HomeTeam Pest Defense

HomeTeam Pest Defense works within 12 different states to provide proprietary solutions
for homeowners and home builders.

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Our Review

HomeTeam Pest Defense is a young but reputable company. They are touted as the nation’s 3rd largest residential pest control company in the U.S., and the #1 pest management company servicing home builders, with more than 50 branches in 12 States. They pride themselves in excellent customer service and effective treatments, and have partnered with homeowners and home builders for over 20 years to keep homes pest-free.


OVERALL RATING: 4/5
FEATURES & SERVICES: 3.5/5
CUSTOMER SERVICE & REVIEWS: 5/5
COST: 4/5

Features & Services

HomeTeam offers peace of mind with all of its services, guaranteeing the customer will be happy with their pest control treatments or a team will return for re-treatments until the customer is satisfied. HomeTeam is located in 12 states; as such their services are specified and limited to locations in Arizona, California, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Features & Services:

Pros

  • Informative pest webpages
  • Convenient pest control options for new construction homes

Cons

  • Services seem to be based around new construction homes

TAEXX

TAEXX is HomeTeam’s quarterly service that they recommend utilizing if you are building homes. It is the original “Tubes in the Walls” system that creates a virtual barrier to keep out unwanted pests. The company encourages home builders to install this system and partner with HomeTeam to attract buyers that are interested in convenient pest control. For those who are not building a new home, HomeTeam also offers a six-point advantage service that is carried out by their trained and experienced professionals. It’s important to note that TAEXX is not a treatment for termites.

Termite Control

HomeTeam offers new construction homes protection from termites with three different treatments. They offer Borate Termite Wood Treatment, Termite Soil Treatment, and Sentricon System, which are all explicitly for new construction homes according to their website. Customers that have a newly constructed home will be interested in these services to help them be proactive in the defense against termites.

Informative Website

The HomeTeam Pest Defense website is very informative when it comes to individual types of pests. They have an entire page dedicated to the different pests and facts about them, and informative videos to help customers eliminate them without professional help.

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Customer Support & Reviews

Customers of HomeTeam express satisfaction with the customer service representatives in the office. The technicians received high praise for their friendliness and efficient way of working. The biggest online complaint was about technicians failing to call ahead or show up to a scheduled visit on time. This can be a common occurrence in the pest control industry.

Customer Support & Reviews:

Pros

  • Friendly technicians
  • Effective treatments

Cons

  • Some customers mention no shows and no call aheads
  • Franchises vary from location to location

Punctuality & Professionalism

Customers said their technicians were polite, professional, and informative. A number of clients said their tech always called them if they were not at home at the time of service, and in rare instances when an issue was overlooked, the tech returned quickly to remedy the problem.

I started using this company as soon as I moved into my new home in December 2015. Very happy with the service and the professionalism. Highly recommend. Very efficient, return calls and courtesy, and follow-up, plus flexibility in scheduling. I also really liked the service tech, he was professional, friendly, efficient, explained everything to me, and answered all my questions. I also appreciated the reminders you sent me before the tech came onsite, so I didn’t forget! This company provides exceptional service in an industry that might have some sharp edges otherwise. Not this company! Since I don’t like bugs in my home, I’m getting regular service.

Debi C.

Tempe, AZ

Effectiveness

Those who reviewed HomeTeam Pest Defense online had little to complain about when it came to if the treatments were effective. Many praised the treatments because of how quickly they stopped seeing pests around their homes. If customers did find pests still roaming around, they called HomeTeam in for another treatment with their 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. As noted above, HomeTeam will re-treat homes if they are not completely satisfied with their service at no cost to the customer.

It’s been fantastic! I had some pesky bugs that wouldn’t go away in our newly built home. The manager & pest employee came to my home to trap a few of the bugs, took them back to the office, put them under a microscope, & identified them. Then they were able to develop the proper plan to safely & effectively remove the bugs & prevent them from returning. It did take me calling into the office to get the additional assistance. I had to call them out a lot to keep treating the bugs. It would have been nice if the pest employee who treated my home over & over again would have requested assistance.

Jesse M.


Cost

As with many pest control companies, comparing prices is hard without all of the variables. Most companies need to know the type of pest problem, how large the property, and how big the infestation is before they can give out prices. HomeTeam Pest Defense does initial inspections to help them understand the property and the problems they will need to address. Initial inspections are important for companies to go through so that they can treat all the issues at the residence upfront. HomeTeam has an annual contract that customers can opt for, but it is not forced upon them.

Cost:

Pros

  • Provide initial inspection
  • Offers annual contract
  • No pressure to sign up for yearly contract

Cons

  • Customers noted problems with billing systems
  • Can be costly for other services outside of the quarterly service
  • Contract legalities are vague

Conclusion

HomeTeam Pest Defense is a young company but has quickly grown to be the third largest residential pest control company. Despite their issues with billing and technician scheduling, they have received high praise for their customer support. The effectiveness of their TAEXX Pest Control System is outstanding for those building a home, as the pest control management system is installed within the wall of the house as its being built.

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