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Dan Marzilli is a Pest Control Operator (aka Pest Inspector) with GT Inspects, currently based in Oakland. GT Inspects Inc. is a licensed Branch III operator in the State of California (Lic #PR7280). This is a companion piece to Episode #23, a conversation with Home Inspector Brian Cogley
Serving 30 cities in the East Bay, GT Inspects Inc. specializes in the following services:

  • Structural termite inspections, including original inspections for real estate transactions
  • Test openings for potential stucco moisture damage
  • Competitive bids (free-of-charge)
  • Chemical treatments for wood destroying pests and organisms
  • Structural pest control repairs

In this conversation Dan and I talk about the benefit of a Pest Inspection; The criteria for becoming a Pest Control Operator; How a pest report is put together (click here far a sample pest report); What parts of a home are inspected and what parts are not; Various types of insects from termites, to beetles, and various types of fungus; The most common pest inspection findings in the East Bay housing stock; How to read a report to get the most out of it; Why damaged decks and windows are not always given a dollar value for repair; The differences between a Pest Control Operator's license and a General Contractor's License; We talk more than a few times about stucco test hole openings, and we talk about other daily aspects of the job.

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