Termite Inspections and Control in the Hills District

By Nick, Active Termite Control, licensed pest controller (NSW licence 5074559), Earlwood. Updated 11 November 2026.

Short answer: The Hills District is 24 to 46 km by road from my base in Earlwood, from Carlingford out to Box Hill. Termite inspections are $330 single storey or $350 two storey. It's all past my 7 km line, so general pest is $320 or $350.

Three kinds of Hills property

1960s estates. Winston Hills was built from the 1960s by LJ Hooker; what bush is left is mostly creek corridors such as Toongabbie Creek (Wikipedia).

Acreage. Kenthurst is semi-rural, with blocks averaging about 2 hectares, and the Dural and Hills area was a major citrus supplier in the 1890s (Wikipedia). Dural is split between Hornsby and The Hills councils, with the convict-built Old Northern Road running through it (Wikipedia). On acreage, sheds, fencing, old stumps and stored timber are part of the inspection, not just the house.

2000s and newer. Beaumont Hills was developed in the early 2000s and became its own suburb in 2002 (Wikipedia). Box Hill and North Kellyville are newer again.

Creeks and state forest

Darling Mills Creek rises in West Pennant Hills and meets Toongabbie Creek to form the Parramatta River (Wikipedia). West Pennant Hills, split between The Hills and Hornsby councils, is also home to Cumberland State Forest (Wikipedia).

Hills jobs

• West Pennant Hills, February 2024: a TermSeal membrane laid before the builder poured the slab, so the barrier is built into the concrete.
• North Rocks, December 2024: a single storey brick veneer house on a slab. No termites, some wood rot, moderate risk.
• Baulkham Hills, September 2026: no termites, but a covered slab edge, mulch, and timber against the house.
• New builds: five in Box Hill since July 2025, plus North Kellyville and Carlingford in 2026.

Suburbs I cover

I work across all of these suburbs. The ones linked have their own page.

• Baulkham Hills
• Bella Vista
• Box Hill
• Carlingford
• Castle Hill
• Kellyville
• Norwest
• Rouse Hill
• Beaumont Hills
• Dural
• Kenthurst
• West Pennant Hills
• Winston Hills

Next door: Western Sydney, North Shore and Hornsby. Book: termite inspections.

Common questions

I'm on acreage in Kenthurst or Dural. Is the inspection still $330 or $350?
Yes, the price goes by single or two storey, not block size. Tell me about sheds and outbuildings when you book.

Do you install termite barriers on new Hills builds?
Yes: West Pennant Hills, Box Hill, North Kellyville and Carlingford so far, each with an AS 3660.1 certificate.