Rooflines & Coves
Roof transitions, eaves, coves and construction gaps that can connect the exterior to an attic.
Our Work
We inspect the structure, find how rodents may be getting in, and show you the openings and signs of activity we find.
The Integrity Process
Every home is different, but the process stays the same from inspection through follow-up.
Find signs of activity and the openings rodents may be using.
Seal the openings identified during the inspection.
Clean and sanitize affected areas if the home needs it.
Check traps, recheck the proofing and watch for new activity.
What our work looks like
Rodent proofing is repair work around the home. The material and repair depend on where the opening is and how that part of the home is built.
Roof transitions, eaves, coves and construction gaps that can connect the exterior to an attic.
Damaged screens, open vent details and vulnerable ventilation openings that need rodent-resistant protection.
Door corners, thresholds, side doors and construction gaps around the garage.
Openings around pipes, cables, conduit and other services entering the structure.
Exterior gaps where building materials meet, including foundation, wall and stucco transitions.
Droppings, nesting material and other signs that help us see where rodents have been active.
Recent work
These examples show how one rodent problem can involve several small openings around the same home.
Woodland, CA
Rodent activity in the attic led us to seal exterior openings around the roofline and other likely access points.
Work completed
Local Duplex
This job had several small openings around the garage and exterior that all needed to be sealed.
Work completed
What a rodent-proofing job can include
Not every home needs the same work. The inspection shows whether the job needs proofing only or proofing plus trapping, clean-up or other repairs.
The Integrity Process
Inspect. Proof. Clean Up. Follow Up. We inspect the whole home, seal the entry points, clean and sanitize on the same visit, then set traps and keep coming back until the house stays quiet.
The inspection is free, and it is where every job starts. Our inspector checks the attic, roofline, garage, crawlspace when there is one, and the full outside of the home, tracing droppings and runways back to the openings rats and mice are using. He takes photos of what he finds, and the inspection becomes a written estimate with a report and map our crew works from.
Our crew works from the inspector's report and map, sealing every entry point rats and mice are using, and the ones they could use next. We seal with construction grade materials.
Clean-up is its own step, but it happens on the same visit as the proofing, while the crew is already there. Where it is accessible, we remove droppings, nesting material, damaged insulation, plastic vapor barrier, and heat duct insulation, then sanitize and deodorize the areas we cleaned. Damaged materials go back new and up to code, and we protect the inside of the home while we work.
After the proofing, we come back every 3-5 days until there is zero activity. At each visit we check the traps and re-inspect the sealing, looking for any new opening or fresh sign that rats or mice are still moving. Once the traps stay empty and the house stays quiet, we take the traps out and the job is done.
Hearing scratching? Finding droppings?
Seal it once. Seal it right. That’s the Integrity Way.