Termites · Barriers · AS 3660

Termite Management

A termite barrier is a serious purchase, three to five thousand dollars of work, and it should come with serious paperwork. We install chemical and physical barriers and baiting systems to AS 3660, and you get the certificate, the durable notice the building code requires, and a warranty with the terms written down, not a handshake.

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The honest case for it

Why termite cover is worth it, without the scare.

Why termite cover is different
Your home insurance almost certainly excludes termite damage. You carry 100% of it.
Untreated: an uninsurable repair$0 covered
A barrier to AS 3660$3,000 – $5,000
An inspection is a few hundred dollars. It is the cheapest protection you can actually buy.
The systems we install

Matched to your home, not the dearest on the shelf.

There are three ways to protect a home from termites, and the right one depends on the building, the soil and whether there are termites active now. We install all three, to AS 3660.

Chemical barrier

Termidor & Altriset

A non-repellent soil treatment around the building to AS 3660. Termites can’t detect it, so they pass through and carry it back to the colony. The benchmark chemical barrier.

Baiting & monitoring

Sentricon & Exterra

In-ground stations that monitor for activity and, when termites hit them, eliminate the colony over time. Low-disturbance, ideal where a full chemical barrier isn’t practical.

Physical barrier

HomeGuard & Kordon

A physical and chemical barrier built in during construction or renovation, so termites can’t enter undetected. The right call for a new build or an extension.

We work with the established Australian termite systems and recommend the method the inspection calls for. The system that suits your property is named on your report.

Scope

What this job includes.

  • Chemical soil barriers, physical barriers and baiting systems
  • Installed to Australian Standard AS 3660
  • Certificate of installation and the durable notice for the building
  • Localised treatment of active termites before the barrier goes in
  • A warranty with the annual-inspection terms set out clearly
Our system: The method matched to the property: a chemical soil barrier, a physical barrier, or a baiting system, installed to AS 3660 with the certificate, durable notice and warranty documentation.
How we report it

The same 7 lines, every time.

Whatever the pest, your report splits the job the same honest way, so you can see exactly what you’re paying for.

The 7-line quote
  1. 1 Inspection first. We inspect the property and identify the actual pest, the entry points and the conditions feeding it, before we quote. Never a price over the phone.
  2. 2 Pest + severity named. What you have, how established it is and where it is active, written on the report. Not "general spray, she’ll be right".
  3. 3 Product named + APVMA reg. The exact APVMA-registered product and where it goes, named on the report. Child and pet safe once it has dried.
  4. 4 Re-entry + safety window. The exact drying and re-entry time, usually two to four hours, and what to wipe and what to leave afterwards.
  5. 5 Warranty term + re-service trigger. The warranty term and the exact trigger: active inside the term and we re-treat free, no six-week wait, no excuses.
  6. 6 Timber-pest check. Termites and timber pests flagged as their own line, because home insurance does not cover termite damage. An AS 4349.3 inspection or AS 3660 barrier if you need one.
  7. 7 Certificate + next inspection. The record of products applied, your certificate, and the honest re-treat date, most homes every six to twelve months.
If a quote doesn’t show these lines, you can’t compare it, and you don’t know what’s been cut.
How it runs

What happens, step by step.

1

Inspection + itemised report

We come out, identify the pest, the entry points and the conditions feeding it, then quote from what we actually find. Not a phone price.

2

The treatment plan

The pest and its severity, the APVMA-registered product and where it goes, the re-entry time and the warranty, all written on the report you keep.

3

Booking, in writing

We confirm the date, the safety steps and the price on letterhead. No surprise call-out fees, no upsell sprung on the day.

4

Treatment day

Interior and exterior treated as planned, child and pet areas handled with care, food surfaces and pet bowls respected and covered.

5

Re-entry + aftercare

The exact drying time before it is safe to go back in, what to wipe and what to leave, and how long before the treatment fully works.

6

Warranty + next inspection

The warranty term and the exact re-service trigger, your certificate, and an honest re-treat date, usually six to twelve months out.

Licensed, covered, warranted

The paperwork behind the price.

QLD PMT-000000, Public liability to $20M + professional indemnity, and a 12-month re-service warranty, all in writing, all on request.

Nathan walks through exactly what’s covered, the licence you can verify, the cover that protects your home, and the warranty that names its own trigger instead of hiding behind “100%”.

The licence, the cover, the warranty, and how to check each one.
Proof, recent work

Termite Management jobs we’ve done.

Before
After
Termite barrier, AS 3660, Mudgeeraba. Active termites treated, full chemical barrier, certificate + durable notice issued.
Questions, answered

Termite Management, common questions.

Why does termite management cost thousands? +
Because it is a different job to a spray. A full barrier means treating the soil around the entire perimeter, or installing a physical or baiting system around the building, to a standard (AS 3660) that protects the whole structure. The range is roughly $3,000 to $5,000 depending on the method and the building. Set against an uninsurable rebuild, which is what untreated termites can cost, it is the cheap option, but it is real money and we quote it honestly off the inspection.
Will my home insurance cover termite damage? +
Almost certainly not. The majority of Australian home-insurance policies specifically exclude damage caused by termites, vermin and insects. That is the single most important fact in this whole category: because nobody else carries the risk, the inspection and the barrier are how you carry it yourself. We are happy to point you to your policy wording so you can read the exclusion for yourself.
Chemical barrier, physical barrier or baiting, which do I need? +
It depends on the building, the soil and whether there are active termites now. A chemical soil barrier treats the perimeter; a physical barrier is built in or retrofitted; a baiting system uses stations to eliminate the colony over time. Each suits different situations and costs differently. We recommend the method the property needs after the inspection, not the dearest one on the shelf.
What paperwork should I get? +
For a barrier installed to AS 3660 you should receive a certificate of installation detailing the products, volumes and method, and a durable notice fixed to the building (in the meter box or similar) as the Building Code requires. Keep both. They prove the work was done to standard and you will want them when you sell.
Does the warranty really need an annual inspection? +
Yes, and this is where people get caught out. A termite-management warranty is typically limited to remedial action and is conditional on an annual inspection by a licensed operator. Skip the inspection and you can void the cover. We set the warranty terms out in writing, including what keeps it valid, so there are no surprises in year two.
Get started

Book an inspection, and get a quote you can actually read.

Tell us what you’re seeing. We’ll book an inspection and send a report that names the pest, the product and the warranty.

✓ QLD Health licensed✓ QBCC termite licence✓ Insured to $20M✓ 168 five-star reviews✓ 12-month re-service warranty
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