The cost of fumigation is estimated by each cubic foot of air mass, which will be determined within the area to be treated. The toxic gas fumigant used has a labeled prescribed amount of gas needed per cubic foot of area to be treated. The amount of fumigant gas used is measured by weight. Poisonous gas is emitted from a steel gas cylinder, similar to tanks with propane or oxygen cylinder. The cylinder is based on a weight scale before, during and after the prescribed weight dose of gas.
Most companies hire a fumigation subcontractor and know in advance what they will be charged for, based on cubic feet of fumigant. The average price charged by current local fumigation subcontractors is used by termite control firms to determine the cost per cubic foot. Firms that are not fumigated by subcontracting usually charge higher costs and recommend fumigation more often than necessary in order for their fumigation staff to work full time.
Before assessing the structure of fumigation, it is possible to calculate the area that must be covered with a tarp and sealed for processing, and must first be accurately measured. Where the building is square, above and below, for example, a flat roof with ten feet, without a cornice, the dimension is just a square mark of the ground floor area multiplied by the height. A sample 20 feet wide, 40 feet long, is 800 feet of total area, times 10 feet of average height, is 8000 cubic feet. If the estimated cost per cubic foot that a company charges to a customer is $ 200 per thousand cubic feet, then based on this calculated square meter, the estimated fumigation cost of a structure of 8000 cubic feet will be 200 x 8 = $ 1600.00.
Most structures have several height areas. In this case, the average height of each area is estimated, for example, by finding the difference between the lowest point on the outer eaves and the highest point at the top of the roofs. The distance between two points is equal to the average total height of the measured area. The sample is the lowest point of the outer eaves 10 feet, and the maximum point of the roof height 16 feet is equal to the average height of 13 feet.
In addition to firms that measure structures, to give an accurate cost estimate before performing any work, the structures to be processed are measured again during fumigation, so an appropriate amount of fumigant gas can be used as prescribed for an efficient treatment process.
Some of the costs that may be charged in addition to fees per cubic foot are permits for local, city or state licensing, on-site security costs, cleaning the leaves, preparing ground irrigation, temporary accommodation for passengers or neighbors, abutment separation costs , transfer of an antenna, cable or power line, packing or removing ready or frozen food.
The costs associated with fumigation of poisonous termites are clearly different, and they are all highly profitable and expensive for the customer. The largest unforeseen value is the random human death when it occurs.
