Rats, mice, and squirrels removed from your attic and locked out through the roofline and slab gaps they actually used — not just bait boxes. Serving Plano and the northern DFW suburbs.
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Plano and the suburbs around it — Frisco, Allen, McKinney, Richardson, and the rest of Collin and northern Dallas County — are almost entirely slab-on-grade construction, not the crawl spaces or pier-and-beam foundations common in other parts of the country. That changes where rodents actually get in. There's no crawl space vent to screen; instead, rats and mice work the roofline, the attic, and the narrow gaps that open up along a slab's brick veneer as North Texas's expansive clay soil shifts and settles with the weather. A house that was tight when it was built five years ago can develop a rat-sized gap at a roof-to-fascia seam or a mouse-sized weep hole gap without anyone touching it.
Summer is the real driver here, not winter. Once DFW hits triple digits for weeks at a stretch, rodents move toward whatever's cool, shaded, and has water — an attic running above an air-conditioned ceiling, a garage with a dripping hose bib, a kitchen with an accessible water line. Roof rats ride mature tree canopy and power lines onto a roofline and squeeze in through a gap in the fascia or a gable vent; house mice find their way in at ground level through a slab crack, a garage door seal, or an unscreened weep hole. Mild winters mean there's less of a hard freeze to knock a population back the way colder climates get, so an established colony here can keep breeding through most of the year.
We work every attic and slab home the same way: inspect first, trap what's active, then seal every entry point we found with materials a rodent can't chew through — never spray foam or steel wool alone. Whether it's a mature, tree-shaded home near Historic Downtown Plano or a two-year-old build in west Plano or Frisco, you get a written report of what we found, what we sealed, and a warranty on that exclusion work. Call (305) 501-6723 for a free inspection — most jobs across Plano and the surrounding suburbs are scheduled within a day or two, sooner for active infestations.
We're a locally owned rodent control company built around Plano and the DFW suburbs, run by technicians who got tired of watching homeowners pay for another round of bait stations while the actual gap in the roofline sat wide open. Our approach leads with exclusion — permanently sealing entry points with hardware cloth, galvanized flashing, and mortar — because trapping by itself only ever treats what's already inside.
Every technician on our crew is trained specifically on DFW's building stock: slab foundations with brick veneer weep holes, roof-to-wall seams that open up as clay soil shifts underneath a house, and the handful of older pier-and-beam homes still standing near Plano's original downtown. We carry the ladder rigs needed to work a steep two-story roofline in Frisco and the low-profile tools needed for a tight attic in an older Richardson ranch.
Rodent pressure doesn't look the same across Collin and northern Dallas County. Established, tree-shaded neighborhoods near Historic Downtown Plano and in older Richardson have mature oaks and pecans that put a roofline within easy reach of a roof rat or squirrel, plus decades-old attics and gable vents that have never been screened. Fast-growing areas like Frisco, McKinney's newer edges, and west Plano trade that for tighter, newer slab construction — but production-schedule framing crews routinely leave gaps around HVAC lines, plumbing stacks, and dryer vents that a mouse can use on a house that isn't even five years old.
We size the job to the house, not a flat-rate package. That means a single trapping-and-sealing visit for a home with one obvious gap, or a full attic inspection and sealing pass for a house that's had rats running the roofline for a season. Either way, you get a written scope before anything starts, and a warranty on the exclusion work itself.
An in-depth look at how we handle each one.
Rats in the attic, garage, or backyard — identified, trapped, and locked out through the exact gap they're using.
A standard visit covers inspecting the roofline, attic, and perimeter, trapping the active population, and sealing every entry point that inspection turns up that day. It doesn't automatically include a full attic insulation cleanup or whole-home preventive exclusion beyond the points already found — those get scoped and quoted separately once we know how much contamination or additional vulnerability the infestation left behind. We'll tell you on the spot if we think either is warranted rather than bundling it into the price without asking, and you're free to decline either add-on and just handle the active problem for now.
A lot of the cheap quotes homeowners get involve someone dropping a few traps in the garage and leaving without ever getting on a ladder to check the roofline — which is exactly why the same house calls around again a few months later with the same problem, sometimes worse. Since most Plano rat problems trace back to a roofline gap rather than a ground-level opening, skipping that inspection means skipping the actual cause and paying for a service that was never going to solve anything long-term. We check the roof every time, and we won't quote sealing work sight-unseen just to beat someone else's number on paper.
Every point we seal is covered by a workmanship warranty for a set period after the job. If rats find their way back in through a spot we already closed, we return and fix it at no additional charge — that's different from a brand-new gap opening somewhere else on the roofline, say after storm damage or a roof repair, which we'd treat as a fresh job rather than a warranty claim. We also do a follow-up check after trapping wraps up to confirm activity has actually stopped rather than closing the file the first time traps go quiet for a few days, since a mature population can go quiet temporarily before a surviving pair rebuilds it.
Mice in the kitchen, garage, or attic — traced to every entry point they're using and locked out.
Every gap we seal during a mouse job carries a workmanship warranty for a set period afterward. If mice reopen or find a new way through a point we already sealed, we come back and fix it at no charge — the warranty covers the sealing work itself, not an entirely new opening that develops somewhere else on the home, such as after a repair or renovation disturbs an unrelated part of the exterior, or a new utility line gets run through the slab.
A technician starts outside at the slab edge, garage door seal, and utility penetrations before ever stepping inside, then moves through the kitchen, pantry, and any rooms with reported activity checking for droppings and gnaw marks. You'll get a plain-language rundown of what was found on the spot, followed by a written quote covering trapping and sealing before any work actually begins — no pressure to add services the inspection didn't support, and no vague verbal estimate you have to take on faith.
This service solves the active mouse problem in front of you right now — trapping what's there and sealing the specific gaps letting it in. It's a narrower scope than our whole-home rodent-proofing service, which checks and seals the entire building envelope proactively whether or not there's current activity, and tends to make more sense once this problem is resolved and you want to keep it from coming back through some other gap we haven't yet had a reason to check.
The permanent fix: every rat- and mouse-sized gap in your home's envelope, closed with materials they can't chew through.
Late summer, before the fall cool-down starts pushing rodents to look for a way indoors, is the best time to get exclusion scheduled — gaps get sealed before the seasonal push rather than after it's already found a way in and set up a nest. Early spring is the second-best window, closing off whatever winter weather or clay-soil movement opened up before a new season of litters starts testing the perimeter for a weak point to exploit.
We start with a ground-level walk of the slab perimeter, then move to a ladder for the roofline, soffits, and gable vents, checking the attic from inside as we go to confirm nothing has already found its way in. A straightforward job on a newer home with a handful of gaps often gets fully sealed the same visit; a full-envelope project on an older home with more extensive roofline work sometimes runs longer or gets split across a return visit if materials for a specific repair need to be sourced first.
We don't disappear the moment the last seal goes in. On larger, multi-point jobs, we can schedule a courtesy follow-up a few weeks out to confirm nothing's shown fresh gnaw marks near a new seal and that the materials have held up through a heat wave or a heavy rain in between — catching a problem early rather than waiting for the warranty to get invoked months later when it's harder to trace back to a specific point.
Rodent-contaminated insulation removed, the attic deep-cleaned and sanitized, and fresh insulation installed.
The sanitizing and re-insulation work carries a workmanship warranty for a set period after the job. If odor or contamination resurfaces from an area we treated, we return and address it at no additional cost — that guarantee covers the cleanup itself, separate from the exclusion warranty covering whatever entry point let the animals in originally, since those are two different pieces of work with two different failure modes.
Beyond the physical difficulty of working a low-clearance attic that can hit 140 degrees on a summer afternoon, contaminated insulation and droppings need proper bagging and disposal, and rodent droppings can carry salmonella and other pathogens if disturbed and inhaled without protection. We use PPE and HEPA equipment for exactly this reason — it isn't a job where a shop vac and an open attic vent are an adequate substitute, no matter how straightforward the contamination looks from the hatch.
A standard cleanup covers removing contaminated insulation, sanitizing the deck and framing, treating odor, and installing new insulation to restore lost R-value. It doesn't include electrical repair — we flag gnawed wiring for a licensed electrician rather than fixing it ourselves — or duct repair, even though a chewed duct run sometimes needs its own dedicated attention after a heavier infestation, which we'll point you toward a qualified HVAC contractor for.
Professional-grade trapping — placed where activity actually is, checked on a schedule, and tracked until it's gone.
If activity picks back up within a set window after we've confirmed a trapping program is finished, we come back and resume checks at no additional visit charge, provided no new entry point has opened up in the meantime. The guarantee covers the trapping outcome itself, not a fresh infestation coming in through a gap that wasn't part of the original job, which we'd scope and quote as its own exclusion project.
A check visit is quick by design — a technician walks directly to each placement, notes any catch or fresh sign, resets or repositions as needed, and logs it before moving to the next spot. Most residential check-ins take well under twenty minutes unless something in the data suggests a placement needs to move to a different attic joist or a different stretch of fence line, in which case we take the extra time to reassess rather than rushing through the same routine.
Pricing is based on the number of scheduled visits and the number of trap or station placements needed to cover the affected area, not a flat one-size fee that doesn't account for the actual scope. A single-room problem with light activity needs far fewer visits than a whole-house infestation spanning an attic, garage, and backyard perimeter. We quote a visit schedule up front so you know what to expect before committing to anything, rather than leaving the total open-ended.
Squirrels in the attic or roofline — removed with a one-way exclusion door, never trapped indoors and left.
Once a roofline entry point is sealed, that seal is covered under our workmanship warranty. If squirrels reopen or find a way back through a point we closed, we return and fix it at no charge for the length of the warranty — a separate guarantee from the one-way door and monitoring phase, which we don't consider finished until activity has actually stopped and we've confirmed it directly rather than assuming based on a quiet day or two.
Mothballs, ultrasonic devices, and predator-scent granules sold for squirrel control mostly underperform in an actual attic, where ventilation dilutes any scent-based deterrent quickly and a squirrel with an established nest tends to tolerate noise or smell it would otherwise avoid outdoors when there's no nest at stake. They also do nothing about the entry point itself, which is the part that actually has to close for the problem to end regardless of what deterrent product is used in the meantime.
A straightforward job with no litter present can sometimes go from inspection to final seal in a matter of days, since there's no reason to wait once we confirm the attic is empty. When pups are involved, the one-way door phase alone can take a week or more, since we wait for confirmed activity to stop rather than sealing on a fixed schedule — the timeline follows the animals, not the calendar, which is something we explain clearly up front so there are no surprises.
Proactive, whole-home protection — sealed now, checked seasonally, so rodents never get a foothold.
For homeowners who want ongoing coverage rather than a single visit, we offer a recurring inspection plan that rechecks the envelope at set intervals through the year, since clay-soil movement and normal weathering can reopen a seal or create a new gap that wasn't there at the last visit. Plan members get priority scheduling if activity does show up between visits, rather than waiting in the same queue as a brand-new customer calling in cold.
Reacting after rodents are already inside means paying for trapping, exclusion, and often attic cleanup and re-insulation on top of it, all at once and usually on a compressed timeline. Rodent-proofing ahead of time means paying only for the sealing work itself, at a point where materials cost the same but there's no contamination, no odor, and no active population to manage alongside it — the total cost difference between the two paths is usually significant once you add it all up.
Every rodent-proofing visit produces a written, photo-documented report of what was inspected, what was found, and what was sealed. That's useful for your own records, for a home sale disclosure, or for an HOA or property manager that wants proof a unit has been checked — not just a verbal assurance that everything looked fine on the day someone walked around the outside of the house.
Recurring, documented rodent control built around health inspections, tenant impact, and your operating hours.
Texas food establishment inspections check for evidence of pest activity and documentation of pest control service, and a gap in your service log can be flagged the same way an active infestation would be, regardless of whether there's currently a problem on site. We provide a standing service record you can hand directly to a health inspector, along with licensing and insurance documentation your corporate office or franchise requirements may call for during an audit.
We know a rodent technician walking through a dining room during lunch service or a retail floor during a Saturday rush is bad for business regardless of how the visit actually goes or what's found. Commercial scheduling is built around your hours — early morning, after close, or during a slow midweek window — and we coordinate directly with whoever manages the property so there's no surprise visit during a busy stretch that catches staff off guard.
For a shopping center, office park, or multi-tenant building, we can set up a single recurring account covering common areas and coordinate individual unit service through property management rather than billing and scheduling each tenant separately. That's usually the more efficient setup for an HOA, property manager, or landlord dealing with rodent complaints from more than one unit, since it centralizes both the paperwork and the point of contact.
A dead rodent found and removed from wherever it actually is — wall void, attic, or duct run — and the odor eliminated.
Pricing depends heavily on how accessible the carcass is — a dead mouse in an open attic space is a straightforward removal, while a rodent lodged deep in a wall cavity or duct run that requires cutting access can take significantly longer and cost more because of the additional labor and any drywall repair involved. We give you a clear estimate once we've narrowed down the likely location, and we won't cut into drywall or ductwork without walking you through the access options first.
Because odor escalates quickly, especially in summer heat, we prioritize dead rodent calls for same-day or next-day service whenever the schedule allows, rather than treating it like a routine inspection that can wait a week for an open slot. If you can identify roughly where the smell is strongest before we arrive, that alone speeds up the location process considerably and can shave real time off the visit.
Decomposing rodents can attract flies and other insects, and the area around a carcass can harbor bacteria even after the smell fades on its own with time. We disinfect the affected area as part of every removal, not just extract the carcass and leave the surrounding material untreated, since odor is often the more noticeable problem but rarely the only one worth addressing.
A thorough, documented inspection before you commit to any treatment — so you know exactly what you're dealing with.
An inspection fee covers the full roofline, attic, and slab-perimeter walk-through and a written report — it doesn't include any trapping, sealing, or cleanup work, which gets quoted separately based on what's actually found during the visit. If you move forward with treatment shortly after, we typically apply the inspection fee toward the cost of the work rather than charging for both separately, so the inspection isn't wasted money if you decide to proceed.
A standard residential inspection usually runs 30 to 60 minutes depending on home size, roofline complexity, and attic accessibility. A pre-purchase or damage-assessment inspection covering a larger or older property with more roofline area and attic space to check can run longer, since a thorough report depends on actually getting eyes on every accessible area rather than a quick walk-around that skips the harder-to-reach sections.
The report includes photos organized by location, a summary of what activity or damage was found and where, and a plain-language recommendation for next steps if any is warranted. It's written to be useful on its own — readable by a homeowner, a real estate agent, or an insurance adjuster without needing us there in person to explain what a given photo or note actually means.
For the older Plano homes that do have a crawl space, it's still real rodent territory — trapped and sealed properly.
A crawl space job takes longer and requires different equipment than the roofline-and-slab-perimeter inspection that covers most Plano homes, since it involves an entirely separate below-grade space that a typical slab home doesn't have at all. If your home has a crawl space, make sure whoever inspects it actually goes down and checks it directly rather than assuming a standard slab-home inspection covers everything just because that's the more common job in this area.
An older, unscreened crawl space often has a moisture problem alongside any rodent activity, since the same open vents and gaps that let rodents in also let humidity and groundwater moisture accumulate underneath the house. If moisture is a factor, crawl space rodent sealing pairs naturally with a broader crawl space encapsulation project, and we'll flag that during inspection if it looks warranted rather than treating the rodent issue in isolation and leaving the moisture problem for someone else to find later.
Every vent, sill plate gap, and access door we seal in a crawl space carries the same workmanship warranty as our roofline and slab-perimeter exclusion work. If rodents find their way back through a point we already sealed, we return and fix it at no additional charge for the length of the warranty, the same standard we hold ourselves to on every other type of exclusion job we run.
Same-day response for the situations that can't wait — chewed wiring, a rodent loose indoors, or a sudden heavy infestation.
If a rodent is loose in an occupied room, close the door and give it a quiet, undisturbed space rather than trying to corner or catch it yourself, which usually just sends it further into the house and makes it harder to locate. If you suspect chewed wiring, avoid running that circuit until it's been checked, and don't attempt to inspect attic wiring yourself in the dark or in extreme heat without the right equipment.
Emergency calls carry a priority scheduling fee on top of the standard inspection and treatment costs, reflecting the same-day response and compressed timeline rather than a markup on the work itself. We quote this clearly before dispatching so there's no surprise on the invoice, and the fee is waived if the situation turns out not to require priority handling once we're actually on site and can assess it directly.
An emergency visit addresses the immediate risk, but it's rarely the entire job — a temporary storm seal still needs permanent materials, and a wiring issue still needs an electrician's sign-off before it's truly resolved. We schedule the necessary follow-up work before we leave rather than treating the emergency visit as the end of the process, so nothing gets forgotten once the initial stress of the situation has passed.
Proudly providing rodent control across the region:
Cost depends on how many entry points need sealing and how established the population is — a single sealed weep hole or roofline gap costs far less than a full attic cleanup with multiple exclusion points and re-insulation. We inspect first and give you a straightforward, written price before any work starts, so there's never a surprise bill.
Yes. Same-day inspections are usually available across Plano and the surrounding Collin and Dallas County suburbs, and active infestations or urgent situations — an animal loose inside, chewed wiring, a commercial kitchen sighting — get priority scheduling. Call (305) 501-6723 and we'll give you a realistic window.
Not usually. Trapping clears out the rodents that are already inside, but if the roofline gap or slab crack they used stays open, new rodents typically find it within weeks or months, especially once summer heat pushes more of them indoors. We pair trapping with exclusion — permanently sealing the entry point — because that combination is what actually stops a problem from coming back.
Yes. We use enclosed, tamper-resistant bait stations for any outdoor or accessible placement, and place indoor traps only in areas pets and kids can't reach. We walk through every placement location with you before we leave, so you know exactly what's where and why.
New construction isn't automatically rodent-proof. Fast-growing DFW suburbs like Frisco, McKinney, and Murphy have production-built slab homes where framing and trade crews commonly leave small unsealed gaps around HVAC line sets, plumbing stacks, and dryer vents — more than enough room for a mouse, and sometimes a rat, even in a house that's only a year or two old.
Mice are active mostly at night and leave small, dime-sized entry gaps and light droppings. Rats are also mostly nocturnal but larger, with bigger droppings and gnaw marks, and either burrow at ground level (Norway rats) or climb rooflines using trees and power lines (roof rats). Squirrels are active during the day, sound heavier moving around, and leave larger gnaw marks and bigger entry holes, often near a damaged fascia board or roof vent.
Yes. The large majority of homes across Plano and the DFW suburbs are slab-on-grade, and that's most of what we work on — roofline, attic, and slab-edge entry points. But a smaller share of older homes, particularly near historic downtown cores like McKinney's and parts of older Plano, still have pier-and-beam foundations with a real crawl space, and we carry the tools and know the differences needed to inspect and seal both foundation types properly.
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