Definition needed

[Caoimhín P. Connell]

Gents:

Forgive my ignorance -

What does "WDI" and "WDO" stand for?

Caoimhín

[Scottpat]

Gents:

Forgive my ignorance -

What does "WDI" and "WDO" stand for?

Caoimhín

Wood Destroying Insect and Wood Destroying Organism

Some states require one or the other in clearance certificate language. Some states don't care and will allow ether one. I think that WDO is the most common in use.

[StevenT]

NY DEP uses both, although the certification is Pesticide Applicator.

CP, Are you joking?

[qhinspect]

WDI is used here in Indiana. Not that it really maters.

[Tom Corrigan]

Caoimhín,

Is mold a wood destroying organism?

Tom Corrigan

[aaronm]

Mold is not considered to be a wood-destroying insect (hence WDI) in Texas. So then, the certified applicator (CA) is not required to inspect for their presence.

However, the Texas Real Estate Commission requires that the home inspector do so, even though arguably not trained for the job.

[hausdok]

Mold is not considered to be a wood-destroying insect (hence WDI) in Texas. So then, the certified applicator (CA) is not required to inspect for their presence.

However, the Texas Real Estate Commission requires that the home inspector do so, even though arguably not trained for the job.

Here's some food for thought for the TREC. The attached letter is a letter from Dr. Pfallah to the committee that had been considering adding a requirement for inspectors to look for mold here in Washington State. After this letter was submitted, the Senator proposing the addition of mold to our requirements withdrew her bill amendment proposal stating that it was obvious that "a lot more work is needed," before any requirement for mold can be added to our law.

Download Attachment: VeritoxMoldRebuttal.pdf

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ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike

[Brandon Whitmore]

Mike-- thanks for posting that.

It'll come in handy.

[Caoimhín P. Connell]

Hello Gents –

No, I wasn’t joking. I’m not an home inspector or an “applicatorâ€