Rodent service
Mice Control
A house mouse fits through a gap about the width of a pencil. That single fact explains why most mice problems come back.
Why the mice come back
Mice need a far smaller opening than rats. University of California guidance has house mice squeezing under gaps a quarter of an inch tall and through openings three-eighths of an inch wide, about the width of a pencil. A house can be sealed against rats and still be wide open to mice, and gaps that size are everywhere: under a door sweep, around a dryer vent, where a gas line enters the wall, at the corner of a garage.
They also breed fast and stay close to home. University of California research finds house mice seldom venture more than 30 feet from their nest and food supply, so droppings in one cupboard usually mean a nest nearby, not a wanderer in from the garden.
Which is why the trap-only approach fails so reliably. The traps work. They catch mice. Then more mice use the same quarter-inch gap the following week.
What we do about it
We inspect at mouse scale, which is a slower and more thorough pass than a rat inspection, subfloor, wall voids, the backs of cabinets and appliances, the garage, and every service penetration in the building.
Exclusion comes first, closing the openings at the size that actually matters, which usually means door sweeps, proper escutcheons and collars around pipework, sealing at the sill plate, and screening every vent to a mesh a mouse cannot pass. Then trapping clears the mice still inside, with no new ones arriving to replace them.
Contaminated material comes out and the affected areas are disinfected. Mouse droppings and urine are a genuine contamination problem in a pantry or a cupboard, not just an unpleasant one.
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Straight answers
- Free phone estimate, written price before work starts
- No poison, trapping and the Rat Vac system
- 100% money-back guarantee
- Family owned since 1982
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The rest of the work
Rat Control
Rats get in either over your head or under your feet, depending on the species. Both routes get found, and both get closed.
Read more →Free Rodent Phone Estimate
Finding exactly how they are getting in: the attic, the crawl space, the roofline, the subfloor and the plumbing. You get the entry points and a written plan.
Read more →Rodent Proofing
Sealing every opening a rodent can use, in steel and mortar. This is the part that ends the problem instead of managing it.
Read more →Proof
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FAQ
Mice Control: common questions
How do I know if it is mice or rats?
Size and location, mostly. Mouse droppings are roughly the size of a grain of rice; rat droppings are several times larger. Mice are usually heard in the walls and lower cabinets; roof rats are usually heard overhead in the ceiling. We confirm it at the inspection rather than guessing from the phone call.
I have seen one mouse. Is it just the one?
Almost never. Mice are social and stay in a small territory, so a mouse in the open during daylight generally means the population is large enough that it is competing for space and food.
Does keeping the kitchen clean fix it?
It helps and it is worth doing, but it does not solve it. Mice will nest in a spotless house that has a quarter-inch gap into a warm wall cavity. Food is why they stay; the opening is why they got in.
How much does rodent control cost?
It depends on how the rodents are getting in, how far the activity has spread, and what has to be repaired to stop it for good. A small, single entry point on a newer home is a different job from an older house with an open crawl space and a contaminated attic.
It starts with a free phone estimate. Where the source is not obvious, the next step is the Entry Point Diagnostic, which is what establishes how they are getting in. You’ll know the recommended scope of work and pricing before moving forward with the next phase.
Do you use poison?
No. We don’t use rodent poison inside your home. Poison can leave a rodent dying in an inaccessible wall or ceiling cavity, creating odor and potentially attracting flies — and it still doesn’t solve the most important problem: how the rodent got inside in the first place.
Our approach is different. We find the entry points and seal them first. Then we use specialized trapping systems and rodent-monitoring cameras in high-activity areas to quickly and efficiently eliminate what remains inside and verify activity has stopped.
Find it. Seal it. Trap & monitor it. Solve it for good.
How do you remove rodents from inside walls and ceilings?
We specialize in fast removal of rodents living inside walls and ceilings. After we locate their entry points and seal them, we strategically deploy our specialized trapping and monitoring systems.
One of those systems is our patented Rat Vac trapping device, which is designed to extract multiple rodents using a single bait setup — with capacity for up to 60 mice or 33 rats.
The rodents are captured in a self-contained system, helping keep the trapping process contained and away from children and pets. We also use rodent-monitoring cameras in high-activity areas to track activity and help confirm when the problem has been eliminated.
No poison in your walls. No guessing. Find the entry point. Seal it. Then get them out — fast.
How long does the whole job take?
Every job is different depending on the entry points, structure of the home, and level of rodent activity. We’ve successfully solved some rodent problems within just a few days, while more complex cases can take a bit longer.
Our goal is to solve your rodent problem for good — all backed by our 100% money-back guarantee.
What does your 100% money-back guarantee mean?
It means we stand behind our work. If you hire us to solve your rodent problem, we confirm the source of the infestation, complete the recommended work, and if we don’t solve the problem, you get your money back.
That’s also why we use rodent-monitoring cameras in high-activity areas. We don’t just set traps and assume the problem is gone — we monitor rodent activity to help verify that the problem has been resolved.
Our goal is simple: find how they’re getting in, seal the entry points, eliminate what remains, and solve the problem for good — all backed by our 100% money-back guarantee.
Guarantee subject to the terms of your service agreement and completion of the recommended scope of work.
Do you handle the cleanup and contaminated insulation?
Yes. Once the rodent problem is resolved, we remove droppings, nesting materials and contaminated insulation where needed. We then clean, sanitize and deodorize affected areas using TwinZyme, our professional-strength enzyme treatment designed to break down rodent-related organic waste and odors.
Insulation can also be replaced where necessary.
We don’t just remove the rodents — we help remove what they left behind.