Pest Control in San Jose, CA

How are the older neighbourhoods walked?

Older neighbourhoods have crawl spaces, older garages and porches on the ground. The walk checks the garage joint, the porch joists and the steps for soil contact.

Eaves and soffits on older houses are checked for gaps where the roof rat can climb.

What about the mid-century houses?

Mid-century houses have attached garages and long fences between lots. The walk checks the garage door seal and the top plate, and follows each fence line.

Decks and planters on the ground are recorded as wood contacts.

How do the newer subdivisions get handled?

Newer subdivisions have slabs, decks and landscaped beds, and the walk checks the slab edge, the deck posts and the bed heights against the siding.

A shared wall between two newer houses is checked for a gap at the top plate.

What should a San Jose caller check?

San Jose 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, and say which neighbourhood the house is in.

A large city and a varied walk

San Jose’s size means that the visit has to be planned by neighbourhood, with the route and the access set in advance. The technician adjusts the walk to the house and to the shared features of its block.

The report records the neighbourhood and the house type, so the next visit starts from the same understanding of the building.

A visit to a large city house is best planned around the neighbourhood, because the streets and the lots share features. The report records the neighbourhood so the next visit starts from the same understanding of the house.

San Jose’s neighbourhoods range from older streets with narrow lots to large subdivisions on the edges. The walk allows for the size of the lot, and the report records each house’s particular features against its neighbourhood.

A house on a busy street may have its garage on the side, facing the road. The garage door and its seal are checked, and the report notes any gap at the threshold.

Neighbourhoods of a large city

San Jose’s neighbourhoods were built in different decades and to different standards, so a single visit can cover an older house on a narrow lot and a newer house on a large one. The walk is set for each house, and the report records the type of construction where it affects a finding.

A house on a busy street may have its garage on the side, with the door facing the road, and the walk checks the door, its seal and its threshold. Gaps at the threshold are a common route, and the report records each one.