Rodent Control
Baiting, proofing the way back in, and a follow up to confirm it worked.
Learn moreNorth Sydney · 2090
Pest control in Cremorne
Cremorne is Federation houses and Art Deco apartment blocks, most of them old, many of them close to the harbour foreshore. Beautiful buildings, and buildings with a lot of places for things to live.
- 5.0 from 17 Google reviews
- In the trade since 2006
- NSW licence 5073369
- Fully insured
Local conditions
Why Cremorne gets the pests it gets
Cremorne sits in the North Sydney, on the lower North Shore harbourside, running down to Cremorne Point and the reserve. Four things about this particular suburb decide what we get called out for.
Interwar apartment blocks
The brick walk-ups all through Cremorne were built long before anyone thought about pest proofing. Shared wall cavities, old plumbing penetrations and a common bin area let cockroaches and rodents move between flats at will.
Harbour foreshore and reserve
Cremorne Point reserve and the foreshore give rats permanent cover and a food supply. They come inland when a roof gap or an overhanging branch makes it easy.
Federation timber
Large older homes here carry a lot of original timber, subfloor space and decades of additions. That is more structure for termites to work through unseen than a modern slab home.
Damp and sandstone
Cut-in sandstone, retaining walls and shaded gardens hold moisture against foundations, which is what draws subterranean termites in the first place.
Most asked for here
The jobs we do most in Cremorne
General Pest
Cockroaches, ants, spiders and silverfish, inside, subfloor and out, from $180 + GST.
Learn moreTermite Inspection
A full inspection to the Australian Standard with a written report you keep, from $280 + GST.
Learn moreWhat it costs
Prices, up front.
- General pest treatment, from $180 + GST. Interior, subfloor and exterior. Cockroaches, ants, spiders and silverfish. Six month guarantee, German cockroaches excepted.
- Termite inspection, from $280 + GST. A full inspection to Australian Standard AS 4349.3, with a written report that is yours to keep.
- Termite treatments, by quote. Barriers and colony elimination. The price depends on the size of the building and what is found, so it is quoted after the inspection, never before.
- Strata and commercial, by quote. Scheduled programs with a written report after every visit.
Every quote is free and there is no callout fee. Full pricing.
What we use
The systems we are accredited in.
- Termidor. A liquid termite barrier that termites carry back through the colony rather than simply avoiding.
- Exterra. A termite baiting and monitoring system, used where a chemical barrier is not practical.
- Termseal. Physical barrier systems, mostly at construction and renovation stage.
- Greenzone and Pest Cert. Accredited applicator programs for general pest work.
Member of AEPMA, the Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association. The products are registered chemicals applied by a licensed technician: water based, low odour, with no fumes once applied.
Called out for
What Cremorne calls us about.
- Cockroach and rodent work in interwar apartment blocks
- Strata programs covering common property
- Termite inspections on Federation homes
- Roof void rodent proofing
The termites here
Three species, one of them serious.
Sydney has three subterranean termites worth naming. Coptotermes acinaciformis is the destructive one and the reason inspections matter: it nests out of sight and works through structural timber from the inside. Schedorhinotermes is the second most common in damage claims. Nasutitermes mostly takes fences, stumps and decking rather than the house itself.
Telling them apart changes the treatment, which is why an inspection identifies the species rather than just confirming activity.
Around Cremorne
Where we work here.
Right across Cremorne 2090, including the streets and blocks around Military Road, Cremorne Point Reserve, the Orpheum, Hayes Street.
Also Neutral Bay, Cammeray, Mosman, Kirribilli, and the rest of the North Sydney.
Who turns up
Mark, and only Mark.
Mark Chan has been in the trade since 2006 and does every job himself. No subcontractors, no rotating technicians, and the person who quotes your job is the person who does it.
Based at Unit 5, 7 Eden Park Drive, Macquarie Park. Open seven days, 7am to 6pm.
NSW Pest Licence 5073369 · ABN 33 636 949 570 · 5.0 from 17 Google reviews
Asked in Cremorne
Questions we get from this area
We are a strata block. Can you do the common property?
Yes, that is most of what we do in buildings like these. Bin rooms, basements, roof voids, risers and grounds on a scheduled program, with a written report the committee can file.
Can you treat one flat on its own?
We can, and sometimes it is enough. But in an older block with shared walls and plumbing, a single flat usually gets reinfested from next door. Mark will tell you which one you are dealing with before you spend anything.
Do you cover the rest of North Sydney council?
Yes. Neutral Bay, Cammeray, Crows Nest, Kirribilli, Milsons Point, Waverton, Wollstonecraft, Lavender Bay and McMahons Point.
What are your prices?
General pest from $180 + GST, termite inspections from $280 + GST. Strata and commercial programs are quoted after a look. Free quote either way, and no callout fee.
Need someone in Cremorne?
Free quote, no callout fee. Mark will tell you what it needs before you spend anything.