Woody's Termite Control

"01/13/14 - [Member Name Removed] Right away, I would like to apologize for not responding sooner, we had not been aware of your review on Angies list. Most of our referrals are through word of mouth. We are sorry to hear that you feel you were taken advantage of, however, we would like to respond to your "Pay Day" comment. The pricing for fumigation is based upon the size/volume of the structure and we have found that our company on average is equal to and sometimes below others in pricing. The bigger the house the bigger price. The "Good Book" that we follow, issued by the state of California, Structural Pest Control Board rules and regulation, states that an "all encompassing method" be used to control Drywood termite infestations. Please note that on our original inspection report #201310308 dated : 12/13/13 we gave an option for a heat treatment on a portion of the home in the hopes of saving the sellers some costs on corrective work with the escrow. The decision for the fumigation was not ours, we are not a party to the escrow transaction and any and all decisions are made between the buyer and the seller, not the termite company. Furthermore, these chemicals used by us and all other termite companies are deemed safe when used properly and the benefits of their use out-weighs any detriment they may cause, as is recognized by our Environmental Protection Agency. Simply put, the recommendations given by our company's report would have been the same for any other company's report. The dry-rot that was noted on your home, which is a fungus infection caused by moisture, would not have been corrected by a fumigation. Fumigations are for the control of insects. Instead, wood repair to damage timbers would be the appropriate recommendation and a separate - wood working crew is used to correct this damage. Also, there was no mention of subterranean termites on our original inspection report - just to clarify. We hope that this clears up any confusion and we would also hope that you reconsider your evaluation of our company as we were just following rules laid out to us by the State of California and taking direction from your realtor. Once again, sorry for the delay and thanks for reviewing. Best regards, Mark Aldrich / Larry Greene Woody's Termite Control LLC. (818) 769-7070"