Not impressed. They were pleasant enough people, but I'm not seeing why I needed the bird control people when I still have to hire a contractor to make the house presentable after the bird fixes.
Besides the fact that they showed up at least two hours earlier than scheduled and just got lucky that my husband was home to orient them (I had planned to be back home in time for the appointment), their first pass at fixing the holes in the sides of the house missed three holes. They kept referring to the work order only listing four holes. Since I'm the one who made the appointment and who knew that there were more than four holes, I'm not sure where that number came from. Then they implied that because the holes probably were from abandoned pipes, that they didn't need to be covered. I said yes they did, as I have seen birds nesting there.
So they "fixed" more holes and put up a Flicker house. But the bird house rests directly over an entry door, so I look forward to continuously cleaning bird poop on the black awning we have over the door. They also trapped the holographic tape I had previously put up to scare the birds away between the bird house and the siding. So if the holographic tape works, it will scare the birds away from the bird house.
Finally, and back to my first point -- all they do is fill the holes with expanding foam and wire mesh, which on a wood-shingled and trimmed house, looks atrocious. Because I need to have someone come make the house look presentable (and now possibly move the bird house), I'm thinking, couldn't have I just had a contractor fill the holes and find a better (less unsightly) way to cover them? I would've done it all myself buy I don't go up that high on ladders. read more