How pricing works
How termite pricing works
We don't print a price here, because the same job costs different amounts on different houses. This is what decides it, and when you get the number.
What decides the price
The things that change the work from one house to the next.
The length of the foundation, in linear feet
The kind of house: raised, pier-and-beam, or slab
How much of the soil and the wood we can reach
Whether termites are active, or you want protection
Which method you and we choose
What the estimate includes, and what it doesn't
A written scope, and the report behind it.
Includes: the inspection, the report, the sketch and the plan
Includes: each visit named in the plan
Leaves out: wood repair, unless the contract says so
Leaves out: leaks and drainage that feed the problem
What happens at the visit
An inspector walks the house, with a moisture meter and a flashlight. The visit has no obligation, and we don't treat anything that day without your written agreement.
Allow about an hour or two
Someone should let us in; we won't enter a locked space
When you get the number
After the report, in writing, and before work starts. The plan lists each cost on its own line, so you can compare it with another firm's.
A price, not a range, for the work in the plan
A separate line for any renewal
How and when you pay
Termite work is billed after the work is done, unless the plan says otherwise. A renewal is billed once a year, and the notice shows the amount before it is charged.
We say what's due and when, in the plan
If the job changes
Sometimes a wall is opened and there is more than the report could see. When that happens we stop, show you, and write the change down before we go on.
No added work without your written agreement
Questions about cost
Is there a charge for the inspection?
That depends on the house and the reason for the visit. We tell you the amount, if there is one, when you book.
Why won't you quote over the phone?
Because the length of the foundation, the kind of house and what we find decide the work. A number given without seeing the house would be a guess.
Can I compare your plan with another firm's?
Please do. Ask each for the scope in writing, the method, the number of visits, and the terms, limits and exclusions of any contract.
Do you charge more for an old house?
Sometimes the work takes longer because we are careful with original material. The plan says so, and says why.
Ready for a number you can read?
Book an inspection. The plan and its price come in writing, before any work.