Guide · comparison
Inspection, barrier, baiting and treatment are four requests.
Search results often blend them into “termite treatment cost”. The standards and the QBCC note do not. Use this table to decide which question you are actually asking.
| Request | What it is for | What it does not do | Price evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-purchase timber pest inspection | A non-invasive report under AS 4349.3, as QBCC describes it, including activity, damage and conditions within 30 metres. | It does not install a barrier. Drywood termites and mould are outside that definition. Access limits the report. | Jets: $285 for 1–4 bedrooms. Not every inspection product. |
| Inspection of an existing system | QBCC recommends at least every 12 months, by a QBCC-licensed termite management contractor, so bridging can be seen. | AS 3660.1 does not set the inspection procedure. A clear visit is not a guarantee against later attack. | Do not assume it costs the same as a pre-purchase report. Ask. |
| Barrier on new or replacement work | Chemical, physical, slab edge, resistant materials, or a combination, to deter concealed entry. Queensland adds replenishment and a wider primary-element definition. | AS 3660.1 says the measures cannot guarantee the building will never be entered. Activity can continue in the yard. | Jets: standard-house barrier from $3,960. |
| Baiting and monitoring | A management option QBCC mentions once termites are in the open at an inspection zone. Jets sells baiting with year-one monitoring included in its “from” price. | Not a soil barrier. Later monitoring is a separate advertised “from” price. | Jets: from $2,200, then monitoring from $660/year. |
| Treatment of reported activity | AS 3660.2’s scope includes judging infestation, colony control and certification for existing buildings. | It is not a pre-purchase report. This website cannot confirm activity from a description. | No single Jets figure is labelled “active treatment” as distinct from baiting. Ask for the scope in writing. |
How the quote form will tell them apart
The closed form asks you to pick inspection, barrier, treatment, baiting, or unsure. Unsure is matched only to businesses that take inspections, so an unsure enquiry is not sold as a barrier job. A business that only does barriers will not receive an inspection-only enquiry. That rule is in the worker, and it is tested.
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Sources
- QBCC, Termite management systems: advisory notes for builders and homeowners (April 2024)
- Standards Australia Store preview, AS 3660.1:2014 scope and objective
- Standards Australia Store preview, AS 3660.2:2017 scope
- Jets Pest Control, How much does termite treatment cost in Brisbane and Ipswich (supplier price table; full page read for the 8 Nov 2026 research memo)