i had good experience with stoppest. the termite WILL run around when you start the reno. thus bayer agenda would be your best bet if you ask me. but i am no expert!

Kelvin5717,

my price was a lot higher (3,300 incl. 5 yrs warranty and annual inspection, unlimited follow-up visits) but thats probably because they had to pump agenda around a 3,500 sqft space

what i can say is: follow ups where dealt with swiftly and usually next day after i call, very friendly - did only necessary treatments inside as i didnt want to drill inside the house. we had active termites in three doorframes. around 4 weeks after outside treatment all traces are gone. i still check - totally gone.

they did check the roof too and sprayed all the trusses just in case (with agenda i think).

all in all: worth the money due to the long lasting agenda. normally will last apparently 8 yrs (even though warranty only 5 yrs). its a lot cheaper than the anual normal pump action if compare cost p.a.

Kelvin5717,

when they came for inspection, they scanned the entire house all beams, frames, cabinets (even moved some) used a thermoscan to scan inside walls, ceiling and even behind tiled areas. then upstairs to inspect every beam of the roof too.

if you take stoppest and there is any reason for you to call them (i had residual activity in two frames possible because i didnt let them drill inside the house but only outside despite having three frames attacked) they swiftly came, inspected the entire ground floor sprayed where required. if not enough they can always pump more agendy through the exisitng drill holes i guess. they have been very friendly so far and getting them to come never (!) was an issue. even after they had my money

i am impressed with agenda since we didnt have to do any drilling inside the house at all and could still quickly manage the termite issue without any significant damage happening in the house due to termites. stoppest didnt have to drill anywhere inside the house and didnt destroy any door frames (even the partially infected ones). so you dont have to drill inside the house at all if you are willing to accept the death of termites at a slightly slower rate. if will use them again once the agenda is worn out (maybe after 7 years to be on the safe side). you can probably avoid drilling inside on the sides where your house is not connected to the neighbour. connecting walls will have to bite the bullet and drill inside.

i'll look for the contact for you . the bayer agenda kills the termite through contact. its not like it just kills the termite that touch it. its sort of passing the poison in the colony a bit like king kong ant killer lah. so once they crawl through treated soil they will pass the stuff to the others when they return home and all the termites will slowly die. pretty effective like that. normal chemical is a barrier only so if they avoid the barrier still can hit you.