The crew inspects, treats and re-checks Houston homes for subterranean, Formosan and drywood termites, working out of north Houston.
Kwik Kill Exterminators runs termite control from a shop on the north side of Houston, and the crew covers Harris County homes from there. Slab houses, pier-and-beam cottages and brick veneer walls each hide termites differently.
Every job opens with an inspection of the crawl space or slab edge, the garage, door frames and the soil line outside. The crew names the species, marks where the colony feeds and writes the findings down.
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Professional termite control adds five pieces a hardware store spray cannot: a full inspection, a soil barrier, bait stations, a written report and follow-up visits.
The inspection reads the slab edge, crawl space, attic, garage and the soil line outside. The crew names the species, because a drywood colony inside a beam and a subterranean colony in the soil take different treatments.
A liquid barrier goes into a trench around the foundation and under the slab edge. Termites crossing treated soil carry the product back to the colony. Rod holes through a patio slab reach the ground beneath it.
Bait stations sit in the ground around the house, where foraging workers reach them before the wood. Workers carry the bait home and the colony thins out. The crew re-checks every station on a set round.
The report names the species, marks activity on a sketch of the house and lists the treatment done. A wood destroying insect report for a sale carries the same findings for the buyer and the lender.
Follow-up visits re-check the bait stations and the treated soil line, then look for fresh mud tubes. A colony that survives the first round shows on those visits, and the crew treats that spot again.
A Houston house calls for termite control when swarmers show up indoors or a sale needs an inspection. A neighbor's treatment pushes the colony toward the next yard, which puts that house on the list too. Swarming runs through spring here, and winged termites at a window after warm rain place the colony inside the property line.
Damp ground keeps subterranean termites close to a house. Mulch piled against siding, a dripping outdoor faucet, flower beds above the slab line and firewood stacked on soil all draw workers toward the wood.
Four sourced bands frame termite control near Houston, where exterminators in the area quote $150 to $600 for a single treatment visit.
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Termite inspection with a written report | $237 to $346 |
| One-time treatment visit on an active spot | $150 to $600 |
| Clearing a whole colony from a single-family home | $240 to $400 |
| Drywood termite removal, one room to whole house | $187 to $1,450 |
House size, foundation type, the species and how far the colony has spread move the number. The crew prices each job after the inspection.
Termite control runs out of north Houston across Harris County, reaching Pasadena, South Houston, Humble, Katy, Webster and the towns between them.
