STORY TERMITE & PEST CONTROL

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This outfit is top notch from their office staff to the workmen. They called and emailed when they said they would and came out to do the work and completed it on time, just as they'd said they would. I am extremely pleased with every person we had contact with. Kristina, their office admin, is amazing to work with and made every interaction a joy!

As it turns out they were not termites but carpenter bees. They bore holes into the wood and then nest there. Dave suggested I treat them with some over the counter products. I had some Home Defense by Ortho that I sprayed into the holes and sealed them up with wood putty as Dave suggested, that took care of the problem. While he was there he walked the property with me looking for any other signs of infestation or problems. He pointed out a few things to me that I was also able to take care of myself. He spent about one half to three quarters of an hour at my home and did not charge me for his time. I think that says it all.

The story (of Dave Story) is pretty simple. We renovated a home and needed a pest control inspection as part of the escrow process. In the past we hired a National firm, they'd come and take a quick walk-about and with very little effort tell us that the house needed to be tented for a tidy sum (over $1,000). Although I don't know for sure, their process appears to me to be an easy way to make easy money on the back of a seller working against a deadline. And I'm sure they could justify it by saying that whether or not they actually discovered termites, there wouldn't be any after the house was tented... But at what cost to me? Dave Story came in and did an in-depth inspection. He donned his mask and coveralls and crawled the entire perimeter of the attic. I could hear his route above me. He also examined the entire outside woodwork as well as the bathrooms. When he was done he showed me the discrepancies and suggested that all the repairs could be done by me and / or my roofer. No pressure to spend lots of money. I'm very pleased with Dave's professionalism and believe the buyer will be protected while I pay a fair and reasonable price. Needless to say, I'll have Dave back for all future projects.