Sample report, the rest of it
From the header to the signature
The lines around the findings carry the limits. Read these as carefully as the findings.
| Part of the report | In plain words | What it does not mean |
|---|---|---|
| Date and time on site | In plain wordsWhen the inspector arrived and left. A report is only about that window. | What it does not meanThat nothing changed the day after. |
| Who ordered it, who receives it | In plain wordsThe buyer, the agent, the lender and the attorney you named. | What it does not meanA transfer of the report to a later buyer. Ask for a fresh one. |
| Property inspected | In plain wordsThe address and each structure covered: the house, the porch, a detached garage. | What it does not meanFences, sheds or trees that aren't listed. |
| Treatment on file | In plain wordsA note of any sign of earlier treatment, such as drill holes in a slab or a tag by the meter. | What it does not meanProof that the treatment worked, or that a warranty still stands. |
| Diagram | In plain wordsA sketch of the structure with each finding and each unreached area marked. | What it does not meanA survey or a measured drawing. |
| Limits of the inspection | In plain wordsA short statement of what a visual inspection can't see. | What it does not meanFine print to skip. Read it with the lines above. |
| Signature | In plain wordsThe name and license line of the person who was on site. | What it does not meanA sign-off by anyone who wasn't there. |
Reading it
Read it in this order
- 01
Step 1: Start at the recommendation
It is the last line and the one that decides what you do next: nothing, monitor, correct a condition, or treat.
- 02
Step 2: Then the areas we couldn't reach
Each is a question. Ask the seller for access, and ask us to look again.
- 03
Step 3: Then live insects and past activity
They are different lines. Live means active that day. Past means a sign left behind.
- 04
Step 4: Last, the conditions
Wood touching soil and damp crawlspaces aren't findings. They are the things worth fixing whatever the report says.
Sample content. Your report is written for your property.
Questions
About the report itself
What is a WDI report?
A wood-destroying insect (WDI) report is a written record, usually on a standard form, of what an inspector could see in and around a building on one day: live insects, signs of past activity, visible damage and the areas that couldn't be reached. Lenders and purchase contracts often ask for one.
Is a report a guarantee?
No. A report describes one day. It doesn't promise that insects won't arrive later, that none are hidden where we couldn't see, or that the structure is sound. A treatment warranty is a separate agreement with its own written terms.
Who gets the report?
Whoever you name when you book: you, your agent, your lender and your closing attorney. Each gets the same signed report.
Want your own report written this way?
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