Please avoid this company at all costs. This company agreed to conduct a wildlife inspection on my house before my closing back in May. After my closing was over-i discovered that it had not been completed. After being told it was a misunderstanding by the seller (another crook) they came out and set a few rat traps. This is literally the only thing that was done. The guy set a trap inside the crawl space, the attic, and a garage closet. The guy spray foamed an area underneath the siding and added some metal plates to the top and bottom of my crawl space door. $910 for something I could have done on my own? The only thing I am leaving out is the fact that he came out three times to make sure the traps were still empty. After his third visit, he collected the traps. $910 and I don't even own the traps? Recently, I had to re-screen my foundation vents. Rats or any other vermin could have crawled through the punctured screen. Why wasn't this fixed as part of the initial sealing of entry points? On the voicemail that left, he boasted about sealing all entry points for rats.
The contract (attached below) mentions grey squirrels and rats-which brings me to the reason I am typing this. This past Sunday i was on my computer working on a project and I could hear movement above me. Earlier in the day, I saw a squirrel crawling across my gutter. This promoted me to go outside, hop on my ladder, and inspect the area of the gutter where I saw the squirrel. My worst fear was realized. I discovered that squirrels had tunneled into my attic. Why wasn't this discovered back in June? Why did I have to discover this if $910 was paid to detect, remove, and seal any entry points for rats and squirrels (per the attached contract).
I left a voicemail to Dixie on Sunday and received a call on Monday about the guy coming out today to address my concern. I was told that the guy would be here between 3p-5p. I left work at 3p so I could be here when the inspection took place. Since this entry point wasn't detected the first time, I was positive that he wouldn't detect it this time. When I arrived to my house at 320p, I had a proposal taped to my garage. I left work early to find out that they want to charge me an additional $410? Why on earth would I pay money to fix a problem that should have been detected and fixed back in June? This is not a new problem. And the quote didn't even include the removal of squirrels that are currently in the attic. I called the guy immediately and ended up leaving a voicemail. He called back and left me a voicemail, which I will attach if I can. Several times during the voicemail he mentions that he was paid by the seller to trap and seal all entry points for rats. Not once does he mention squirrels. But the contract says rats and squirrels. When I actually spoke to him over the phone, he stated that he trapped and sealed for rats and squirrels. Why didn't he mention that in the voicemail? The reality is that he didn't know I had the contract in front of me. He didn't know that I knew what the seller paid for. After I mentioned squirrels and the contact he went on to say that there was no sign of squirrels. He never checked for squirrels. And guess what? He overlooked the entry point that I detected on Sunday today so I was right.
Its gets worst: After talking for 20 minutes, he admits that he knew about the squirrel problem and advised the seller to take care of it. He told me that she told him to worry about sealing all entry points for rats only (which is cheaper). So this means that this man lied to my face after the third visit (there may have been more) when he collected the rat traps. He told me that there were no signs of wildlife activity. Later on in the conversation, he goes on to tell me that he's a Christian. I highly doubt that this is something Jesus would do.
Please avoid this company. He didn't even seal all of the entry points to prevent rats. As mentioned above, I had to change the screen on two of my foundation vents and now the squirrel revelation. This guy had one job. The reality is that everyone makes mistakes in their job- I certainly do. But trying to charge me to rectify a problem that should have been rectified two months ago is wrong. I will do my best to make sure no else is taken advantage of by this company. Excuse any grammatical errors. It's been a long day and I am in bed (exhausted) typing this. I wanted to post this as soon as possible to help consumers avoid anymore fraudulent practices from this company. read more