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Places Where Roof Rats Commonly Enter Homes

PHONE
800-231-3236 (toll free)
707-285-2200 (office)
707-285-2210 (fax)

ADDRESS
595 Helman Lane
Cotati, California
94931-9736

HOURS
Monday through Friday
7:00AM to 3:30PM
  • Broken or missing foundation vent screens
  • Attic vent screens broken or left off
  • Space between heavy roof shakes
  • Open wooden meter boxes (in older homes)
  • Space between roof jack and vent pipe
  • Under or on sides of garage door
  • Brick chimneys which have settled away from house
  • Tile roof

 

Close all openings

larger than ¼ inch to exclude rats and mice.

Repair or replace

damaged vent screens.

Vent screen entryways