Pest Control in Santa Clara, CA

How do shared fences on older lots work as routes?

Older lots share fences and garage walls, and a rat can cross between them. The walk records the shared line and notes any sign on either side.

The fence that runs to the house is checked where it meets the wall and the eave.

What about the subdivision garages?

Subdivision garages share a slab and a wall with the house, and the garage joint and the door seal are the main entries. The walk checks both on each house.

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

What do the decks and planters need?

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

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

What should a Santa Clara caller check?

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

Older lots and the boundary

An older lot in Santa Clara may have a fence that has been rebuilt several times, and its joints are a route for rats. The walk checks each joint and the posts beside it.

The report records the fence line and the lots it divides, so the homeowner can see where a sign on the boundary sits.

An older lot in Santa Clara may have had several fence repairs, and each repair can have left a different joint. The walk notes each joint, its material and whether it has moved.

A Santa Clara lot shared with a neighbour can have a fence that has been repaired by each owner in turn. The walk notes each repair and its joint, and the report records where the old and new fence meet.

Older Santa Clara houses have garages with side doors that are used daily. The seal on each door is checked, and the report recommends replacing any seal that is worn.

Older lots and their garages

Older Santa Clara lots tend to have garages that were built before the modern door seal was standard. The walk checks the bottom edge of each garage door, the top plate where the garage wall meets the roof, and any gap at the side door. The report records each gap by its position and says whether the seal can be replaced or the gap needs to be closed in another way.

The fences on these lots have often been repaired several times. Each repair leaves a joint, and the walk records each joint and whether it is sealed. The report keeps the record in the house file so the next visit can see which repairs have been made.