Check Scraper

Check Scraper. Perhaps the most important tool an inspector can use to determine below ground line external decay. A quality inspection will include the inspector scraping off all material, soil, etc. after the pole has been excavated. This cleanup process not only helps prepare the surface for a paste treatment, but it also helps identify any soft spots of decay that might, otherwise, be difficult to detect. Southern Yellow Pine is especially susceptible to below ground external decay.