How Much Does a WDO Inspection Cost in Florida?

Statewide, advertised pricing for a standard closing-time WDO inspection (home up to ~3,000 sq ft) runs $75–$200, median around $125; the cheapest published price we found was $50, the highest $275+. Public pricing is thin — of 588 company sites we reviewed, only 16 publish a WDO price, so treat these as anchors for phone calls. Licensed companies are on the local pages for Tampa, Orlando, and Miami.

The inspection is the same walk-through regardless of loan type — what changes is paperwork and deadlines. Even VA loans in Florida use state form FDACS-13645; the national NPMA-33 is not required here, though some lenders still ask for it out of habit.

Published price lists don’t use neat size tiers — they use a base price up to a square-footage threshold, then add-ons. Thresholds cluster at 2,000–3,000 sq ft; crawlspaces cost extra because they add time.

• Square footage past the threshold. Published pricing is flat up to 2,000–3,000 sq ft, then climbs per 1,000 sq ft.
• Access. Crawlspaces, elevated foundations, and multiple structures add time; several companies price the baseline “no crawlspace” and quote the rest by phone.
• Company model. Home-inspection firms publish WDO prices far more often than pest control companies; pest companies more often run a fee-credit model — inspection fee applied toward treatment if you buy it.
• Turnaround. Same-day and 24-hour reports are commonly advertised at no surcharge — no surveyed company publishes a rush fee, but confirm.
• Previous treatment history. Documenting treatment evidence adds care and time on older homes with a history.

One legitimate way to pay less: bundle the WDO with the home inspection. Observed bundles run from $99 promo packages (home + WDO + wind mitigation + four-point) to $595 full single-family packages with WDO included; the one company publishing both prices charges the same $125–$250 either way, so the real saving is the trip charge and scheduling. Confirm the WDO still arrives on FDACS-13645 under the pest control license.

In a typical Florida resale the buyer orders and pays for the WDO inspection as due diligence, alongside the home inspection. Fully negotiable: sellers sometimes cover a pre-listing inspection, and when findings surface, the follow-up package — treatment, repairs, and the clearance re-inspection — commonly lands on the seller’s side of the ledger.

VA loans deserve a special note. For years the termite inspection fee could not be charged to the veteran in most states. That changed with VA Circular 26-22-11 (June 2022, updated by Change 1 and still in effect as of July 2026): VA now authorizes veterans to pay the pest inspection fee where the Notice of Value requires the report, and related repair costs — while explicitly encouraging veterans to negotiate them with the seller. Details and Florida practice: VA termite inspection guide.

• Included: a visual inspection of all readily accessible areas; the completed two-page FDACS-13645 sent to you and anyone you designate; the list of inaccessible areas; documentation of previous-treatment evidence; the notice-of-inspection sticker; and the inspector’s signed no-financial-interest disclosure.
• Not included: any opinion on structural soundness (the form says it is not a structural damage report — a contractor or engineer’s job); mold or air-quality assessment (only wood-decaying fungi are in scope); moving furniture or opening walls; repair estimates; treatment.

What each checkbox means — live, evidence, damage, previous treatment — is covered in our section-by-section report guide.

• A price far below the local advertised range from a company missing in the state licensing registry — Florida investigators have documented fictitious WDO reports; check the license before booking.
• A report missing the company license number or the inspector’s FDACS identification card number — both are required fields on FDACS-13645.
• Any promise that the inspection will “pass” — the report records what is visible on the day, and a licensee guaranteeing the outcome in advance is telling you the report is not worth the paper.

Keep the two budgets separate. The inspection is a fixed, small line item; treatment is a separate cost paid only if findings call for it — expect four figures for tent fumigation of a whole house. If the report shows active termites, the sequence is quotes, treatment or repairs, then re-inspection for the clearance letter — laid out in what happens after findings; ongoing protection contracts are in our Florida termite bond guide.

In July 2026 we surveyed the websites of 615 licensed Florida pest control and inspection companies from our directory — 588 reachable, 1,162 pages reviewed. Only 16 companies (2.7%) publish a WDO inspection price; every range on this page comes from those advertised prices, verified to the company level. Another 35% advertise a “free inspection” — a sales visit, not the lender-ready WDO report. Most companies quote by phone, scaling by square footage (typical thresholds 2,000–3,000 sq ft), so phone quotes may vary. We refresh the survey on the same quarterly cycle as our licensing data.