The state's WDIR-100 statement on wood-destroying insects, issued only after an inspection, explained for buyers and sellers.
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A wood-destroying insect report states whether wood-destroying insects are present or absent in a structure offered for sale. In North Carolina the statement must be on the WDIR-100 form, issued only after an inspection and by a licensee. It is not a warranty or a structural damage report. Charlotte Pest Control connects Mecklenburg County sellers and buyers with a local technician.
Home sales in Charlotte often run on tight timelines, and the wood-destroying insect report is one of the forms that can hold a closing up. Buyers and lenders ask for it, and sellers often want the findings before they list. The report is a specific document on a specific form, so it helps to know what it covers before the inspection is booked.
The report records what was seen on the day of the inspection. It describes visible evidence of wood-destroying insects and damage in the accessible areas, and it records past activity where evidence of it is found. It does not promise that a house will stay free of termites, and it does not stand in for a full home inspection.
This page explains the WDIR-100, what the inspector looks at, what the form does and does not say, and what to ask before the visit. (855) 974-4733 is the quickest way to arrange an inspection for a sale that already has a date.
Do not open a wall, pull back flooring or remove a board to make the inspection easier. Stay out of a crawl space unless the technician has cleared access and you have the right footwear and light. If you find wings, mud tubes or soft wood during a sale, leave them as they are and call (855) 974-4733 so the inspector can record the finding.
The contract, the lender and the buyer agree who orders the report and by what date. The technician asks which structures are in the sale, including attached decks and porches.
The inspector looks at the crawl space, the foundation, the attic and the interior wherever access allows. Accessible wood is examined directly, and certain members are sounded to test for hidden damage.
Live wood-destroying insects and evidence of past activity are recorded separately. The inspector notes where each piece of evidence was found and whether any treatment is visible.
The findings go on the WDIR-100 form, which states whether wood-destroying insects are present or absent. The form is signed by the licensee who carried out the inspection.
The inspector explains the limits: only accessible areas were examined, the report is not a warranty, and it is not a structural damage assessment. Any damage that needs a repair estimate is recommended as a separate job.
The WDIR-100 states whether wood-destroying insects are present or absent in the structure on the day of the inspection, based on visible and accessible areas. It also records past activity and any treatment where evidence is found. It is not a promise that the house will stay free of termites.
The inspection is visual, supplemented by sounding of certain wood members. Accessible areas are examined directly, and the inspector notes any area where access was not possible.
Live and past activity appear separately. A house can show evidence of an old infestation that has since been treated, and the form should make that difference clear to the reader.
Keep the signed form with the closing papers. Buyers and lenders read it as a dated record of one inspection, not as a forecast of the wood's future condition.
A wood-destroying insect report is not a structural damage report, a warranty or a full home inspection. It covers wood-destroying insects in accessible areas on the day of the visit. Repairs, hidden framing and electrical or plumbing items are outside its scope.
Damage is not the same as activity. A report can state that a colony was not found while the inspector also notes damage that needs a repair estimate, and that damage is a separate matter for a qualified builder.
Areas that cannot be reached, such as sealed crawl spaces or finished walls, are listed as inaccessible. A buyer who needs those areas checked can ask for a second visit once access has been opened.
The report does not replace a general home inspection. Roof, systems and interior condition are assessed separately, and the two are often booked on the same day.
The report must be issued by a licensee after an inspection, and it names the company and the credential of the person who signed. Check that the form is the WDIR-100, that the inspection date is recent and that the signer is the person who came to the house. The state's public credential search can confirm the signer.
Ask who will sign the form before the visit. The person named on the report should be the technician who inspects the home, and the form should show the wood-destroying credential that North Carolina requires for this work.
Check the signer with the public credential search run by the Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
A report that is blank, undated or missing the form number should be questioned before it is accepted at closing.
Attached decks and porches fall within the WDIR-100 inspection when they are part of the structure being sold. The technician checks them during the same visit rather than arranging a second trip.
Detached outbuildings are generally not covered unless the sale or the person ordering the report asks for them. Clarify this before the visit, so the report describes what the buyer expects to receive.
A home with a past termite treatment may have records that a buyer or lender wants to see. The inspector reviews the condition and the paperwork, then reports current findings separately from the history.
Sales in Charlotte cover a wide range of housing, from streetcar-era houses over crawl spaces to subdivisions built on graded clay lots. The WDIR-100 covers the same wood framing and attached porches in each, but what an inspector can reach differs. Older houses often have sealed crawl spaces and finished basements, and those limits are listed on the form as inaccessible areas.
Properties near the edge of the metro can sit close to the South Carolina line. A home in York County, South Carolina, falls under a different regulator, Clemson University's Department of Pesticide Regulation, and the North Carolina WDIR-100 rules do not apply there. Ask which state's rules govern the property before the report is ordered.
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Inspection for eastern subterranean termites and their mud tubes, with treatment options explained before any work starts.
Stations placed in the soil around the home and checked on a schedule, as an alternative to a liquid soil treatment.
Pest and moisture inspection of the crawl space under a Charlotte home, covering termites, spiders, rodents and the damp that draws them.
Pest control for apartment buildings and small commercial sites in Charlotte, with shared-wall checks, food-area rules and written follow-up.
NC State Extension says subterranean termites in North Carolina swarm from late winter into September or October, mostly in daytime and often after warm rain.
In North Carolina, structural pest control is licensed by the NCDA&CS Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division.
In North Carolina, a written statement on wood-destroying insects in a structure offered for sale must be made on the WDIR-100 form, after an inspection, by a licensee.
Standard homeowner policies usually exclude termite and vermin damage, and a policy may treat sudden water or fire damage differently.
The report describes one inspection on one date. Lenders and buyers set their own time windows, so ask the sale parties what they require before the inspection is booked.
It covers the structure named on the form, the accessible areas, and the attached porches and decks. Detached outbuildings are generally not covered unless they were requested, and inaccessible areas are listed on the form.
Live activity is stated on the form, and the sale parties decide how to respond. The technician can explain the treatment options, which are a separate matter from the report itself.
Yes. Some sellers order it before listing so the findings are known early. The report is still a dated record, so an inspection done long before closing may need to be repeated if the sale parties require it.