OAKLAND — When rodents infest an attic or a crawl space, it can cause a lot of issues, from unwanted noise to unsanitary conditions. The best way to keep rodents out of these areas is to take preventative measures. Consider the following tips:
Seal exterior openings. The easiest way for rodents to access an attic or a crawl space is through gaps in the home exterior. Some common examples of this are damaged vent screens and gaps around air conditioning pipes. To eliminate these and similar sources of entry, walk around your home and address any problem areas you find. Besides repairing (or replacing) any damaged vent screens, fill gaps around piping with steel wool or by fitting a wire screen over the area. Don’t use caulk or expansive foam to seal gaps—rodents will simply chew through it. Remember, it only takes a very small hole for a rodent to access your home, so don’t take any chances.
Trim back nearby trees. A common catalyst for rodents to gain entry to an attic is tree limbs that are touching or growing near the roof. This creates a direct path for rodents to get up on the roof, at which point they can easily find their way into the attic. To prevent this, regularly trim all tree limbs growing near your roof to maintain a proximity of at least three feet.

Two Ways to Keep Rodents Out of Your Attic and Crawl Space

Learn effective tips to prevent rodents from invading your attic and crawl space, ensuring a pest-free home environment.

Two Ways to Keep Rodents Out of Your Attic and Crawl Space by Leo Molchanov

By Leo Molchanov of {BR} Attic Pros, Inc.

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Video: Checking Your Attic Insulation


if your house feels hot in the summer or
feels cold in the winter
the first thing what you want to check
is how thick is the insulation in your
attic the attic is the number one energy
escaping
source from your at your house
so
the first thing you want to check is the
thickness of the insulation
and the second thing you want to check
if one of your air ducts in the attic
they could possibly be disconnected or
they've been damaged
by rodents or by
because of because of their age if they
old so
that's possibly why it's getting hot
in the summer and the cold in the winter


Video: Eliminating Pest Entry Points


one way to prevent a pest infestation in
your attic or crawl space is to identify
and seal off any exterior entry points
today we're in Oakland with diamond
certified expert contributor Leo Makana
of attic pros to learn more so we would
like to give you a couple tips how to
protect your house from unwanted
critters to come into your crawlspace or
into your attic space by simply walking
around around your house you wanna pay
attention by the air conditioning pipes
check it out around those pipes maybe
there is some possible opening
expecially when other contractors
working at your house they might left
some gaps around the AC pipes also check
it out your vent screens make sure they
are secured with the mesh wire and check
it out the trees trees hanging out by
your house they should be at least 3 4
feet away from the house also you can
check it out the wood wood structure of
your house if there is anything under
that structure by doing this in the long
ride you will save time and money to
deal with the rodent infestations and if
you
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Video: How to Reduce Your Energy Bills


foreign
asked me how can we reduce our Energy
bill
the first thing the most important thing
all the energy loss air leaks are cured
from the attic that's the most common
area where you can find out if you have
a fake enough insulation which is over
12 inches and then a second thing you
want to look at it is to check your air
ducts if there are any holes in the air
ducts or they are being disconnected the
third thing is to check on your crawl
space if there is insulation underneath
if there is a vapor barrier installed I
hope those tips will help you to reduce
your energy bills

Video: How to Rodent-Proof Your House


customers asking us how can we rod and
proof our house
so here's a few tips the first tip is a
simple walk around your house see if you
see any open vents or screens if you do
have a crawl space and the second tip is
check if there is any rodent droppings
outside around your house for potential
rodents to coming into your house and
the third tip is if you get in any work
done with the AC heating or other
contractors just make sure they sealed
off their entry points they made it for
example if they run a pipe the plumbing
company make sure the pipe hole was
sealed properly so you won't have any
rodents coming inside of your house if
you have any pets the best way to feed
them is the inside your house or keep
all the food and metal containers that
way it will not attract new Critters and
rodents coming into your property I hope
those tips will help to keep your house
nice safe and secured


Video: Preventing Ants and Cockroaches

if you're concerned about pests you'll
first need to know the best way to keep
them out of your home today we're in
Petaluma with diamond certified expert
contributor Felipe montz of hyrax pest
control of the North Bay to learn one
way to prevent cockroaches and ants two
of the biggest problems that we have in
the industry are cockroaches and ants
and what I tell people the number one
way to fight cockroaches is sanitation
uh
getting all the little edges around the
baseboards and kitchens will do a world
of help keep clean up that extra just
food debris uh keep anything where they
are finding an energy source to
reproduce let's get rid of that and the
same with ants as well people don't
think it's a big deal to leave uh sugar
out or extra food particles all that
stuff they will find it and they will
make a pheromone Trail and their friends
will be right behind them so sanitation
sanitation clean up thank you to learn
more from local top rated companies
visit our Diamond certified expert
reports at experts. Diamond certified.
org

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Video: Types of Insulation


what type of insulation are we going to
use for our article for our crawl space
there is two most common type of
insulation
one is called
baiting insulation the other one is
called blowing in insulation
they're both working uh good
um depends on the type of structure of
neurotic depe depends on the how
accessible is your attic
based on that you can choose what type
of installation would work best for you


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