Pest management in Inglewood, for the Federation homes along Beaufort Street.
Inglewood is one of Perth's oldest inner suburbs, with Federation and Californian bungalow homes on big blocks either side of Beaufort Street and the Mount Lawley Golf Course on its northern edge. Old timber, big trees and grey sand set the pest agenda here.
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- Licensed under the WA Pesticides Regs
- In Perth pest management since 2011
- Itemised investment in writing
- Same-day for active pests
Inglewood was built in two bursts, from 1904 to about 1920 and again in the late 1930s, so most of the housing is pre-war: Federation and Californian bungalow homes in brick or weatherboard with jarrah floors on stumps, timber roof framing and blocks that often run to 700 or even 1,400 square metres. There are 1960s flats along the main roads and a steady run of modern rebuilds, but the character of the suburb is old timber sitting close to the ground. The soil is mostly grey Bassendean sand toward Bedford and Bayswater, with the yellow Spearwood ridge on the Yokine and Mount Lawley side. Grey sand holds moisture under floors and paving, and moisture plus old jarrah is exactly what subterranean termites are looking for.
The green space is what shapes the rest of the pest pressure. Mount Lawley Golf Course and the Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre precinct on the northern boundary, Macaulay Park, and a hundred years of mature street trees give rats, possums and native cockroaches a corridor straight into roof spaces along Dundas Road, Hamer Parade and the streets off Alexander Drive. Beaufort Street's cafes and food businesses, with the laneways and bins behind them, keep the rodent and cockroach population fed year-round, and that pressure spills into the adjoining houses. We treat Inglewood homes with their era in mind: subfloor inspections, roof void work and proofing of the gaps that old weatherboard and brick homes always have.
The Inglewood pest short-list.
Termites
Pre-war jarrah floors on stumps, timber framing and a hundred years of garden beds against the walls. Inspections to AS 4349.3 including the subfloor, and management systems to AS 3660.2 where activity is found. Termite inspection.
Coastal brown ants
Under the brick paving, along old limestone footings and through the cavity walls of double brick homes. Colony-level treatment with a non-repellent product applied to its label, not a surface spray that scatters the nest.
Rats in the roof
Old tile roofs with lifted ridge capping, gaps at the eaves and mature trees touching the gutters. Rodent work in Inglewood is as much about proofing as baiting. Rodent management.
Spiders and cockroaches
Black house spiders under verandah roofs, redbacks in retic boxes and under pavers, and American cockroaches coming up from the old stormwater and sewer lines. General pest treatment.
This season in Inglewood.
Spring in Inglewood means coastal brown ants working the brick paving as it warms, rats moving out of the roof and into the garden as the weather turns, and the first black house spiders on the verandahs. With so many pre-war timber homes here, a termite inspection now, before the November swarm, is the single most useful job to book this season.
Warmer soil brings coastal brown ants and redbacks out. Good time for a perimeter treatment before summer.
Subterranean termites swarm on warm, humid evenings. Sandy northern-suburb soils and garden timber raise the risk.
German and Australian cockroaches follow warmth and food into kitchens as nights cool.
Rats and mice look for warm voids. Sealing entry points now beats baiting later.
Every service we run in Inglewood.
- Termite inspection Inglewood
- Termite treatment Inglewood
- General pest treatment Inglewood
- Ant management Inglewood
- Rodent management Inglewood
- Cockroach management Inglewood
- Spider management Inglewood
- Mosquito management Inglewood
- Vacate flea treatment Inglewood
- End-of-lease pest treatment Inglewood
- Wasp removal Inglewood
- Bed bug treatment Inglewood
What it typically comes to in Inglewood. A general pest treatment for a three-bedroom home is $250 to $350, an external ant treatment $250 to $400, a rodent program $220 to $380 and a timber pest inspection $250 to $350. Older timber-framed homes with roof voids and sub-floors take longer to inspect properly, so termite inspections here are quoted at the full scope rather than a quick look. Every job is quoted itemised in writing before we start, with no call-out fee and no deposit. Full investment guide.
Vacate flea treatment and end-of-lease pest control in Inglewood.
Moving out of a rental in Inglewood with a pet? Most WA leases that allowed the pet carry a special condition requiring a professional flea treatment at vacate. We quote from the address within the hour, treat the same week, and email the certificate to you and your agent within the hour of finishing: $150 to $220 by floor area, 30-day re-treatment promise. Book it after the bond clean and carpet clean, just before the keys go back.
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See suburb pageAsked in Inglewood.
Are Federation homes in Inglewood at higher termite risk?
Yes, by construction. Jarrah floors on stumps, timber wall plates and roof framing, and subfloors that are often damp on the grey sand give termites both food and moisture. Most were built with no chemical barrier at all. A termite inspection to AS 4349.3 that includes the subfloor is the starting point. Book an inspection.
Why do the ants keep coming back under my Inglewood paving?
Almost certainly coastal brown ants, which form linked colonies with many queens under paving, footings and retaining walls. A repellent spray only splits the colony and moves it. We use a slow-acting non-repellent product or bait, APVMA-registered and applied to its label, so the workers carry it back and the whole colony collapses. Read more.
Can you get rats out of the roof of an old Inglewood house?
Yes. We inspect the roof void, bait to label in tamper-resistant stations, and then find the entry points, usually lifted ridge capping, gaps at the eaves or a tree branch on the gutter. Sealing those is what stops the next family moving in. Rodent management.
What does pest management in Inglewood typically involve?
A typical three-bedroom home, internal and external, sits in the $250 to $350 range. Every job is quoted itemised in writing. See the investment guide. Older homes with a subfloor or a large block are itemised separately so you can see exactly what is included.
How long from Warwick to Inglewood?
About 15 to 20 minutes down Alexander Drive or Wanneroo Road. Same-day for active pests is usually possible.
Get a fair, itemised investment in Inglewood.
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