[ithos]

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy

How does a company do a deep treatment every 16” around the home’s perimeter if most of the home is concrete or pavers up against the house? We have only two small areas where there isn’t hardscaping against our home. We currently have no termite plan as we had the Massey bait traps removed last year when we had our landscaping redone, so we’ve been unsure what to do. Our current lawn and pest control company, Fertigator, has a termite plan that they haven’t tried to sell to us yet. Our home is almost 2 years old, and is tilt wall construction. It feels like a never ending barrage of chemical exposure since we moved here, so we have been hesitant to add termite treatment to the list.

FWIW, Sentricon has received recognition from the EPA:
Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2000 Designing Greener Chemicals Award | US EPA

[karostay]

They did exactly the same thing to me.
I took over previous owners on record pest agreement.
I said well I have time left on my contract. I’ll shop around and get back to you
Their tune change instantly

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy

How does a company do a deep treatment every 16” around the home’s perimeter if most of the home is concrete or pavers up against the house? We have only two small areas where there isn’t hardscaping against our home. We currently have no termite plan as we had the Massey bait traps removed last year when we had our landscaping redone, so we’ve been unsure what to do. Our current lawn and pest control company, Fertigator, has a termite plan that they haven’t tried to sell to us yet. Our home is almost 2 years old, and is tilt wall construction. It feels like a never ending barrage of chemical exposure since we moved here, so we have been hesitant to add termite treatment to the list.

Good question. The best treatment you can get in The Villages is to inject the chemicals into the closest non-concrete area and create a wider than optimal perimeter. In other areas of the country, where I have lived, the termite treatment involved drilling holes through the concrete, including inside the garage, and then filling the holes with a concrete patch. But, as long as you do proper inspections, termites can be found and killed.

[rsmurano]

All of my neighbors have moved away from Deans/Massey/or another 3rd party to do their own lawn service. When I travel thru neighborhoods, some of the worst lawns have the deans/massey sign in the yard. Some real nice lawns have the signs too, but why pay a firm to do their lawn and the lawn looks terrible?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by rsmurano

All of my neighbors have moved away from Deans/Massey/or another 3rd party to do their own lawn service. When I travel thru neighborhoods, some of the worst lawns have the deans/massey sign in the yard. Some real nice lawns have the signs too, but why pay a firm to do their lawn and the lawn looks terrible?

Because they are too lazy to do it themselves. I am one of them.

[ithos]

Originally Posted by rsmurano

All of my neighbors have moved away from Deans/Massey/or another 3rd party to do their own lawn service. When I travel thru neighborhoods, some of the worst lawns have the deans/massey sign in the yard. Some real nice lawns have the signs too, but why pay a firm to do their lawn and the lawn looks terrible?

Do they back them up with a gurantee?
Deans Services offers a $1,000,000 lifetime warranty on their termite treatments.
I believe Massey does too.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by ithos

Do they back them up with a gurantee?
Deans Services offers a $1,000,000 lifetime warranty on their termite treatments.
I believe Massey does too.

My Massey contract does not specify a dollar limit, but it also does not rely on a named insurance company to cover the damage. So, apparently, Massey is self-insured to make damage repairs and retreatments.

[mrf6969]

During my annual termite renewal with a local pest control company, the technician came out to do the inspection. His inspection amounted to walking around my house with a flashlight and casually looking in every room. This took a total of 3 minutes. For this I pay $145.00 a year. I asked him if he has ever seen subterranean termite damage in The Villages and he said no. Subterranean is the only type of termite covered. What we are getting is an insurance policy in case we ever have damage. We have a poured concrete block on slab home, so I doubt this is money well spent.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by mrf6969

During my annual termite renewal with a local pest control company, the technician came out to do the inspection. His inspection amounted to walking around my house with a flashlight and casually looking in every room. This took a total of 3 minutes. For this I pay $145.00 a year. I asked him if he has ever seen subterranean termite damage in The Villages and he said no. Subterranean is the only type of termite covered. What we are getting is an insurance policy in case we ever have damage. We have a poured concrete block on slab home, so I doubt this is money well spent.

In my experience, a good termite inspector can find termites in a matter of minutes because they know where to look. However, a technician who has never seen termites is probably not very skilled. Also, the type of construction has nothing to do with the need to protect against termites. They tend to go after the soft wood in the house, like door frames and window sills.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by TimTinNewell

So, we just closed on a pre-owned home. The owner, God Bless Them, left us the receipt and the contract they had with Dean's Termite Control. On the contract, it specifies a $1,000,000 termite damage policy and transferable to new owners. The previous owners paid for another year contract in February of this year.

I contacted Dean's. The girl on the phone had one of the techs call me back. I thought this was strange to start with. All I needed to do was change my name with them and get on with other matters.

The guy calls me back and explains that I have to start over and pay for a whole NEW contract with them and they are using a different 'system' now. I asked him if the original owners were still there, what would THEY be doing under the current contract? He said they'd just start in with the new system in February of '25.

Besides the "new system", He also said they will bring over 3 beagles to sniff around the house for termites. WTF?

I basically told him this sounds like a scam and a ripoff and if I decide to go with a new contract, it isn't gonna be with Dean's. You gotta be whackin' me!

Far from an expert. We are ex-northerners. In Florida we have two different types of termites. Subterranean the ones that need to have access to soil, build mud tunnels etc-they type in the north. We also have another variety that does not need ground contact. If, you read the contract
they do not cover damage from the termites that do not need ground contact. A termite damage claim. Not any particular company. It is easy to buy and pay for insurance. Collecting is not so easy. Customers? They are not honest either.

We had a neighbor who was a retired cop. He worked as an insurance investigator. Always had amusing story's. I was into boating and fishing at the time. Some guy put in a claim for stolen rods and reels, they can be quite expensive. He had receipts and all from some bait shop.
The owner of the shop said the most expensive rod they sell is twenty dollars.

Back to termite insurance. I believe if you choose to have a mortgage you must have termite insurance. This is Florida. Termites do not take winters off.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by mrf6969

During my annual termite renewal with a local pest control company, the technician came out to do the inspection. His inspection amounted to walking around my house with a flashlight and casually looking in every room. This took a total of 3 minutes. For this I pay $145.00 a year. I asked him if he has ever seen subterranean termite damage in The Villages and he said no. Subterranean is the only type of termite covered. What we are getting is an insurance policy in case we ever have damage. We have a poured concrete block on slab home, so I doubt this is money well spent.

Any insurance you are paying a company to assume risk. Local pest control company? I would check with the insurance board about their record. One forty-five is very reasonable when your realize if you call a plumber, ac repair, appliance repair it will cost you a hundred for them to show up.

Far as your slab, It likely has cracks in it. Concrete block. It is not solid concrete. There are huge air spaces in each block. Termites can zig zag inside the blocks and not be noticed. They are supposed to be sealed-are they????????

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Because they are too lazy to do it themselves. I am one of them.

Sort of morphed from Termites to lawns. For what it is worth. I do my own fertilizer, weeding and hedge trimming. First time in my life I ever hired someone to mow my lawn.
As a kid I had a very small lawn mowing and snow shoveling business. Snow shoveling does not have much potential in Florida. Lazy? Perhaps. REALITY is in my mirror. I'm not 17 anymore nor do have space for a lawnmower.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by ithos

Do they back them up with a gurantee?
Deans Services offers a $1,000,000 lifetime warranty on their termite treatments.
I believe Massey does too.

Thought posted previously. Insurance is easy to buy and pay for. Collecting is far harder.
A million dollar warranty? I have no idea how you could have a million dollars worth of termite damage. Assuming a fire destroys your home. And you have a million dollar home. Insurance does not pay for the land your home stood on.

Far as a warranty on anything few read it or understand what they are reading. Typically we cover everything that never fails. Prorated warranties as for Tires, and batteries are based on list price no one pays list price for new ones.

[KatieRN]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

As I understand it, Dean's only provides an annual contract, and they do a "partial" treatment every year. I have a 10-year contract with Massey, but you would need to get a full house treatment to start the contract. It cost me $400 for the initial treatment and about $90 per year to renew. Personally, I prefer Massey to Dean's because of the long term contract, and I don't like the partial annual treatments. The Massey treatment lasts 10 years, and they pump chemicals around the entire perimeter of the house, every 16 inches.

So does Deans. I know because I have them. They do a great job and yeah sure a beagle lol! How come I never got the Beagles when I signed up with them a year ago?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by KatieRN

So does Deans. I know because I have them. They do a great job and yeah sure a beagle lol! How come I never got the Beagles when I signed up with them a year ago?

What does Dean's do? They came to my house and refused to provide anything but a year-to-year contract, with partial annual treatments. They would not provide a full house chemical treatment. That is what their representative offered to me. No long term contract and no full house treatment. Period. If you have something different, can you please post your Dean's contract?