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Termite Police

Pest Control, Home inspection

About us

After 22 years in the profession, owner John Kunkel decided to start his own family company called Termite Police. We are a family run and operated company here in the Bay Area. We service Alameda County, Santa Clara County, and San Mateo County. Ask us about an Angie's List discount. We use the latest, most effective, and environmentally friendly solutions to your termite control needs. We are fully staffed and here to serve you!

Business highlights

17 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

Inspections, treatments & repairs.

Services we don't offer

We do not do "pest control" such as ants, rats, fleas, etc. We only get rid of termites and do termite and dry-rot related repairs and inspections.

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Senior Discount

10%



Accepted payment methods

Check
MasterCard
Visa

Reviews

4.67 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
71%
4
14%
3
14%
2
0%
1
0%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.5
value
4.7
professionalism
4.7
responsiveness
4.6
punctuality
4.4
Showing 1-7 of 7 reviews

Rich W.
02/2016
3.0
pest control
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Termite Police quickly came to examine property and suggest full fumigation. To to that, they used Driskell Fumigation who did the actual work. All that was fine. But the biggest problems had to do with getting Termite Police to provide documents, reports, contracts, etc. Always took several phone calls, emails to get action. And after all over, then requested something showing it was done, and again even after they said. "Oh yes, we will send it out." It was never sent. So poor follow up. Left all to Driskell. Payment etc to Termite Police. Seems the one technical person there was reducing work load due to ???? age??? illness???.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
4.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
2.0

$2,200

robert W.
06/2014
5.0
pest control
  + -1 more
unknown

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,150

Grace M.
01/2014
5.0
pest control
  + -1 more
serviceman was punctual, efficient, friendly job was done quickly and professionally, clean
Description of Work: spot treatment for drywood termites, pumped in some foam insecticide. quickly finished in 30 minutes.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$390

Pablo P.
01/2014
5.0
pest control, home inspection
  + 0 more
He was excellent. He did the pest inspection and an inspection for dry rot and he found we had a water leak.
Description of Work: He found dry rot that I had. They did a termite inspection for the whole house.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Serdar U.
10/2013
5.0
pest control
  + -1 more
Excellent local business. Easy to communicate with, easy to work with, honest, meticulous, fair prices. I recommend John Kunkel and his crew wholeheartedly -- especially over the larger termite control businesses that also provide services in the area.
Description of Work: Whole house treatment for subterranean termites

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000

JAMES B.
02/2011
5.0
pest control
  + -1 more
We had other termite people come who basically tried to sell me a house and charge thousands of dollars and he was willing to come in and deal with the local problem. He thought there was a reasonably good chance that would take care of the problem. As a result the overall cost was less than some other quotes that we got. He was a pleasant guy and did good work. He did what he said he was going to do for the amount he said. This was just done a couple of months ago so we don't know if it has taken care of the problem but he said if it didn't that he would come back for free.
Description of Work: We used Termite Police for a full termite inspection and then they did the work.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$360

Robert F.
06/2010
4.0
pest control
  + -1 more
John arrived on time and conducted a thorough inspection very professionally. He explained things clearly and we were happy with the result. He also gave us a proposal to fix a problem he discovered. Everything would have been perfect but the written report was couched with so many exceptions and weasel words about what he didn't inspect that I felt a bit let down. Why hadn't he asked for better access to areas if he needed it? Instead he issued a report which was significantly less encouraging than his verbal summary immediately after the inspection. Not with any new facts, just a litany of what he didn't inspect. This may be standard but it feels a bit swarmy.
Description of Work: Complete inspection for termites

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$325

Response from Termite Police
Unfortunately when we (ALL termite control companies) inspect a home, we can only see approxamately 20% of any wood framing. Garages with alot of storage, attics with alot of "blown in" insulation and second floor roof eaves are impossible to inspect (the state will not allow a termite inspector to climb up on a roof) so we need to mention all the areas that were "inaccessible for inspection". However, here at Termite Police, we offer to go back and inspect areas that were mentioned as inaccessible for FREE if the customer can make room by clearing excessive storage away. If we do not mention areas we could not inspect on an inspection report, interested parties always assume that we inspected all areas and found nothing wrong because nothing was reported.

    Contact information

    P O Box 50550, Palo Alto, CA 94303

    www.TermitePolice.com

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    Closed
    Tuesday:
    Closed
    Wednesday:
    Closed
    Thursday:
    Closed
    Friday:
    Closed
    Saturday:
    Closed

    Licensing

    Bonded

    Insured
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    Service Categories

    Pest Control,
    Home inspection

    FAQ

    Termite Police is currently rated 4.6 overall out of 5.

    Sunday: Closed

    Monday: Closed

    Tuesday: Closed

    Wednesday: Closed

    Thursday: Closed

    Friday: Closed

    Saturday: Closed

    Termite Police accepts the following forms of payment: Check,MasterCard,Visa
    Yes, Termite Police offers free project estimates.
    No, Termite Police does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, Termite Police does not offer a senior discount.
    No, Termite Police does not offer emergency services.
    Yes, Termite Police offers warranties.
    Termite Police offers the following services: Inspections, treatments & repairs.
    We do not do "pest control" such as ants, rats, fleas, etc. We only get rid of termites and do termite and dry-rot related repairs and inspections.

    Contact information

    P O Box 50550, Palo Alto, CA 94303

    www.TermitePolice.com

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    Closed
    Tuesday:
    Closed
    Wednesday:
    Closed
    Thursday:
    Closed
    Friday:
    Closed
    Saturday:
    Closed