Rodent service
Rodent Proofing in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Closing every opening a rodent can use, in material it cannot chew through. This is the part that ends the problem instead of managing it.
What gets sealed, and with what
The standard is to seal every hole and opening larger than a quarter of an inch, using heavy materials such as concrete mortar, sheet metal or heavy-gauge hardware cloth. Not expanding foam, not caulk, and not steel wool pushed into a hole - a rodent removes all three, and in salt air steel wool rusts away on its own.
On a Broward County house that means the roofline first: soffit vents re-screened in metal, the gap where the soffit meets the wall, the open ends under the first row of barrel tile, and roof and gable vents. Then the line sets, pipes and cables through the block wall, the dryer and bath vents, and the garage door seal and the garage-to-house corners.
After a storm
Hurricane season loosens things: a soffit panel pulled away, a tile shifted, a vent screen torn, a fascia board opened up. Each is a new way in at exactly the height a roof rat travels. If you have had roof or soffit work after a storm, it is worth checking that what went back up is closed.
Palms, fruit trees and the yard
Palms, fruit trees, hedges and overhead lines are how a roof rat travels the neighborhood, and a seawall, a shed or a woodpile is where a Norway rat lives. We look at what else is on the lot and tell you which of it matters before the work is priced, not after.
What it is not
It is not a bait station, a quarterly visit or a treatment. Nothing about exclusion needs renewing, because a sealed opening stays sealed - which is also why the guarantee can be written against it.
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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
Rodent Control
The whole rodent job in one place: finding how rats or mice are getting in, closing it, taking out what is already inside and cleaning up after. Four parts, one repair.
Read more →Rat Control
The roof rat does most of the damage here. It lives in the palms and fruit trees, runs the power lines and fences, and comes in at the roofline. We find the way in before anything else.
Read more →Mice Control
A mouse needs a gap about the width of a pencil. We close the openings and remove what is inside, rather than refilling bait every month in a climate where mice never stop breeding.
Read more →Free Rodent Phone Estimate
It starts with a call. Tell us what you are hearing, where in the house and when, and we tell you what it usually means and what the work would involve.
Read more →Vehicle Rodent Removal
Rats and mice nest in engine compartments, chew wiring and leave droppings and odor behind. A four-step process to clean it up, treat the vulnerable parts and discourage the next one.
Read more →We handle rodent proofing across Broward County, see every area we serve, or start from rodent control in Fort Lauderdale.
FAQ
Rodent Proofing: common questions
Do you seal the house before or after trapping?
Before. The entry points are sealed first so nothing new gets in, and then we trap and monitor what remains inside until the space is confirmed clear.
How do rats get under a tile roof?
Through the open ends of the tile rows at the eaves, where the curve of a barrel tile leaves a gap above the roof deck. A roof rat can run up a wall, a palm or a branch and straight in. Those ends get closed off as part of the work.
Do you seal manufactured homes?
Yes. The openings are different - the skirting, and then the pipes, ducts and underbelly - but the standard is the same: everything over a quarter of an inch closed in material a rodent cannot chew.
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