Termite Inspection
A full inspection to the Australian Standard with a written report you keep, from $280 + GST.
Learn moreCity of Ryde · 2113
Pest control in North Ryde
North Ryde is a residential suburb with a business park on one shoulder and a national park on the other. Mostly freestanding post-war homes, with bushland running along its eastern edge.
- 5.0 from 17 Google reviews
- In the trade since 2006
- NSW licence 5073369
- Fully insured
Local conditions
Why North Ryde gets the pests it gets
North Ryde sits in the City of Ryde, between the Macquarie Park business precinct and Lane Cove National Park. Four things about this particular suburb decide what we get called out for.
Lane Cove National Park on the boundary
The park is a permanent reservoir of rodents, possums and established termite colonies. Homes along the bush edge are not doing anything wrong, they are simply the first thing the bush meets.
Post-war housing
Most of the housing went up before termite barriers were standard, with original timber framing, enclosed subfloors and additions added over the years. None of that risk is visible from the street.
Gullies and sloping blocks
The land falls toward the park, so blocks are cut in with retaining walls and fill. Timber sleeper walls against soil are a direct path over whatever protects the house.
Spillover from the business park
Bin rooms and food handling in the precinct next door keep rodent pressure higher on the streets closest to it than it would otherwise be.
Most asked for here
The jobs we do most in North Ryde
Termite Treatments
Barriers and colony elimination, quoted after a look because it depends on the property.
Learn moreRodent Control
Baiting, proofing the way back in, and a follow up to confirm it worked.
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 North Ryde calls us about.
- Annual termite inspections on bush edge homes
- Termite barriers and subfloor work
- Rodent proofing at the roofline and subfloor
- General pest for homes and gardens
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 North Ryde
Where we work here.
Right across North Ryde 2113, including the streets and blocks around Lane Cove National Park, Epping Road, North Ryde Common, Blenheim Road.
Also Macquarie Park, East Ryde, Marsfield, Ryde, Lane Cove North, 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 North Ryde
Questions we get from this area
We back onto Lane Cove National Park. Is that a termite risk?
It raises it. Bushland supports established colonies, so homes on the edge see more activity than those further in. An annual inspection is worth far more here than a guess.
Are you local to North Ryde?
Our office is in Macquarie Park, next door. Mark does the work himself rather than sending a subcontractor.
How much is an inspection?
From $280 + GST, to the Australian Standard, with a written report you keep. General pest treatments start from $180 + GST.
Do you cover the whole City of Ryde?
Yes, every suburb in it.
Need someone in North Ryde?
Free quote, no callout fee. Mark will tell you what it needs before you spend anything.