Pest Inspections in Saratoga, CA

Local Context

Two Generations of Saratoga Houses Produce Two Very Different Section 1 Lists

The report follows the construction. On the 1950s-to-1980s flatland stock in Argonaut, Blue Hills and the blocks off Fruitvale Avenue, Section 1 findings cluster in the same places every time: drywood galleries in fascia and rafter tails under the deep eaves, damage in garage framing and door jambs, and fungus damage where a sprinkler has been hitting siding for twenty years. On the older houses near Big Basin Way it is porch posts, milled trim, shiplap and any framing that meets the ground.

Section 2 is where Saratoga's landscaping shows up. Conditions likely to lead to infestation are the category, and a large mature lot generates them steadily — planter boxes built against siding, a wooden arbor bolted to fascia, soil piled above the sill after decades of bed-building, a fence rail let into a garage wall, irrigation aimed at stucco. None of it is active damage. All of it is why the next report finds active damage.

Access decides how complete the report can be. Hillside houses above Congress Springs sit over crawl spaces with tight or partly blocked hatches, and additions built onto Saratoga's custom homes over the years frequently seal off whole sections of subfloor. Anything we cannot enter is listed as inaccessible rather than clear, and that distinction carries weight in escrow. We name those areas so you can decide about further investigation before the contingency runs out.