How much does a termite (white ant) inspection cost in Brisbane?
Have you just found evidence of termites in your home and wondering who to call and how much it will cost?
‘What is the price’ is an obvious question. You know very little about termites and probably have never engaged a pest control company specialising in treating termites.
But you really need to compare apples with apples when selecting a company for your termite inspection. Sadly, there is a big difference in quality, knowledge and approach in our industry.
How much does a White Ant inspection cost - Brisbane
The average price of a termite inspection in Brisbane: is $330 (average size house)
This should include the following:
- Using devices - thermal camera, moisture meter and termatrac motion detection
- Inspect the fenceline, garden, house perimeter, subfloor, internal exposed timbers and roof void
- Digital report completed on the day, plus a treatment proposal
- It should take one to two hours
How a termite inspection should be done
Consumer Warning about termite inspections
Fake companies - no QBCC license
Many pest control companies construct a website to make them look local but have their call centre in another city and don’t have the appropriate Queensland licenses.
All companies operating in Queensland need to have a QBCC license. Otherwise, you are engaging a subcontractor. If they don’t have a QBCC license, they can’t get insurance and shouldn’t be advertising they do termite inspections and treatments.
Free check offers - not licensed
Some companies offer a free “termite check” and quickly suggest a dodgy, overpriced wooden box baiting system. These guys aren’t licensed or qualified. Often you need to sign a waiver to say you are accepting a ‘check’, not an inspection to the Australian Standards.
Questions you should ask
Checklist:
To help you, we would like to give you a checklist of questions you should ask when calling companies in Brisbane, Australia. You don’t need to ask them all - choose your best three:
- Do you have a Queensland Health Timber Pest license?
- Does your company have a QBCC (Queensland Building Construction Commission) license?
- Is your company insurance, and how much does it cover?
- Do all the technicians carry and use Thermal Cameras & Termatrac Motion Detection devices?
- Do you inspect up in the roof and all of the subfloor (space under the floor)?
- How many hours do you assign to do a termite inspection?
- Do I get a digital report on the day?
- Can you supply a treatment proposal and do the work?
- Are they accredited through the chemical company to apply the product?
- Where is your office located?
- How long has the business been operating and is it family-owned?
Call your local experts - people you can trust
Call Conquer Termites, a trusted, local Brisbane company that has been in business for 20 years.
Our office is based on Wynnum Rd, Cannon Hill. We have 25 technicians that are fully licensed, trained and equipped. We know how to detect and treat termites for all types of homes in South East Queensland.
