http://www.youneedabudget.com/blog/2008/exercise-your-power-over-the-bottom-line/ You haven't budgeted like this. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:59:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.youneedabudget.com/blog/2008/exercise-your-power-over-the-bottom-line/#comment-434 JD Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:14:07 +0000 http://www.youneedabudget.com/?p=447#comment-434 While the initial bid may be to high be sure you are comparing apples to apples. Many termite companies contracts are not the same. I learned this the hard way. Terminix gave us a bid of $1030. We got a lower bid of $840 from another company but their contract was termed and expired in 7 years. What this meant is that in 7 years we would have to pay to have the house treated AGAIN. Terminix's contract was lifetime. Another company bid $932 but it only covered the structure and not the contents, and they had a limit of $250 on repainting. They also had a copay of $250 dollars. While Terminix was a bit more expensive in the long run they had the best contract over anyone. Also ensure that if you are having the liquid treatment which I recommend over those stupid bait systems that they are using Termidor. We found another company that offered a great deal but the stuff they were using would only last about 2 to 3 years. While the initial bid may be to high be sure you are comparing apples to apples. Many termite companies contracts are not the same. I learned this the hard way. Terminix gave us a bid of $1030. We got a lower bid of $840 from another company but their contract was termed and expired in 7 years. What this meant is that in 7 years we would have to pay to have the house treated AGAIN. Terminix’s contract was lifetime. Another company bid $932 but it only covered the structure and not the contents, and they had a limit of $250 on repainting. They also had a copay of $250 dollars. While Terminix was a bit more expensive in the long run they had the best contract over anyone. Also ensure that if you are having the liquid treatment which I recommend over those stupid bait systems that they are using Termidor. We found another company that offered a great deal but the stuff they were using would only last about 2 to 3 years.

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