Exclusion Work

Pest exclusion and rodent proofing seals the entry points that let pests into North Texas homes. Pest Me Off provides exclusion services across McKinney, Allen, Frisco, and Collin County TX.

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Two technicians in blue shirts, one on a ladder, running a black line along the soffit of a brick home's covered patio while the other drills it into place.

Two Pest Me Off technicians worked together at a home in Frisco, TX, installing equipment along the soffit of the covered patio. One tech guided the line along the roofline while the other secured it into the soffit with a drill, keeping the install neat and out of the way.

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A technician in a blue shirt and tool belt kneels on a shingled roof, fastening a long black metal mesh guard along the roofline, with a caulk gun, cordless drills, a tub of screws and a ladder nearby.

This Anna home had gaps along the roofline where rodents could reach the attic. A mouse needs a gap no wider than a pencil and a rat one about the size of a quarter, so even small openings at the roof edge matter. Our tech sealed the roofline by screwing down metal mesh guards and … Read more

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Galvanized metal flashing screwed and sealed over a gap where white siding meets a gray shingle roof, closing a rodent entry point at the roofline.

At this Allen home, our tech covered an open gap where the siding box meets the shingle roof with custom cut galvanized metal flashing, fastened with screws and sealed along every seam. Openings at the roofline like this one give mice and rats a hidden path straight into the attic, especially as they look for … Read more

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Large rectangular opening in green exterior siding where copper and gray utility lines enter the house, partly filled with old orange expanding foam, with peeling caulk and tape around the edges.

This photo shows a large opening in the exterior siding of a Plano home where the utility lines and line set pass through the wall. The old expanding foam inside is crumbling and the caulk around the edges is peeling, leaving gaps far bigger than the pencil width a mouse needs or the quarter size … Read more

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A galvanized steel mesh exclusion cage installed over a roof vent on a gray shingle roof beside a white dormer wall, with a technician's drill visible at the lower right.

On this Allen home, our tech installed a heavy galvanized steel mesh cage over a roof vent next to the dormer wall. Uncovered roof vents give rats, mice and squirrels a direct path into the attic, especially as nights cool in the fall. The guard keeps the vent working while blocking that entry point.

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Galvanized metal flashing installed over the bottom of a white wooden garage door frame, next to a brick wall, concrete foundation, and a blue trash bin.

At this Allen home, our tech installed galvanized metal flashing over the bottom of the wooden garage door frame where it meets the concrete. That low corner of wood trim is a common way in for mice and rats, since they can chew through soft wood or squeeze through small gaps at ground level. The … Read more

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Close-up of new galvanized metal flashing installed along a roofline where the fascia and roof meet a red brick wall, with gray shingles below and trees in the background.

Where this Richardson roofline meets the brick wall, the uneven joint left an opening rodents could use to climb up and slip into the attic. Our tech covered the entire junction with new metal flashing, shaped to sit tight against the brick and fascia and down onto the shingles. Rats and mice cannot chew through … Read more

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White downspout feeding into a metal drain box with a mesh leaf filter full of dry leaves, connected to a black underground drain pipe at the base of a white foundation wall, with an open gap along the wall corner, dry grass and a small green plant.

This photo shows a downspout feeding a metal drain box with a mesh leaf filter, now clogged with fall leaves, above a black underground drain pipe, with an open gap along the corner where the downspout meets the foundation wall. A mouse needs a gap no wider than a pencil and a rat one about … Read more

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Close-up of a large unsealed hole in a tan brick exterior wall where copper AC refrigerant lines wrapped in black foam insulation and silver duct tape enter the house, with open gaps around the pipes.

This photo shows a utility penetration where the AC refrigerant lines enter through the brick, and the hole was cut much larger than the pipes, leaving open gaps around foam insulation and duct tape. A mouse needs a gap no wider than a pencil and a rat one about the size of a quarter, so … Read more

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Galvanized metal flashing wrapped around the base of a dark wooden garage door frame, sealed with clear caulk along the top edge and at the concrete floor, with a second metal panel behind the garage door track.

This photo shows the base of a garage door frame at a McKinney home after we covered it with galvanized metal flashing and sealed the edges to the wood and the concrete slab. The bottom of a wooden door jamb often has gaps and soft spots where mice, rats and insects can squeeze or chew … Read more