swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Extraction in Castro Valley from wall of tower/cupola of residence

[Jeff Horwitz (jeff.horwitz]

Hey — just a little more intel on this job (I consulted)  thermal gun and exterior inspection suggested there are two colonies, one large, both in an elevated turret at the top of stairs.

Quoted $600 per a single removal for drywall, and updated to $900 for the two when on-site. (Candidly in hindsight that was low). 

During a check in before the scheduled removal the wife seemed unfamiliar with the second colony issue and suggested that the $900 price was “flim-flammy.” She apologized after I said I was canceling the job, but that’s a red line for me. 

House is worth north of $3M. I think they know they screwed up so should be a lucrative job for somebody. 

Jeff 

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Jeff Horwitz

(202) 480 4453

On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM Gerald Przybylski via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

They know where the bees are.
There's a landing at the top of the stairs.  Drywall on the wall.

-   Jensen Road    Castro Valley    Ca
  Geo    510 760 7889

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