Termite Inspection
A full inspection to the Australian Standard with a written report you keep, from $280 + GST.
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Pest control in Gladesville
Gladesville runs along the ridge above the river, with a busy Victoria Road strip through the middle and older housing on both sides of it, sloping down toward the water.
- 5.0 from 17 Google reviews
- In the trade since 2006
- NSW licence 5073369
- Fully insured
Local conditions
Why Gladesville gets the pests it gets
Gladesville sits in the City of Ryde, on the ridge above the Parramatta River, spanning the Ryde and Hunters Hill council boundary. Four things about this particular suburb decide what we get called out for.
The Victoria Road strip
Shops, takeaway and food premises along the main road keep a steady cockroach and rodent population, and the flats above and behind them carry the consequence.
Sloping blocks down to the river
Most of the suburb falls away toward the water, so blocks are cut in with retaining walls, fill and subfloor space. Timber sleeper walls against soil are a bridge straight over a termite barrier.
Older housing on both sides
Much of the residential stock is old, with original timber, enclosed subfloors and additions built over decades. That is more structure for activity to go unseen.
Damp closer to the water
Ground nearer the river holds moisture longer, and damp soil against a slab edge or subfloor is the single most reliable thing that draws subterranean termites.
Most asked for here
The jobs we do most in Gladesville
Termite Treatments
Barriers and colony elimination, quoted after a look because it depends on the property.
Learn moreGeneral Pest
Cockroaches, ants, spiders and silverfish, inside, subfloor and out, from $180 + 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 Gladesville calls us about.
- Termite inspections on older sloping-block homes
- Termite barriers and subfloor work
- Cockroach control along the Victoria Road strip
- Rodent proofing in roof voids
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 Gladesville
Where we work here.
Right across Gladesville 2111, including the streets and blocks around Victoria Road, Banjo Paterson Park, Gladesville Reserve, the Gladesville Bridge.
Also Tennyson Point, Putney, Huntleys Point, Hunters Hill, Ryde, and the rest of the City of Ryde.
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 Gladesville
Questions we get from this area
Our block slopes and has retaining walls. Does that matter?
Yes. Timber retaining walls and fill against the house are two of the most common ways termites get past a barrier. They get looked at properly as part of an inspection.
How much is a termite inspection?
From $280 + GST, to the Australian Standard, with a written report you keep. General pest from $180 + GST.
Which council are you in?
Gladesville spans the Ryde and Hunters Hill boundary. We cover both, plus Tennyson Point, Putney, Huntleys Point and Hunters Hill.
Are you nearby?
Our office is in Macquarie Park, in the City of Ryde. Mark does the job himself.
Need someone in Gladesville?
Free quote, no callout fee. Mark will tell you what it needs before you spend anything.