Why do fence lines matter for rats in Fremont?
Fence lines and the strips of ground between them are the routes rats use most often to reach a house. The walk follows each fence from the back of the lot to the wall, looking for grease marks, worn runs and a burrow at the base of a post.
A fence that is attached to the house gives the rat a route to the eaves and the garage. The technician checks that joint and records whether the fence is in contact with the wall or the gutter.
What about wood on the ground in Fremont yards?
Decks, steps, fence posts and planter edges are the wood contacts UC ANR describes for subterranean termites. A Fremont yard often has several of them, and the walk marks each one with its height above the soil.
A planter bed that holds soil against a wood edge is recorded as a contact even where the wood looks sound, and the report recommends a clearance where it can be made.
How do the older and newer districts differ?
The older districts have houses with crawl spaces and older garages, and the rat entries are often at the joint where the garage meets the house. The newer subdivisions on the flats have slabs and fewer old openings, and the visit checks the slab edge, the garage door seal and the penetrations.
In both kinds of district, the roof line and the eaves are checked for the roof rat, because the identification may point to that species.
What should a Fremont caller check at booking?
Ask for the business name, the name of the Qualified Applicator Licence holder and the business’s Alameda County registration for the year. Those three checks are the core of the licence rules that apply to a Fremont job.
Tell the technician whether there is a shed, a detached garage, a fence attached to the house or a deck on the ground. Those features change the walk and the placement of any device.
How the Fremont walk is ordered
The walk starts at the street and works around the house in one direction, so no side is skipped. Fence lines, gates and the garage are checked first, because those are the rat routes most often in use, and then the eaves, the foundation and the wood on the ground.
The report keeps the order of the walk, so a homeowner who reads it can follow the house from the front gate to the back fence and see what was checked at each point.
A Fremont visit that reads the fence line and the garage joint first usually finds the main routes in less time than a walk that starts at the front door. The order matters for the report too, because the sealing list follows the same sequence.
