J & M Termite Control

Beware of hiring this company! They use deceptive practices in advertising what they sell and wont keep their word if you point out that you expect them to deliver what they promised vs what they delivered. This was our first issue with termites so we may have seemed ignorant and it seems they tried to take advantage of that. First, their prices were very high (we found out later by checking with others) for the inspections. They charged us $ 340, while other who charged were closer to $ 200. Worse, when J&M sent back their price quote, they said that since we had cars in the garage and our linen closet was full that if we wanted that inspected and covered by their service we would have to pay ANOTHER $ 300. Both my wife and I were at home and could have removed the cars from the garage in one minute had we been asked and could have emptied the linen closet they referred to in less than five minutes. Their attempt to extort another $ 300 dollars from us after they had already gotten $ 340 from us was deceptive and dishonest. The $ 340 was for a full inspection, not just what they could look at from a distance. They must have thought that since we already had $ 340 invested we’d have no choice but to go with them and pay the money. When I told them that I expected the full inspection for the reasons above, they reduced the additional inspection charge to $ 150, which would have made the inspection almost $ 500. Further, it took them a couple of weeks to get us the price quote and inspection report.
The gentlemen at MightyMite and Proven Termite Solutions came and did what I thought was a much more thorough inspection for free. Both MightyMite and Proven Termite both looked at the garage and that same closet for free and when I casually told them of the experience with «someone else» found J&M prices exorbitant and the attempt at extortion entirely dishonest. MightyMite provided an estimate on the spot and Proven promised one in 24 hours. Both companies also had better guarantees than J&M. Finally, J&M’s was the highest price among all the bids.
Needless to say I wouldn’t trust J&M to do work inside or outside my home. Given that they only have three 5 star reviews on Unilocal I can only conclude that they’re probably written by friends and family.

Awesome — we used this company as part of our Homeowners Association. Very informative, friendly, prompt + best of all, its a local, family owned business!

Scott Darling and team did a great job repairing our Section 1 inspection issues with high quality and within a tight schedule. Professional and great work with.