Big win on a termite tent job that almost went south
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V7213🔧 ApprenticeOP3h
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Had this commercial client in central California, mostly ag and ranch work, call me out for a termite infestation in their old barn, thought it was gonna be a straight bait station setup with Sentricon but turns out the subterranean little bastards had tunneled everywhere. I upsold them on a full tent fumigation with Vikane gas, quoted it fair and they bit after I showed pics from a similar job last month. Crew knocked it out in two days, no leaks or issues, and now they've got me lined up for quarterly perimeter sprays around the whole property. Saw a similar rant on r/pestcontrol about pushy clients but this one turned into repeat business. Guy in the Pest Control Professionals group mentioned using that Roger Wakefield technique for sealing entry points, which saved my ass here.
Fuck these ag clients acting like they know better than us on fumigation protocols, always trying to cheap out on the Vikane tent. Had one last year demand I skip the aeration phase, nearly got us both fined by the state.
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HammerTimeHero6⚒️ Journeyman3h
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Damn right, but when you nail the job like OP did, they come crawling back for more. Just closed a $8k ranch contract off a similar turnaround, feels good to prove em wrong.