Quoting termite inspections with Orkin standards - who's got a solid template?
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V7213
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V7213🔧 ApprenticeOP18h
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Been doing pest control for 15 years now, mostly residential termite jobs, and I'm tired of eyeballing estimates on the spot with nothing but a notepad. Saw a thread on r/pestcontrol last week about using digital quoting apps, but I still do it old school with a tape measure and moisture meter to check for tube damage. Just quoted a crawlspace inspection yesterday using the NPMA-33 form, but customers always push back on the $150 baseline fee without seeing the full report. Anyone using Jobber or something similar for termite quoting to make it faster and less error-prone? Watched a Roger Wakefield video on upselling during inspections, and damn if it didn't change how I present the scope. The key is getting the square footage right on active infestations, or you end up lowballing and eating costs later. NGL, it's a pain without good software.
Man, I feel you on the notepad chaos, been there with my first few termite gigs and always underquoted the barrier treatment.
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AmpedUp5⚒️ Journeyman16h
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Don't even start with barrier treatments without a soil analysis, I saw a job go south last summer when the tech skipped it and the colony bounced back in months. Stick to pre-construction standards or you'll be back for freebies.