without building and pest inspections, you won’t really know if your home has a defect that makes it easier for pests to enter and stay until it’s far too late. Even if the inspector doesn’t find any issues with your recently purchased newly-constructed house, having the peace of mind knowing that your home won’t have bugs popping out of nowhere anytime soon is priceless.

Reason #5 Pest Control Advice

It’s always a good idea for homeowners to learn as much as they can about how to best take care of their brand-new house. Getting insight into the pest control and maintenance procedures that your home requires early on can save you the hassle and cost of fixing extensive pest infestation damage in the future. A great pest inspector doesn’t just look for actual pests, but also certain features of the house that could increase the potential of pests being there. This allows you to establish effective preventive measures so that you have less pests later on.
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Elie Farah is a Building Consultant with over 25 years of experience in the property industry. Elie has specialised knowledge in development acquisitions, blue-chip properties and inspections, as well as flood-affected and waterfront properties, heritage buildings, bushfire management and existing use rights.

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