Hi-Tech Termite Control of the Bay Area, Inc.

In the process of selling their home to us , the former owner was told by another termite company that  $7,000 worth of work was needed to kill both dry-wood and subterranean termites in the house and detached garage. Having had some previous experience with termites, I went under the house and looked for myself.  I could find no evidence of them there.  So I called Hi Tech, who had done termite work for me in the past. They don't currently advertise in Sebastopol, but they said they would come up for a small travel fee.  Jim came out and did a thorough inspection.  I was very impressed with his knowledge and honesty. I have dealt with several termite inspectors in the past 30 years, and he is the best I've seen. It turns out that there were a few termites in exterior the trim boards and siding, but none under the house.  The other company wanted $7,000 to tent the house and garage.  Hi Tech said no tenting was needed, and quoted a price less than one quarter of that amount.

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All went well. Very professional and friendly workers. The dry rot repairmen even helped move soil away from right next to the foundation in my front planter one area and suggested putting in a piece of wood to prevent future problems. They were very nice to do this. However, the bids were updated because the first one did not have all the dry rot areas we had looked at when the inspection was done. What we thought we were paying was not correct. We ended up with $950 additional for dry rot repair which was not clear due to not having a final bid with all the correct figures. We would probably have had another company do the dry rot repair had we known this. But they did a good quality job with the repairs. I would have given an A or B for the price if this problem had not occured with the bid.

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They were prompt, professional and very helpful. They treated the crawl space, trenched where ever possible around the house, and neatly drilled through the concrete where they couldn't trench (they replugged the drilled holes). They used Termidor which should kill off all the nests, colonies or whatever. The price includes a 3-year follow-up plan. They'll come out once a year to inspect and re-treat if needed. They'll also come out if we call with concerns.

They were professional, explained all my options thoroughly, did not pressure me to choose the most expensive option or address more issues than the one I called them out for. When they returned to perform the service, they were once again on time, efficient, courteous, and professional. Other companies just wanted me to tent the house at a higher cost. I was against that because I didn't want to layer pesticide on every surface of my home and yard, but I had a hard time getting another company to quote me any other options.

We were impressed with Hi-Tech Termite Control from start to finish. We had 3 estimates for termite treatment for our home. All 3 reported the same thing - subterranean termites - yet Hi-Tech seemed to offer the best deal. Their price was the least expensive, yet they were the only ones who guaranteed their work for 3 years, to include 3 yearly inspections following the date of service. Of course, any evidence of termites during this period would be eradicated by them at no cost. Great peace of mind. They were timely and professional in all interactions. So far, we are quite impressed and would definitely use them again.

We requested full termite inspection because we noticed softening of wood trim around our basement door. (We last had termite work done 15 years ago, so we could be considered somewhat neglectful. ) Hi Tech sent out a very professional, and pleasant, team who did an impressively thorough job, including crawling all the way to the back of our crawl space even where it gets extremely tight. They found a small area of active infestation (in the part hardest to see , where we would have never gone ourselves), and made what we felt was a very reasonable estimate. They did all the work, (including deep injections around the perimeter of the house because these termites burrow in from deep in the ground) within a couple of days. They adapted the treatment plan when I did not want a hole drilled in an area of cement. They also inspected the softened wood and determined areas of wood trim and rafters affected by dry rot but not termites, and offered us a referral. This price includes annual inspections for the next 3 years, which we have them do. We feel lucky that we caught this before we had a huge problem like the last time. The whole experience was highly satisfactory.