Pest Control Quotes — Professional and Detailed

How to price a general pest spray by area and chemical

Price your general sprays per square metre of the property, not just 'per house'. A 400sqm block with complex gardens is a different job to a 200sqm unit. Itemise the chemical used and the target pests. For example, a treatment for spiders and cockroaches using a Bifenthrin-based product from a supplier like Garrards or Agserv has a different cost to a specialised German cockroach treatment using gel baits. QuoteMate's templates let you build packages for different property sizes, so you can price a standard 3-bedroom house spray consistently every time. A typical internal and external spray might use 15-20 litres of mixed solution, with a chemical cost of $30-$50.

Quoting termite inspections vs. chemical barriers

An inspection quote covers your time, tools, and the report. A barrier quote covers labour, drilling, trenching, and hundreds of litres of termiticide. Don't bundle them. An inspection must follow AS 3660.2, detailing all findings, and should be quoted as a fixed fee, typically $250-$450. A chemical barrier is quoted per linear metre of the building's perimeter. This needs to account for drilling concrete paths, trenching soil or garden beds, and the high cost of chemicals like Fipronil. A barrier for a 60 linear metre home using Termidor might cost the client $2,800-$4,500, including all labour and materials.

The follow-up visits and access fees most quotes miss

The most forgotten line items are for follow-up work and difficult access. Rodent treatments often need two or three visits to check and re-set bait stations. Termite baiting systems require quarterly or annual monitoring. These should be separate, billable items on the initial quote. If you're stuck in a tight roof void or a dirty subfloor, you can't answer your phone. An AI receptionist like https://callkatie.ai can capture and qualify new leads so you don't lose work while you're on the tools. Always add a line for 'Difficult Access Fee' if a job requires crawling or specialised height access, typically adding $90-$150 to the quote.

Manage Every Pest Controller Job From Inquiry to Paid

Quoting is only half the work. QuoteMate tracks every pest control job through a 9-stage pipeline — inquiry, quoted, accepted, scheduled, in progress, completed, paid, closed, or cancelled — with timestamps stamped automatically so you can see where every dollar is sitting and where the bottleneck is. Schedule jobs in two taps with Google Calendar sync, snap and annotate on-site photos against the job (not lost in your camera roll), keep a brain-dump checklist of materials and to-dos for the day, and chase quotes automatically if a customer goes quiet.

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