Inspections to AS 4349.3 · Termite management to AS 3660 Contact

The district's standing pest and termite service

Pest control across Lake Macquarie

This month / Jul July: rodents indoors, moisture in the subfloor. Termite pressure holds all year.

Termite inspections to AS 4349.3. Termite management to AS 3660. General pest work for the homes and businesses around the lake. We tell you what we found, in writing, and we come back when the calendar says.

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The calendar

Pest pressure here runs on a calendar, not a crisis

  • peak
  • active
  • quiet
  • rings, outside in: termites · cockroaches · ants · spiders · rodents

Coastal NSW sits in the high termite band: activity all year, not a warm-weather visitor. That outer ring never goes quiet, and it is why the inspection is an annual habit here rather than a response to trouble.

The rest of the year turns with the seasons. Cockroaches and ants ride the warm humid months. Spider activity runs summer into autumn. Rodents come indoors when the nights cool in April and stay through winter. The wettest stretch, autumn into June, loads the subfloors with the moisture termites like.

We keep the whole district's work on that wheel. Answer four short questions and it re-draws for your place, then hands you the plan in writing.

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How the work runs

Inspect. Report. Treat what the report justifies. Return on schedule.

  1. Inspect to the standard

    A timber pest inspection to AS 4349.3: interior, roof void, subfloor where there is one, exterior walls, fences, trees and grounds within the standard's scope.

  2. Put it in writing

    You get a written report the same way we found it: what's active, what's conducive, what we couldn't access, and what we recommend. Documentation is half the product.

  3. Treat what the findings justify

    Barrier or baiting for termites, targeted treatment for the seasonal pests. Recommended from the report, priced before we book it, never sold on the doorstep.

  4. Come back when the calendar says

    Annual inspections on homes, scheduled rounds on commercial sites, monitoring checks where they're installed. The rhythm is the protection.

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Straight answers

The questions we get across the counter

What does it cost?

A termite inspection is booked at a set price. General pest treatments are priced per visit, or as an annual program. Termite management is quoted from the inspection findings, never sight unseen, because the right method depends on what's actually there. Every price is confirmed with you before the work is booked.

How often should a home here be inspected?

At least annually. AS 3660.2, the Australian Standard for termite management in existing buildings, recommends inspections at least every 12 months, and more often where the pressure or the construction warrants it. On this coast, in the high termite band, annual is the floor, not the ceiling.

I think I've found termites. What do I do right now?

Leave them alone. Don't spray them, don't pull the mud leads apart, don't open the timber further. Disturbing the workings scatters the colony and makes it harder to trace and treat. Book an inspection and keep the area as you found it.

Why is there no phone number on this site?

The enquiry form is the channel, and it is watched closely. It takes your details down right the first time, suburb included, instead of leaving them to a voicemail. Send it through and we'll sort a time.

Do you do pre-purchase inspections?

Yes. A pre-purchase timber pest inspection to AS 4349.3, timed so the report lands while a cooling-off period can still use it. Tell us the contract timing in the enquiry and we'll work to it.

Are the treatments safe for kids and pets?

Safety depends on the product and how it's applied, so we won't hand out a blanket promise. What we will do is tell you exactly what we're using, where, and what to do while it settles, before we start. Ask us about your situation in the enquiry.

The next entry in the book

Book an inspection

Tell us what you've seen, or just that it's been a while. We'll come back to you to confirm a time, and you'll get a written report either way.