Pest Control in Redwood City, CA

How are the older centre houses walked?

Older houses near the centre have crawl spaces, older garages and porches on the ground. The walk checks the garage joint, the porch joists and the step stringers for soil contact.

Eaves and soffits are checked for gaps where the wood has moved over the years.

What about the bay-side streets?

Bay-side streets can be flat and close to the water table, so the foundation and the wood at the soil line are read with care.

A house beside a drainage ditch has a longer run to check, and the walk follows the ditch edge to the house.

What do the newer subdivisions need?

Newer subdivisions have attached garages, decks and planter edges, and each is checked for rat entries and wood contact.

The fence lines between lots are checked where they meet the house.

What should a Redwood City caller check?

Redwood City is in San Mateo County, so the registration check is made for that county. Ask for the licence holder’s name and the business’s San Mateo County registration when booking.

The county seat and its older streets

The older streets near the centre of Redwood City have houses of several periods, and the walk reads each one for its own construction. A porch built on a low foundation is checked for soil contact, and the garage joint is checked for rat entries.

The report notes the period of the house where it affects the findings, so the homeowner can see why a joint is in the state it is.

A house on the county seat’s older streets can have a porch, a garage and a cellar of different periods, each joined to the others in a different way. The walk checks each joint and notes its age where it is known.

Redwood City’s bay-side streets sit close to the water table, and the foundation and the wood at the soil line are read more closely there than on higher ground. The report records the moisture readings and their positions.

A garage on an older Redwood City lot can share its wall with a neighbour’s, and the shared wall is checked from both sides where the homeowner agrees.

Older streets and the water table

Redwood City’s older streets near the bay are close to the water table, and the moisture at the foundation can be high for much of the year. The walk reads the moisture at the sill and the base of the wall, and it records the readings with their positions on the plan. A high reading at the same point on each visit is a sign that the water path needs to be changed.

A porch on an older house can rest on low piers close to the soil, and its joists and the steps beside it are read as wood contacts. The report recommends a clearance or a support where the wood is in the soil.