Pest Control in Campbell, CA

How are the garages on the mid-century lots checked?

Attached garages share a wall and a slab with the house, and the garage door seal and the top plate are the main rat entries. The walk checks both on each house.

A garage side door has its own seal, which is checked on the same walk.

What about the fences and the back gates?

Fences and back gates on regular lots are a rat route along the boundary. The walk follows each fence from the back gate to the house, recording grease marks and burrows.

A fence that meets the house at the eave gives a roof rat a way up, and the report recommends a clearance.

What do the decks and planters need?

Decks and steps on the ground are the wood contacts UC ANR describes. The walk marks each one and records the clearance.

Planter edges of wood hold soil against the house, and the report recommends a clearance where the wood is in contact.

What should a Campbell caller check?

Campbell is in Santa Clara County, so the registration check is made for that county. Ask for the licence holder’s name and the business’s Santa Clara County registration when booking.

Regular lots and the repeated walk

The regular lots in Campbell make the walk repeatable, and a homeowner who has had one visit can see the same route used again on the next. The report keeps the route in the same order, so the findings can be compared season by season.

The walk still checks each house for the differences that repairs and additions have made.

On regular lots, the fence line often runs straight from the back gate to the house. A run along that line is easy to follow, and the walk records each point where the run turns or stops.

Campbell’s regular lots often have a side yard with a gate and a shed set against the house. The walk checks the side yard and the shed’s base, and it notes any gap between the shed and the wall.

The fence along the side of the lot is checked for the same things as the back fence, and the report records the joint where the side fence meets the house.

The side yard and the shed

The side yards on Campbell’s regular lots are often narrow and shaded, and they hold sheds, bins and stored items. The walk follows each side yard from the front gate to the back, checks the shed base and the gate, and notes any gap between the shed and the wall of the house.

The side fence is checked for the same things as the back fence: its posts, its gate and its joint with the house. The report records each one, and the homeowner can see whether the side yard or the back yard produced the finding.