Welcome to our home on the web. Different - On so many levels.
Handy
Pest Control web site is our shop window,
servicing the wider Sydney metro area, we appreciate your time and
hope that you will find it appropriate to use our
booking form for pest control services or our pre-purchase inspection
agreement form, you may prefer to call
Steve 0418 274 099.
Termitescan cause significant damage to a
building, generally, every building in Australia is considered to have a high
risk of future termite attack, every building in Australia should be inspected
for termites at least once every year as part of prudent - general ongoing
maintenance. Why Risk It ?
The general
consensus is not a question of if termites will attack, but when will the
building be attacked by termites.
Handy Pest
Control
carries out periodic pest inspections & necessary
prudent termite treatments, we are also experienced licenced builders
(B.Lic-45109c) so we can make appropriate repairs.
Preventative
Termite Treatments can save you $1000's and unnecessary heartbreak in the long
term.
General Pest Control -
Handy Pest
Control
readily carries out pest control services from basic pest
control treatments to the very complex control of pests that may include a range
of building works that I can provide in-house, as I am fully geared,
licenced builder. I carry out a large range of inspection services under our
inspection trading name - Ausinspect,
Ausinspect is my inspection
business while Handy
Pest Control
is our dedicated Pest Control business, I have a broad
knowledge of Pest Control, Building and Trees, my broad knowledge together with
a general willingness to adapt to any situation enables me to provide a quality
service, that I believe is second to none.
Handy Pest
Control
carries out
Pre-Purchase Building & Pest Inspections (aka
Ausinspect). Stephen Koelewyn has
over 30 years of ongoing practical experience in Building & Pest Control, Pest
Control is a labour of Love whilst Pre-Purchase inspections gives enormous
satisfaction, having the opportunity to share knowledge with people seeking to
buy property, providing prudent advice and encouraging ongoing maintenance so
homeowners can have a warm and healthy home for themselves and their family.
Regular ongoing maintenance will increase
the buildings durability and generally retains/increases the value of the
property. An hour of maintenance once a week is much more valuable than a weeks
maintenance once a year. Pest Control is an important factor in prudent regular
ongoing maintenance.
Handy
Pest Control
simply carries out pest control services as a labour of
love, we seek to utilise some of the most advanced technologies available for
the benefit of our clients, I ride my fully equipped pest control motorcycle to
do my little bit to reduce carbon gas emissions while also having some fun
whenever possible, I endeavour to use the best products available for a given
purpose while maintaining a reasonable price structure, I am always open to
review my prices against those of my competition in the Sutherland/St
George areas while retaining profitability
Handy
Pest Control's
Commercial services provides a broad range of services to the business
community in the broad Sydney Metropolitan area, our commercial pest
control is our bread & butter work, with many service calls carried out
at night or other suitable times for individual businesses.
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When using the services of
Handy Pest
Control
you are assured that Stephen Koelewyn will be the one who carries out the work,
Stephen has Cert' 4 in Pest Control, is a fully licenced NSW Builder - 45109c
with over 30 years experience,
was a licenced Building
Consultant - BC 213 (now obsolete) and is also a qualified Tree Surgeon. Being outdoors,
benefits to health of humans & the opportunity of dealing one on one with nature
is what makes Pest Control such a satisfying occupation for Steve and in-turn a
labour of love.
Handy Pest Control
specialises in sub-floor
areas of buildings, having provided Sub-Floor Solutions for over 15 years, our
experience in the sub-floor environment is without doubt second to none.
Sub-floor Solutions is a very specialised area of our expertise, I undertake the
physically difficult task of altering the sub-floor environment to achieve a
more healthy balance in the natural environment that exists within a sub-floor
area of a building. It is never simple and no two jobs are alike, I only have
capacity to do one sub-floor reconditioning a month.
A poor sub-floor environment
can have dire consequences, it can contribute to poor health of buildings
occupants, cause rapid deterioration of the building generally, have favourable
conditions for termite activity and provide ideal conditions for numerous
species of fungi with ideal conditions for growth. Most people adopt the out of
site out of mind type attitude - this can impact your health and wellbeing.
Handy Pest Control
reconditions the sub-floor
area by altering the soil matrix so that high concentrations of nutrients in
soils under the building, together with moisture do not have ideal conditions
to promote fungal growth over the soil surfaces within a sub-floor.
The adjoining picture has
yellow/brownish fungal growth over the soil surfaces, the odours of this type
of fungal growth is very musty, and often is the source of musty odours that can
be quiet irritating within the habitable areas of a building. This type of
fungal growth has potential to cause health problems in some people, I am of the
opinion that this is one of the initial causes of persons developing respiratory
sensitivities that then may develop into asthma, younger children are physically
closer to floor level & therefore more exposed to higher concentrations of
spores, is doing nothing worth the
possible risks to health & wellbeing.
Handy
Pest Control
encourages you to consider
using our services as we would like to think you are making a good choice of
service provider, many years ago Stephen Koelewyn chose to make his areas of
interest his occupation, regardless of the financial rewards, hence Steve is humbled
by the privilege to work in the Pest Control industry.
Handy Pest
Control utilises
Thermal
Imaging, Stephen Koelewyn was the world pioneer in the mid 1990's for using thermal imaging to detect concealed
termites. Thermal Imaging is a valuable tool
for detection of termites, detection of leaks and other building faults, it is
important to express that as good as Thermal Imaging is - it is still a tool, it
has limitations and is not suitable as a stand alone inspection technique,
rather it compliments common inspection techniques and when used properly is a
very valuable non destructive testing tool.
Thermal Imaging will detect faults in some circumstances where no other
available technology will have been able to detect a concealed fault, can you
afford not to utilise this brilliant technology.
The adjoining Thermal Picture shows water
from a leak that has been absorbed into ceiling linings.
Handy
Pest Control
hopes that we will become an essential part of our clients
ongoing maintenance program and that we will get the privilege to be part
of
our clients support team in the long term,
inturn contributing to the health and wellbeing of my clientele.
Handy Pest Control
provides pest control services to residential
properties,
House
ANDYard Pest Control services are carried out with a range of
chemicals appropriate for purpose, I use chemicals that are tried and proven and
that known to have low toxicity to humans, chemicals used for GP's (General Pest
Control Treatments) are the same as used in sensitive sites such as Hospitals,
Child Care Centres, Schools etc'.
Appropriate Pest Control provides humans
with a healthier habitat, we all wash our hands frequently with soap to kill off
bacteria, we wash dishes with detergent to kill of bacteria, we shower regularly
to kill off fungi and cleans ourselves, we brush our teeth to kill of bacteria
and remove plaque - Yet when it comes to urban Pest Control, the so called Green
conscious persons, perceive that Urban Pest Control is a potential health hazard
- Urban Pest Controllers, Australia wide use less than 4% of Pesticides sold in
Australia.
Handy
Pest Control
is intent on being unique in the way we deliver our
services and that our broad range of equipment and expertise is a valuable
service
for our current clients and future clients.
Handy
Pest Control is owned by Stephen Koelewyn
who is also trading as AUSINSPECT, we encourage you to visit our
other site at
www.ausinspect.com.au. AUSINSPECT
is our well established business for carrying out inspections of properties and
other building related works. Due to circumstances I needed to come up with a
better way of disposal of debris when cleaning out Sub-floors of building that I
launched and additional product and service that provides a flexible alternative to metal skip
bins - SkippyBAG -
1300SkipBAG
This YouTube video is an interesting observation of termite
damage to a building where extensions are being carried out - no one should
assume that the building does not have a high risk of concealed termite egress.
As an industry we strongly recommend that every building in Australia needs
to be inspected for termites at least annually.
We provide video in addition to written reports, the addition
of Video is a real benefit. I provide a Video in addition to the written report
because I care.
I hope you do find it appropriate to employ Handy Pest
Control or Ausinspect in the future so that I can continue to live my dream.
The web site presence of Handy
Pest Control
is intended to be
informative for persons who choose to visit our site from time to time.
Handy
Pest Control
intends to keep this web site
simple and easy to navigate.
As of 1st January 2004
Building Consultants need to be licensed to carry out pre-purchase building
inspections in NSW.
Stephen Koelewyn Building Consultant Licence # BC213
This video was
broadcast on channel 9. This video was not produced by Ausinspect nor
was Ausinspect included/involved in it's production.
I have added link to YouTube of this video.
Contact Information
We would like to hear from you.
Please feel free to contact us
regarding any matter.
Handy
Pest Controlwould like to encourage you visit Como,
enjoy the facilities such as the Historic Como Hotel, Como Marina, Walk
the Como Bridge, experience the village atmosphere, explore the stalls
on a lazy Sunday at the Como Sunday Market (once a month), enjoy the
historic Como Pleasure Grounds, casually watch a game of footy and
support our local businesses. Como is easily accessible by train or car,
boats are on hire at the Como Marina for those that may choose to enjoy
some fishing or simply explore the Georges and Woronora Rivers.
Pests - Termites - Fungi - Advice