Exterminating your home against a termite infestation is a very costly undertaking. Before you hire a contractor, there are two things you definitely need to do. Taking these steps will help you to know more about the professional you are thinking about hiring and will enable you to make the right decision and avoid costly mistakes. Among the information you need to have available is whether the individual or company is properly licensed and whether there are complaints against the firm or individual.
First, contact your state pest control agency to make sure the business you are interested in is properly trained and licensed. It is not unusual for a company to show you a license which might have expired or been suspended or revoked. That is why you should not take the company's representative's word for whether or not the company is properly trained and licensed. You should contact your state agency.
In California, you would contact the Structural Pest Control Board. Not only should you ask about the company, you should ask about the particular individuals who come out to do the work. You should ask the company for this information and insist that you receive it. This is because the company can be properly licensed but the worker may not be or s/he may not be properly trained to perform the intended service.
In addition to checking on licensing and training matters, you need to make sure there are no complaints pending against the company. You can get this information from your State Consumer Affairs Office, the local Better Business Bureau, and the State Pest Control Board. Although many commentators suggest you get references from the company, you never know if those references are related to the company somehow or whether they receive compensation for their good report on the company.
Another thing you can do to check out the company and its employees is to do a Google search of both company and employees to see what Internet users are saying about them. As you read any comments, you will want to evaluate them in the context of there are always at least three sides to every story: he said, she said, and the truth. - 30446
First, contact your state pest control agency to make sure the business you are interested in is properly trained and licensed. It is not unusual for a company to show you a license which might have expired or been suspended or revoked. That is why you should not take the company's representative's word for whether or not the company is properly trained and licensed. You should contact your state agency.
In California, you would contact the Structural Pest Control Board. Not only should you ask about the company, you should ask about the particular individuals who come out to do the work. You should ask the company for this information and insist that you receive it. This is because the company can be properly licensed but the worker may not be or s/he may not be properly trained to perform the intended service.
In addition to checking on licensing and training matters, you need to make sure there are no complaints pending against the company. You can get this information from your State Consumer Affairs Office, the local Better Business Bureau, and the State Pest Control Board. Although many commentators suggest you get references from the company, you never know if those references are related to the company somehow or whether they receive compensation for their good report on the company.
Another thing you can do to check out the company and its employees is to do a Google search of both company and employees to see what Internet users are saying about them. As you read any comments, you will want to evaluate them in the context of there are always at least three sides to every story: he said, she said, and the truth. - 30446
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