Posted: 5/8/2014 10:32:09 AM EDT
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OK, I did a search and didn't find anything on this.
I have termites. I need to kill the little buggers and make sure they don't come back. I have 2 quotes so far and neither is appealing. One actually has the nerve to want $900 a year to make sure. This is AFTER the initial treatment. I mean really? It is a kinda large house and in Scottsdale so I'm wondering if the prices quoted are based on zip code affluenza. Appreciate any insights you can offer. |
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OK, I did a search and didn't find anything on this. I have termites. I need to kill the little buggers and make sure they don't come back. I have 2 quotes so far and neither is appealing. One actually has the nerve to want $900 a year to make sure. This is AFTER the initial treatment. I mean really? It is a kinda large house and in Scottsdale so I'm wondering if the prices quoted are based on zip code affluenza. Appreciate any insights you can offer. you never really get rid of them, you treat your place and they just move next door. your neighboor gets treated and they move back to your place. rinse and repeat ad nauseum. |
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$900 a year sounds incorrect, or just plain ridiculous to me.
Termite treatments usually run ~$350-450 per 1000 square feet of structure, and varies depending on the combination of prevention methods used trenching/foundation drilling/both. Companies will usually charge $100-150 per year for the next 5 years to cover any follow up treatments or repeat applications that may be necessary if the termites return. I've had pretty good luck with Bills Pest and Termite. http://billstermiteco.com/ |
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$900 a year sounds incorrect, or just plain ridiculous to me. Termite treatments usually run ~$350-450 per 1000 square feet of structure, and varies depending on the combination of prevention methods used trenching/foundation drilling/both. Companies will usually charge $100-150 per year for the next 5 years to cover any follow up treatments or repeat applications that may be necessary if the termites return. I've had pretty good luck with Bills Pest and Termite. http://billstermiteco.com/ X2 Had Bills do my house recently and couldn't be happier. Plus he is an arfcommer 
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Yep you never kill termites, you just make them move. When I first moved to AZ (Early 70's), my first house was on FARM LAND ! Never seen a termite. Moved into a desert area for my second house, and the builder did the STD Termite spraying. Lived in the house for 20 years and never seen a termite. All of the houses up the street, had termites. Finally my neighbor on the west side had them, he treated it and 6 months later, I had them (I figured that they were just making their way down the street). Got rid of them A 2500sqft home was $2200 (Lots of drilling + digging + Sub floor). Been paying about $150/yr, but have not seen a termite. They are probably went up the street again. |
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Go to this place and buy one of these foamers. Get a gallon or two of foaming agent and a bottle of Premise or Termidor and go for it. I use a product called Prothor SC2 which is a generic. One you have your holes drilled in the wall you can go back and do multiple applications of foam and termiticide inside the wall. I had my house foamed 12 years ago and it was very effective compared to my neighbors. I have a neighbor who has had 3 drill and treats and they still have problems, I loan them my tank now and save them the $150 a year. I have to do a spot treatment every now and then so I bought my own foamer and do it myself. It will cost you a few hundred for the gear and you will no longer need to pay a termite guy. The foam helps the pesticide soak into the wood stopping the termites from eating it. You never really get rid of them you just chase them around.
http://www.qspray.mobi/foamers/ |
| If you have a block home they can go through the block to the attic, I had a area by one of my doors that had been treated 8 times and they kept coming back. I drilled the mortar joints 3 blocks high and filled it with foam, no more termites since then. I asked the company to do this but they said that was not how they did it so I fired them that day. |
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What type of termites?
There are the flying type, that requires tenting. The subterranean type get the bround treatment. I used Terminex since a friend informed me that he had tried several others and only got good results with them. They were just under 1K for a 1600 foot home. Would use them again. |
| Okay, you guys have me worried. Just bought a new home in Quail Creek, Green Valley but won't be moving in until Oct. How do know know if you have sub-terranian termites? Are there any visible outward signs? The house has an underground system like a french drain that can be filled with insectiside, should I have it filled now or wait for signs of infestation (if any)? |
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Okay, you guys have me worried. Just bought a new home in Quail Creek, Green Valley but won't be moving in until Oct. How do know know if you have sub-terranian termites? Are there any visible outward signs? The house has an underground system like a french drain that can be filled with insectiside, should I have it filled now or wait for signs of infestation (if any)? They are easy to see. They make mud tunnels up the stem wall outside of the structure. I have also found them in the stemwall inside a garage too. If they are bad enough you will see mud tunnels/termite tunnels in the wood flooring and drywall surface or little stalactites hanging from the ceiling. |
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They are easy to see. They make mud tunnels up the stem wall outside of the structure. I have also found them in the stemwall inside a garage too. If they are bad enough you will see mud tunnels/termite tunnels in the wood flooring and drywall surface or little stalactites hanging from the ceiling. Quoted:
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Okay, you guys have me worried. Just bought a new home in Quail Creek, Green Valley but won't be moving in until Oct. How do know know if you have sub-terranian termites? Are there any visible outward signs? The house has an underground system like a french drain that can be filled with insectiside, should I have it filled now or wait for signs of infestation (if any)? They are easy to see. They make mud tunnels up the stem wall outside of the structure. I have also found them in the stemwall inside a garage too. If they are bad enough you will see mud tunnels/termite tunnels in the wood flooring and drywall surface or little stalactites hanging from the ceiling. Thank you Sir. |
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I'm buying a new house in the Tatum & Union Hills area, for a 1,600sqft house I was quoted Adonis 2F @ 0.05% 1 year $415, 2 year $465, 5 year $590.
The company is Protection Termite Control and their catch phrase is that they will beat any quote by 10% [email protected] |
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What type of termites? There are the flying type, that requires tenting. The subterranean type get the bround treatment. I used Terminex since a friend informed me that he had tried several others and only got good results with them. They were just under 1K for a 1600 foot home. Would use them again. Both dry wood termites (what you are calling the flying type) and subterranean will both fly at times. They are called alates, that's when they grow wings to leave the colony to go set one up somewhere else. Just because you see winged termites does not mean you need tenting. Tenting is quite uncommon around our part of the country, they usually need more humidity than we have. We do get them but not nearly as much as in the South East. |
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For subterraneans use Termidor from Amazon. I used to get a few tubes every year. For the last 5 years after treatment, no tubes.
I agree tenting is uncommon compared to CA where I would see almost every house in a neighborhood tented. Heck, mine was tented twice. I have seen a couple houses tented in Tucson. (this could have been for bedbugs) |