NorCal Rodent Proofing did some work for us about 6 years ago to remediate a failed pest control service by one of those Attic (fill in the blank) companies that only kept the rats out for about a year and a half. (That company conveniently was out of business or changed its name, so useless warranty). NorCal did a good job and we were rat-free for six years, but last week we heard some noise in the attic so we called them back for an inspection. Our 60 year old home with two additions and an added attached breezeway and garage is a challenge, no doubt! At today's appointment Paul and Larry kept in good communication for arrival time, Conscientiously and thoroughly checked previous work and repaired any areas of potential ingress points in the attic, on the roof and perimeter of the house. I'm very satisfied with their work ethic and their commitment for great follow up to double check that no re-infestation occurs. (They've been in business for many years so their warranty means something also; vs those fly by night companies.) I'd give them 6 stars if that was possible. Great service! Highly recommend! read more

Called for an inspection and got same day service. The price was ideal for the amount of work. After doing the job we will follow up with another update. Amazing photos with great detail to the attention of our new home. Highly Recommend read more

Like many other clients of this company, my experience has dramatically soured with time. The last "treatment" that Paul did to our home he sent his brother, who pushed in a AC water exhaust pipe into the house before screening the vent he was working on. The result was that, the following fall, when we started using the AC, the exhaust pipe, now inside the walls, flooded the downstairs part of the house and destroyed all the carpets and floors. The repairs cost a major amount of money. The following year I called Paul for further services, and mentioned, in passing, the fact that I absolutely did not want his brother involved in any future work in the house. Paul suddenly showed altered behavior and became not only hostile but also paranoid, somehow seeming to think that this was part of a purposeful campaign against him. Despite his alarming behavior, I still asked him to come back for more work---I wanted to give his new company a chance. He never showed to his appointment, although he had told me he might be late and please to wait for him. When I contacted him to find out if he was still coming, he first denied that he had ever set an appointment---then, later, sent a weird text saying he had "tried" to come, totally contradicting his first one, and accusing me of hostility (!). I still have the screenshots. By then it was clear he was not a trustworthy person, and I gave up on him. His response below is a good example of his earlier behavior: denial, and wild accusations that people are making things up against him. Why would anyone want to do that? I would not encourage anyone to work with this company. read more

WARNING. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. The owner Paul Connell of Norcal Rodent took my money for a job that he refused to finish. I contacted repeatedly by text and phone requesting he finish the job. He became verbally aggressive, cussing, and threatened my family and me with physical harm. I had to find another company to finish the job. If you read his google reviews he has a history of taking money from clients and not finishing the work and then becoming verbally abusive and very threatening. I subsequently spoke with another contractor who used to employ him and he said the same thing. He apparently has a long history of similar behavior. Also, I can find no evidence this company has a proper business license. read more

DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH PAUL! Paul is one of the most unprofessional people I have ever worked with. He showed up late every single day, and not just minutes late, hours late. When we brought up our frustrations about having to repeatedly rearrange our schedules to wait for him and accommodate the times he says he's going to be there, his response was, "Well, I'm never on time anywhere I go so..." BEWARE! Paul will give you a low ball offer just to get the job and then at the end of the day he'll double the price. Despite quoting $2,200, we ended up paying close to $4,000, and the job remains unfinished, with ongoing issues yet to be resolved. We were very patient and understanding with Paul the whole time with his bag full of excuses and habitually talking in circles over us, however when I declined Paul's offer to buy me dinner because he "wanted to make me happy" he then told me me to "Get f*cked!" and hung up on me. Following this, Paul threatened to discontinue service if I did not remove my Yelp review and told us to "take him to court" if we had an issue with it. Lucky for Paul, I am a practicing attorney, but unlucky for me, I still have to deal with this a little longer. read more

Paul originally came to my home in January 2023 to address some rodent issues. He was extremely professional, efficient, and communicative when talking about the issues and proposed solutions. He completed the job within the matter of one day and then walked me through the improvements both during and after his work was completed. Once he finished, he came back a week later to check-in on the work to ensure there were no new rodents. Again, complete professional. Over 18 months later, we needed to call Paul again due to a new rodent issue. He was extremely responsive and helped us out immediately. While none of the new issues were related to the work he had completed during the first visit, he provided an excellent rate, guarantee of his work, and went above and beyond with the prevention improvements. I would highly recommend Paul and his services. So happy that we chose him to help us out and we would 100% call him again for any future work needed. read more

Had a "smell" under the house thought I had dead animal of some sort. Called around everyone wanted $300 to show up, Paul came out and said if there's an issue I will quote removal. I had a broken drain pipe (smell Was food waste) but it ALSO brought rats. Pipe fixed by plumber and Paul and his team sealed up my house, cleaned ALL OF THE MESS including food and rodent droppings, replaced all my insulation and did it fast and with amazing customer service. Responsive, professional and great company. Recommend them 100% read more

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I just had Paul come over for a free estimate. Compared to some of the other companies that were charging an arm and a leg; he gave me options that were very inexpensive and he found the actual problem which I was able to see. I highly recommend him for his honesty, clarity and thoroughness. read more

I had the worst experience with Paul who visited our place for inspection. This is the most rude experience I have had in sometime with the company having no value and respect for customers. He visited our place, had a chat with my father (who does understand english), instead of being polite he said things like: "I have been to many places but have never come across a home where someone does not respond to my good morning". He said many other rude things which I do not expect to listen as your customer. I would not recommend someone to this company which cannot respect elderly people. I would have given zero rating. read more

I had made appointments for my two properties, one after the other. When the scheduled time came, the contractor informed me that they could not come for both. When I tried to reschedule, they were very rude and impatient. As a result, I decided not to do any business with them. read more

We did ~2,000 SQFT rat slab and rodent proofing with Norcal Rodent Proofing. They did a very good job both for the rat slab and making sure no more rats ever entered in our crawlspace again. We were initially not sure if we should go for a crawlspace encapsulation or rat slab. Paul explained us the difference between both approaches. The rat slab although is pricier option is the better protection for the house. read more

Paul and Rodrigo saved my sanity. On one of Concord's oh so delightful 100+ degree heat waves, our house started to smell. "Smell" really isn't the best term, as it turns out something died in the crawlspace oh so conveniently underneath my toddler's room and by our front door. Not only did her room smell like death, so did the driveway and front door of our house. Due to this I was also living in mild fear that a delivery person was going to report us for something suspicious. On a Saturday morning I contacted over a dozen rodent places, and of the few that responded to me, Paul was available to some the next afternoon. Turns out it wasn't a rodent, but something bigger. (I'll leave it at that.). He removed the unfortunate animal, and told us he didn't see any signs of rodents. (Thanks, neighborhood outdoor cats!). He and Rodrigo came back the next day to seal up the place there was a tear in our crawlspace. It was all so affordable and easy for circumstance of this magnitude. If for some reason we do have a rodent issue at our home (not likely now!) or our rental property, I wouldn't hesitate to reach out again. read more

We had a great experience working with Paul and his crew! Paul came out to address some noises we had been hearing in our walls and determined that we had roof rats coming into our crawlspace. He was very straightforward about his approach to solving our problem and walked me through the actual work he planned to do. It's been 4 months since they patched up all the entry points and laid traps in our crawlspace, and we haven't heard a noise since. Also, while Paul was in our crawlspace investigating, he noticed that our dryer vent duct was not sealed properly and blowing lint everywhere. He was nice enough to reseal that for us with no additional charge! read more

Paul Connell is OUTSTANDING! We called him late on a Monday afternoon and he came out early Tuesday morning to do a site survey. By Wednesday afternoon we had our roof sealed off. He also supplied and strategically placed several traps for us. So far we haven't had any more mice activity. Paul is great to work with. He is a great communicator, extremely knowledgeable and customer friendly. The man knows his stuff. I highly, highly, highly recommend him. read more

Paul at NorCal Rodent was great! We hired him for rats in our attic and he eliminated them quickly and sealed all possible entry points (neatly, I'm picky). We've remained rodent free for 5+ years! Thanks Paul! read more

Ahhhh Paul. Please be warned. Paul is a mansplaner. He quoted me $2200 and the end result was $4000. Unfortunately my uncle in such grief, he paid it. He has absolutely no respect for women. I arranged him to help me out when my aunty was dying in the hospital. I am a property manager so I'm very familiar with multiple companies to provide services. After I scheduled appointments where he was hours late for his appointments. Then his laborers showed up even later. He had an issue with my cousin who was allowing access to the home. I called to nicely resolve the issue. He told me to "shut up and listen bitch". I advised him that is not how you talk business. He then set me straight he would not continue business with my uncle and canceled our agreement. I am now in the process of legal arrangements to recoup our losses for what the contract agreed to and he didn't fulfill. Such a sad situation supplying a self employed company. Only to be degraded and cussed out. Hopefully this hot tempered man seeks counseling and maybe some customer service training. read more

Paul's company is a one stop shop for your rodent issues! I called 5 different companies before I chose Norcal Rodent Proofing because: 1) FREE estimate. Another company wanted to charge me 89$ for inspection... 2) Thorough cleaning of rat droppings and urine, and superior rodent proofing of the house. 3) Meticulous removal of old rat infested insulation and reinstalling new ones. 4) Extended 4 year warranty for his work! This just blew my mind and spoke volumes regarding Paul's confidence in his work (other companies only offered 1 year). From start to finish, Paul was professional and had great communication about his approach and process towards rodent proofing our home. After that, he laid out traps throughout the crawl space and attic, he re-checked every week for 4-5 weeks. Once the rats were gone for sure, he reinstalled the new insulation that was much better than my old insulation that was there before and laid out vapor barrier. Overall: Paul was very professional, thorough and informative in his line of work. You won't be disappointed if you choose Norcal Rodent proofing for your rodent issues. Also, Paul was the only one who crawled throughout my crawl space and took pictures to show me what it looked like down there. Thanks Paul! read more

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Paul came out to check on a smell in less than 24 hours. Unfortunately it wasn't a dead rodent, but he didn't charge for his time and made some very helpful suggestions. Paul would be our first call for any future rodent issues. read more

I am very pleased with the service NorCal Rodent Proofing provided. Paul, the owner, and his crew did an excellent job. I appreciated their attention to detail and thoroughness. In discussing various options to solve the problem, I followed his advice and recommendations, which worked out very well. The results exceeded my expectations. I've used other rodent services in the past, but if you want the job done right the first time, I would highly recommend NorCal. Paul is also a skilled handyman. I used his talents in areas where know-how and having the right tools are needed. The results were excellent as well. read more

Had Paul come out today and repair multiple soffit vents around my home. He was very thorough, professional, straightforward and honest. Pricing was reasonable and I would definitely call him again if needed. read more

Paul did an amazing job rodent proofing my house. He was very thorough, explained the procedure very well, was quick, efficient and affordable. I highly recommend Norcal Rodent Proofing. Thanks again Paul. read more

I highly recommend NorCal rodent roofing! Paul is transparent and a straight shooter! We will use him for our rodent needs.

Great experience. We had rats infesting a shed in our backyard. Paul's team took care of business. Paul was very quick to reply using Yelp's messaging feature. He then and gave a quick, honest assessment of the issue, a very reasonable quote, and then came back on time to finish the job. They did a really quality job and went above and beyond the other quotes we got. Would hire again. read more

Paul and his team did a fantastic job helping us rodent proof our home. They were extremely thorough, knowledgeable and efficient. They came back multiple times to ensure the problem was resolved and have been extremely responsive throughout the process. Thank you so much! read more

I highly recommend Paul. He is knowledgeable, honest, reasonable pricing and just a super nice guy. He does more than other pest control to make sure rodents can't get back in. My house is still well protected after several years. read more

Norcal Rodent Proofing is a company that comes in, does the work really well and follows up after the job is completed. I couldn't have asked for better service from Paul and his crew. They were thorough, polite and detail oriented. Paul made sure everything was as promised and he did it with a passion for something that I could never do myself. I respect and appreciate his work ethic and desire to do work that most couldn't. He made me feel safe in my home and that kind of service is priceless! Plus,Paul is super nice!! I highly recommend Norcal Rodent Proofing!! read more

Paul of Norcal Rodent Proofing is professional, courteous, responsible, and on time. He does quality inspection work and inspection report with a reasonable price on his estimates. He shows true willingness to help out and make sure that his customers are happy and tries his best to communicate this. I am a Bay Area local business owner for the past 18 years, and feel that perhaps his earnestness and honesty may be misunderstood or misinterpreted by a few under stressful customer situations. The bottom line is that he cares about his customers and will go above and beyond to do the best for them. I highly recommend Paul for all of your rodent proofing work. read more

I had a rodent enter my home but was able to catch him myself. Paul came by and was honest about my options for proofing and offered suggestions for how I could do it myself. He said if they came back and a rat slab was needed he was just a call away. I really appreciated his honesty and didn't try to sell a rat slab if it wasn't absolutely necessary for the issue. Will certainly keep his card and call back for any future issues. read more

Paul, the owner, has done a wonderful job as he takes personal care in finding all the holes and entrances that the rats can get in from. He completed my rat issue service a year ago but because of my kitchen project taking so long, completed installation of my insulation now. I appreciate him delaying my insulation until I was ready and his great nature of wanting to assist you. I would strongly recommend his service. read more

Paul was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. they will give a free estimate and help with your rodent issues. He was straight forward and My co-worker Katie & I really appreciated his honesty. I highly recommend Norcal Rodent Proofing. read more

Paul, the owner, is honest, diligent, responsive and very knowledgeable about rodent problems, especially in the Richmond area. I highly recommend him to homeowners in the area. I contacted Paul via Yelp and he responded to my inquiry (and all my questions) with possible solutions for a very severe rodent inhabitant problem and open schedule slots for free inspection the next day in less than 15 minutes. He even showed up 5 minutes early and finished the inspection as promised which it is very rare these days and I really appreciate that. He was very patient and honest in explaining the details about what could be achievable and what not with very reasonable pricing. Also, he never missed any of my messages and responded promptly. I couldn't thank Paul enough for his going above and beyond attitude for making sure his work was done right, no mess was left behind, and assisting me in dealing with interesting tenant requests diligently and respectfully. I would definitely hire Paul again for any rodent problems. read more

I had a squirrel issue which was channeling under the side coping roof tile at my residence. Paul and his crew did a phenomenal job in preventing the squirrel from returning and saving me a lot of money in the long run. His is crew is prompt and provides clear communication... no surprises. Hands down, if you have a squirrel or rodent concern, don't delay call Paul today. I definitely have the piece of mind of not waking up to a squirrel thumping at 6 am on a Sunday. Thank you, Paul! read more

While doing some minor renovations to my new house, I discovered rats had chewed through one of the ducts. We replaced the ducts but I had no idea if this was a recent rodent issue or an old issue that was already addressed and it was just that the duct was never replaced. I got several quotes from different vendors and they all gave me very different recommendations as to what type of work should be done. During the site visit, Paul was very thorough figuring out where the holes were that the rats were using to get into the house and went into the attic, crawl space, and under the deck to confidently assess to extent of the problem. None of the other vendors went into that much detail to give me a quote so Paul immediately gave me a good impression. In terms of the work Paul quoted me for, he said that it didn't look like a major rodent infestation. There were holes going into the house but although there were definitely a few rats based off the droppings, it didn't seem major. He said that the most cost effective thing to do would be to proof the entire house and then optionally clean out the crawl space and attic. He was very honest in that the cleaning part was recommended but not required since once the house is proofed the rats can't come in anyway. I really appreciated that as another vendor had said that I had to re-blow all of the insulation in the attic to fix the problem! I accepted his quote and he and his crew was able to come out same week. They were very thorough in their work, including getting to all of the tough to reach spots under the deck and even sealing off all holes on the roof! They laid traps out to catch the existing rats in the house and said they would come back every week until no more rats are caught. At the time of writing they came back once to check traps and already caught 1 rat. Paul has been a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend his services. If you want someone that really cares about his work and cares about his customers, go with Paul and his team! read more

Paul and Norcal Rodent Proofing saved the day for us. He's a great guy who stands behind his work. He went above and beyond to make our tenants happy(-ish because no one is ever happy about hearing the scratching of rodents in the attic at night) by closing up the apartment's nooks and crannies to keep the rodents out and cleaned the attic space 'til it sparkled. I highly recommend Norcal! Look no further! read more

Paul did an amazing job in taking care of our rat problem. We went with Norcal as Paul was so responsive, took the time to do a thorough inspection and explained what needed to be done with pictures of our attic and crawl space. He closed all points of entry, cleaned the roof space, laid traps and came back multiple times until we were all sure the problem was sorted. Always prompt, professional and no detail was too small. Would definitely recommend 100% read more

Paul is absolutely amazing! He did rodent proofing as well as a rat slab at our home and we could not be happier. Three weeks after the work was done we never heard a peep. My husband and I are so incredibly happy we decided to use NorCal. I cannot say enough good things about this company and I will definitely be referring Paul to everyone I know. He is so incredibly kind and knowledgeable, and truly made us feel so safe and well taken care of. Thank you so much Paul, you truly made us feel safe and secure in our home. Thank you again! He even provided a guarantee following the work so we know we are safe for years to come! read more

The last thing anyone wants to deal with are rodents, but Paul and his team take all that stress away. I wouldn't hesitate in hiring these guys to come handle whatever problem you are dealing with. Customer service was great, and peace of mind from a job well done is even better. Paul gave me a fare quote and continued to come back to check his work and make sure we were satisfied - so tough to come by that these days. Hope this review helps someone out there! read more

I really try to only write reviews for businesses when I have a positive experience, because I recognize that most small business owners could really be hurt by a negative review. However, after my most recent experience with Paul, I feel I have to write this to caution others against taking a risk with this company. Obviously, Paul gets many five-star reviews, but if you scroll through, you will see at least a couple of other people whose reviews describe EXACTLY the kind of experience I've had. You might get the good Paul who works hard and does good work, or you might get the unstable, volatile Paul who will go off on you and accuse you of all kinds of things you didn't say or do. It's not worth the risk IMHO. When you invite someone into your house, you want to be sure you'll feel safe with them. Read the review by the woman who'd just had a baby. I wish I had. Paul was recommended by a neighbor and he initially seemed quite nice. However, on the last day of the original job to rodent-proof my house back in December, he became angry with me, misunderstood something I said, claimed I was being mean to him, and followed up the next day with long texts insisting I had been rude to him, and that he had lost money on the job (not my fault!). He had quoted me on replacing the insulation in the attic but at that point said he didn't want to do the work and didn't want to work with me in the future. Fine-I hired another company that completed the job with absolutely zero drama. But I had to keep in contact for follow-up checks on the traps. The main house rodent-proofing has been successful so far. The next weird thing was when at one point Paul came out himself and asked if I wanted him to do the new insulation. I was almost afraid to say I'd hired someone else because I was afraid he would go off on me again. This year I asked Paul to come out and check the crawl space because I had a new dog that was acting like he smelled something down there. Paul came out and was very solicitous, and apologized a million times for his prior behavior. He repeatedly said he had completely been in the wrong and I hadn't done anything wrong. I accepted his explanation about being stressed. Fast forward to about a month ago, when I saw rats were getting into a carport that's built onto the side of the house. It wasn't part of the original job, but I did want Paul to verify that the rats weren't getting into the main house, which should still be covered by his warranty. He did come out, behaved very nicely, apologized AGAIN for his prior behavior, and offered to do rodent-proofing on the carport, assuring me he could take care of it. I said ok, but be sure to quote me what you feel you need to do the job. He quoted me $950 which is a lot of money to me, but i didn't even question it because he was very reassuring that he was sorry, wanted to help me out and could take care of it. Well, rats are still getting in. He offered to come by on a Saturday to check things, but then he couldn't come because of personal issues. Fine, I understand, I was not upset. That same day, he said we should probably bolt down some wood blocks he'd put in, and i said ok. He then said he could come on a Thursday. He did NOT mention charging extra for this additional work. His guy came and checked the traps and cleaned but didn't find any rats. Paul didn't make it that day and texted "the door strips are in my truck, I got backed up due to get new tires my trucks been down all day." Again, I understand, these things happen. Point being, he'd said he could do the work that day and didn't mention extra $$$. Then out of the blue yesterday I get a text from him that he's sent me an invoice for an additional $250. Knowing how volatile Paul is, I wasn't even going to argue, but I did ask "will this be guaranteed to work?" because I'm certainly not spending an additional $250 after spending $950 if it's not going to work. Well, he went OFF on me AGAIN, accusing me of complaining all the time and never being happy. I spent $950 and rats are still getting in, am I not supposed to say anything? I've been nothing but nice to him. He said the rats were getting in because I leave the doors to the carport open. I explained a couple of times that I leave them open for HIM or his guys and otherwise they are closed. He just kept being accusatory. After I said I was done with his abuse and told him to forget it, he tried to set up an appointment to come out anyway. So if he reads this I'm sure that's what he will say. But I'm not subjecting myself to any more abuse and unhinged behavior from someone that *I* am PAYING. I've never been treated this way by a contractor before. This latest interaction literally made me sick to my stomach. I'm calling it my $950 learning experience. I'll hire someone else even if it costs more $$. Paul, I have the screenshots of your texts and I'll post them if you try to discredit me. read more

Don't recommend. Paul's got a bad attitude with costumers. Used him a couple times but after the last bad experience with Paul. I'll never use his company again. read more

I've called NorCal back twice in the two years since Paul did the original work. Once was for a mouse issue in the garage. Paul took care of this by adding a small metal plate at the bottom of the garage door and some cement at the door edges. No problem there since. The second time was when I found a dead rat and mouse in the crawlspace traps. I was not pleased since the slab was supposed to take care of this issue once and for all. Paul came out twice to take a look (the second time because the first time he came was after dark and he wanted to take a closer look during the day). He found a new entry gap that was missed the previous time (well above the slab). NorCal took care of this as well with cement and cleaned up the crawlspace again. Haven't had an issue since! Paul didn't even charge me for any of this additional follow up work. I love that he stands by his original work. I highly recommend NorCal! read more