Last October I found myself in a new city and in an old rental house. On the advice of friends, I set up pest control service contract. Mitchell Pest Control was the first company I rang and I am better for having done so, and meeting RJ. RJ initiated the contract, sprayed the house, came back to check the work. That was it. I figured I would need and meet them once a quarter.
Sometime in December the city began a neighbourhood-wide 4 month construction project that regularly saw streets dug up, re dug up and filled in, and gas lines replaced, etc. That lasted until March of this 2017.
Do you know what happens when earth is disturbed like that on a daily basis for 4 months?
Have you ever seen The Secret of Nimh?
At first there was a mouse in the house. Then I saw something larger outside. One night a living something was stuck in the HVAC unit (so loud I thought someone was trying to break in). I contacting the leasing company and they told me it was nothing.
Not too long after, I arrived back from a holiday on a Saturday afternoon to the foulest odor I have ever encountered. So foul it made me afraid to enter the house. I contacted first the leasing company, who told me while I was standing outside with my suitcase in my hand, to buy a bunch of glade plugins, open the windows and they might be out maybe on Tuesday 'to have a look'.
My second call still standing on my porch with suitcase in hand was to RJ.
And he fixed everything.
By the following Tuesday RJ had: Inspected the house, scheduled and supervised contractors as they removed the entire attic insulation, removed the deceased offenders, filled in exposed gaps and holes, scheduled and supervised the entire attic re-insulation, informed the leasing company, text me throughout and also had the air ducts cleaned to remove any linger odors.
All the while I stayed away while RJ took over the house. I will admit there were some sleepless nights wondering about strangers coming in and out, about the safety of my belongings, the mess ... but I also wondering what in the world would I have done had I not had Mitchell Pest's contact information in my phone.
Long story long? I authorised the work and footed the bill because I found unacceptable the leasing company's idea of acceptable, had a new job to start on Monday and wanted this done right because I wanted to be there.
A few days later and a few dollars short, I received a text from RJ that read: I think you are going to be pleasantly surprised when you go home this evening.
I was. I still am. read more