Block size and the number of outbuildings drive it rather than floor area. Phone 1300 545 489, tell us how much land there is and what structures sit on it, and the quote we give is the price you pay. It costs nothing to get one. Mention how heavily treed the block is, since on a Ransome property that changes the scope more than the house size does.

No, which is one of the odder things about the place. The Cleveland railway line runs straight through Ransome, through undeveloped bushland, without stopping. There is also no school, no shops and no commercial development of any kind, and residents use Gumdale and the surrounding suburbs for everything. It is a suburb the train passes through, which is a fair summary of how quiet it is.

The specific thing about Ransome is that you are not managing your own bushland, you are living beside somebody else’s. Ransome Reserve is public land held undeveloped, so the habitat next door is permanent and nobody is going to thin it, clear it or manage it for your benefit. Practically that means constant rather than seasonal pressure along the fence line, and a tidal creek on the eastern side adding mosquitoes on top. It is entirely liveable, it just means the boundary is doing all the work.

Every twelve months at minimum, and every six to nine months on a heavily treed block. The QBCC recommends a licensed pest controller inspect and report on a property every year, or more often in high hazard areas and CSIRO’s national survey assigns this region a high hazard rating. Bushland plus a tidal creek is a strong case for the shorter interval. Get a termite inspection booked and we will track the date from there.

Yes, included as standard. On a Ransome property the woodpile is usually the find. This was a firewood-supplying district historically and it still behaves like one, with stacked timber sitting against sheds and fences on most blocks here. Stacked wood on ground beside a building is a food source and a bridge at the same time, and moving it off the ground and away from the wall is frequently the single most useful thing an owner can do.

We do, and we say so plainly because a suburb of 429 people gets overlooked by a lot of operators. Ransome sits between Gumdale, Wakerley and Thorneside, all of which we cover regularly, so it is a normal part of the run rather than a special trip. Give us a call and we will book you in like anywhere else.

Twelve months of cover on every general pest treatment, with free re-treatment of anything listed on your certificate that returns during that year. Termite treatment and rodent baiting sit on their own quote and their own warranty. The wording in full is on our terms and conditions page.