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Where can rodents get into your home?

Walk around your home with a flashlight. We go spot by spot: roof edges, vents, pipes, garage door, foundation. See which gaps matter and what fixes each one.

  • About 10 minutes
  • From the ground, no ladder
  • Your answers stay on your device

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Roof edges and eaves

From the yard, look up where the roof meets the walls: gaps, broken boards, missing pieces at the corners.

Attic vents

Gable and roof vents: is the screen torn, bent, loose or rusted through?

Branches and vines

Do branches, vines or a fence touch or hang over the roof?

Pipes, AC lines and cables

Where pipes, AC lines, cable and gas lines go into the walls: any gap around them?

Dryer and bath vents

Does the flap close all the way, or is it stuck open or broken?

Garage door

Bottom corners and the rubber seal: can you see daylight from inside the garage?

Doors and windows

Light under doors, worn weather stripping, gaps around frames.

Crawl space vents

Vents along the bottom of the walls: screens torn, pushed in or rusted?

Foundation and ground

Where the house meets the ground: cracks, holes, or dug-out burrows along the foundation.

Small gaps matter.

Mice can fit through a hole the width of a pencil, about 1/4 inch. If a pencil fits, treat it as a way in. Many openings are on the roof, in the attic or under the house, where only an inspection can see them.

Sources: CDC: seal up to prevent rodents · CDC: clean up after rodents

Questions, answered.

How small a gap can a mouse get through?

The CDC says mice can fit through a hole the width of a pencil, about 1/4 inch. Rats need a little more, so small gaps matter.

Why can’t I just fill the holes with foam?

Foam is soft and rodents chew through it. We seal every entry opening we find with galvanized steel mesh, putty and concrete.

What about the parts I can’t see?

Many openings are on the roof, inside the attic or in the crawl space. At the free inspection we check them all and give you photos of every opening we find.

Do you see my answers?

No. The check runs on your phone or computer. Nothing you pick is sent or saved.

Want every opening found?

Book a free inspection. We check the outside, the attic and the crawl space, and you get photos of every opening we find.

$300 off any job over $2,000, or 10% off for seniors, expecting moms, veterans or multiple services. One discount per job.

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