Clark Pest Control
About us
Additional address - PO Box 15129 Fresno CA 93702.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Pest control.
Amenities
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Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
| Number of Stars | Image of Distribution | Number of Ratings |
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| 73% | ||
| 20% | ||
| 3% | ||
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| 3% |
There is very little I can recommend about this company except that the initial cost of $75 for the inspection was comparable to other local companies. Other that that, it was an awful experience. The inspector arrived and spent over an hour doing his inspection. As a matter of fact, he was under the house so long I became worried and went to find him just as he was crawling out of the craw space. He told me he found no signs of any termites. Before he left he mentioned that the garage had a lot of standing cabinets, and he was not able to inspect behind them. I thought to myself, and quot;Ok, well I guess he saw enough from outside and from the areas he could see inside the garage.and quot; The garage also has drywall nailed from base up to however high a sheet of drywall is vertically so I supposed he could not see much anyway. About a week and a half go by and I receive his written report. It states that the report cannot be completed because he could not fully inspect the garage and that I would have to make it accessible and reschedule a time for the re-inspection at a cost of $45! WHAT? I went ballistic!! This inspector was at my home for over an hour, had seen my garage when he came and said nothing about needing more access. Also, when I called for the inspection Clark Pest did not give me any instructions about having to have standing cabinets pulled away from the walls. I was furious to say the least. After all, they do not require any furniture to be moved inside the house, so why the garage? To make matters worse, my daughter had been packing for me and now had my garage 1/2 full of stacked boxes which would also have to be moved. I complained to the inspector who had no answers; therefore, I went to the next level and spoke to a supervisor who said he would re-inspect the garage for no fee. Good thing because, as a matter of principle, I would have gone with another company before I'd pay Clark the fee. Still, I'm 65 and not physically capable of moving the large cabinets and had to get someone to move them and the stacks of boxes for the re-inspection. I wish this was the end of my review, but it is not. I finally get the full report, make the repairs that are needed to several areas of dry rot, have retrieved from under the house the small handful of minor debris, replace a door, and then the first inspector comes back to re-inspect the repairs and this costs $45 which was NOT quoted to me when I scheduled with Clark Pest to start with. Still not done with review. The inspector only cleared the repairs done on Section 1 of the report not Section 2 which had two items to be addressed. The lenders (Veteran's Loan) sent the report back and said Section 2 had to be cleared also. Now we are in to the 4th inspection to have Section 2 cleared! To sum up, I do not recommend Clark Pest for a house termite inspection if you are selling your home. They quote you $75 for the inspection but do not tell you up front that if you have to have anything re-inspected it will cost $45 more nor do they give you any instructions about what kind or kinds of access the inspector will need to have, as in my case, the garage. And, in dealing with a Veterans Loan, they were not aware that they needed to re-inspect Section 2 required repairs. As a company providing a service, all of the items stated in my summary should be made apparent to a client before an inspection and the company should always re-inspect for all required repairs on both Section 1 and Section 2 parts of their reports. Now I am done with my review.
They were very responsive and completed the job.
Very nice guys!
I have been using Clark Pest Control, for 15 or 20 years. They treat inside if I ask and the outside if I ask and if I need them to come back it is all at no extra charge.
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