Overpaying for Home Depot staff might equals less stress and headaches.From personal experience: I would suggest not placing all your eggs in one basket.Maybe have a small sprinkle of Lowes/Menards contractors.Regardless, try scheduling your contractors at least 1 to 2 hours apart.Example: Plumber 7 am to 11:00 and electricians 1:00 – 3:30 pmI totally dislike Sears organization

Some years have me investing in multi family residential buildings, other years have me focusing on commercial residential buildings and a few vacation rentals sprinkled in the mix.My point is that you should be forming your own "strong opinion" on what works for you. 

I have the tiny orange ants in one rental and the same issue -- caulked, used HD, etc. and they still get in.Have you tried that granular stuff that you sprinkle outside the house where the ants are coming in?

BORAX - (look in the laundry soap aisle)sprinkle it where the ants are walking, they'll carry it back to the nest/colony. it works as a 'drying agent' so they ALL just wither up and die...

This is the way misinformation is spread...by sprinkling in a little truth.

The usual education sprinkled with humor in a truly classic Bill post!

If 3 billion websites does what google says, "hey get backlinks, do citations, sprinkle keywords here and there" WHY would site number 2740 outrank site number 6932947394?

I would sprinkle baking soda onto the carpet and vacuum it up before showing tomorrow

sawdust?

, and - since it was not a living surface - there was no one standing there sprinkling it in the 100 degree heat.