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North Carolina Pest Management Association Wood-Destroying Insect Report
Accreditation
To offer the most thorough and professional inspections to
our homebuyers, realtors, and lending institutions, Bill's Exterminating Company
elected to require each of our service professionals performing wood-destroying
insect inspections and reports (WDIR's) to complete a voluntary, state
association accredited program. This program ensures the most
comprehensive, ethical, and advanced inspection has been completed as indicated
by a stamped seal on the official inspection report. This stamp is similar
to the seal of a notary public.
This accreditation was recently featured in the Salisbury
Post newspaper local to Bill's Exterminating Company's home office.
You may see the article by clicking
here.
Just because a pest control company is certified and licensed by the NC Dept
of Agriculture doesn't mean they have taken the necessary steps to elevate
themselves as WDIR Accredited Inspectors. The inspection professionals at
Bill's Exterminating Company have risen to that challenge.
The features, advantages, and benefits of choosing a WDIR Accredited
Inspector, as seen in the NCPMA bulletin, are detailed below:
Objectives:
- Promote Professionalism in the pest management industry
- Provide a Specialized Training option for all pest management
professionals
- Standardize Inspections throughout the state
- Provide a benchmark for all wood-destroying insect inspections.
Code of Ethics:
- To maintain a high level or moral responsibility, character and business
integrity, to practice fairness, frankness, and honesty in all advertising
and in all transactions with the general public
- To hold our industry in high esteem and strive to enhance its prestige.
- To perform all WDI inspections according to the highest standards and
methods outlined in the NCPMA Accredited Inspector manual.
- To keep the needs of our client always uppermost.
- To perfect our skills and business practices through continuing
education and learning.
- To respect the reputation and practice of other pest management
operators.
- To encourage, establish and maintain high standards of competence,
knowledge, and performance.
- Accredited inspectors who receive 3 more deviations within a 12 month
period are subject to forfeiture of the accrediation.
Ask for a Wood-Destroying Insect (WDI) Accredited Inspector
In 2004, with the cooperation of the Real Estate profession, the North
Carolina Department of Agriculture, and the state pest management industry,
NCPMA rolled out a revolutionary program to raise the standards of excellence
for termite inspections. An extensive training manual was written
specifically for North Carolina under the supervision of the NC Dept of
Agriculture. This manual is the workhorse of the program.
Examination Topics include:
- Performing a proper inspection
- State Laws and Regulations
- Insect Biology
- Construction, accessible areas, and conditions conducive to infestation
- How to properly report observations on the office state required form
After completing the course, candidates must pass a comprehensive
examination. Successful candidates are then issued a personalized stamp
and accredited inspector number. It is important to know that the
individual, not the company, holds accreditation. When a WDIR is issued,
an accredited inspector will stamp the report with their seal and accreditation
numbers as a part of the process. Only the accredited inspector may use
the seal and the seal cannot be used on an inspection report not performed by
that inspector.
To limit liabilities, realtors, bankers, and mortgage companies are learning
to demand that accredited inspectors are performing inspections for their
transactions as their customers are depending on them to recommend dependable,
professional pest management firms.
Peace of Mind:
As a Real Estate or lending professional, coordinating the closing of a real
estate transaction can be one of the toughest parts of the job. Since we
have all heard about termite inspections "making or breaking" a sale, there is a
real need for excellence in training. And why not provide yourself some
added assurance that the Wood-Destroying Insect Report (WDIR) performed on your
home was done by a qualified inspector?
Pest Management companies in North Carolina are proud to offer this
accreditation program as a verification of our education and excellence in
inspections. When calling for a termite inspection, always ask for a North
Carolina Pest Management Association WDI accredited inspector.
Termites are a Real Estate Nightmare:
Termites cause horrific damage to a building, but to what extent is not
widely understood. It's likely much worse that ever imagined by a property
owner- here are a few facts:
- North Carolina is designated by the federal government as an "area of
heavy termite infestation." The International Buiding Code echoes that
position.
- Termites do twice as much damage as fire and storms combined.
- The annual cost of damage and treatment is $2 billion worldwide.
- More than $1.5 billion is spent in the United States alone.
- Over 2 million homes in the United States will require treatment this
year.
- Over 600,000 homes in the United States will suffer major damages from
termites.
Subterranean termites are by far the most destructive species. When
termites infest buildings, the damage lumber, wood panels, flooring, sheetrock,
and basically anything that is made of cellulose material. The most
serious damage is the loss of structural strength. Other costly losses
include attacks on flooring, carpeting, art work, books, clothes, furniture, and
valuable documents. Scientists say that, based on normal feeding activity,
it takes 3-8yrs to cause appreciable damage. Some experts predict that,
under ideal conditions, a termite colony of 60,000 workers may consume a
one-foot section of 2x4 pine lumber in around 3 months.
And all of this happens without a homeowner being aware until it is often too
late. Many homeowners believe the emergence of swarming termites in the
spring is the beginning of a termite infestation. While experts know that
swarmers are the sign of a mature colony already destroying the wooden members
of a home.
For more information or to verify a WDIR Accredited Professional in You
area, visit www.wdir.org
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