Pest Control in Cupertino, CA

How are the hill lots walked?

Hill lots have slopes behind the house and retaining walls. The walk checks the walls, their drains and any wood in the soil behind them.

A deck on posts on a slope is checked at each post base, because the downhill posts may be in soil.

What about the flat subdivisions?

Flat subdivisions have attached garages that share a wall with the house, and the garage joint and the door seal are the main rat entries.

Fences on the flats run along shared lines between lots, and the walk records any sign on either side.

How are the trees and the roof line handled?

Mature trees near the house can give roof rats a route to the eaves, and each branch that touches the roof is recorded. The report recommends a tree service cut the branch back.

Eaves and soffits are checked for gaps, as a route for the roof rat into the attic.

What should a Cupertino caller check?

Cupertino 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, and tell the technician whether the lot is on a slope.

The hill and the valley floor

Cupertino’s hill lots sit above the flats, and the drainage from the hill passes near the houses below. The walk checks the lowest house on each run for water and for wood at the soil line.

The report records each drainage path, so the homeowner can see which features drain toward the house.

A house on a hill lot sits above the flats below and can receive runoff from the slope above it. The walk checks the lower wall of the house, its drain and the wood on the low side.

Cupertino’s subdivision houses on the flats have garages that open onto a shared drive, and a rat can use the drive edge to reach several garages. The walk checks each garage and the drive edge in front of it.

A garage with a stored bag of feed or birdseed near the door draws rats, and the report recommends sealed storage away from the wall.

Garages on the flats and the shared drive

On the flats in Cupertino, several garages can open onto a shared drive, and a rat can run along the edge of that drive to reach each one. The walk checks the drive edge, the threshold of each garage and the joint between each garage and its house.

The garage door seal is checked along its full width. A door that does not sit flat on the threshold is a route in, and the report records the corner where the gap is largest so the homeowner knows where to start the repair.