For most homes, trapping plus exclusion ends the problem — no subscription needed, and we'll tell you so. But some properties face constant pressure: creeks, greenspaces, chickens, older outbuildings. For those, scheduled monitoring catches the next attempt before it becomes the next infestation.
We'll be straight with you: most homes don't. If your house gets properly sealed, the average Portland property doesn't need anyone coming back monthly. We're not in the business of selling subscriptions to people whose problem we already solved — that's the bait-box model, and it's the reason we exist as an alternative.
Some properties genuinely do. Homes backing creeks, wetlands, or greenspaces. Properties with backyard chickens, livestock feed, or fruit trees. Older homes and outbuildings that can't be fully sealed. Rentals and commercial buildings where problems need catching before tenants do. For sustained pressure like that, scheduled monitoring is the honest recommendation.
Trap checks and maintenance, a walk of the exterior looking for new gnawing, burrowing, or entry attempts, a check of previously sealed points, and a straight report of what we found. Monthly or quarterly, matched to the actual pressure on your property — and still no poison, ever.
Usually not, and we'll tell you honestly. A properly excluded home solves the problem for most properties. Recurring monitoring earns its keep on properties with sustained pressure — near water or greenspace, with chickens or livestock feed, or with structures that can't be fully sealed. At the end of any job we'll give you a straight recommendation either way.
Each visit covers trap checks and resets, an exterior inspection for new gnawing, burrows, or entry attempts, verification that previously sealed points are holding, and a report of what we found. The point is early detection — catching activity when it's one rat testing the perimeter instead of a family in your crawlspace.
No. Our monitoring uses traps and inspection, not rodenticides. Poison-based programs leave dead rodents in walls, put raptors and pets at risk, and never address entry points. Our plans exist to verify your property stays sealed and to intercept new pressure early — not to manage a permanent poisoning program.
Plans are matched to your property's actual pressure — monthly or quarterly — and we'll go over the terms clearly before anything starts. If the pressure on your property changes, the plan should change with it. We keep clients because the service is worth it, not because they're trapped in paperwork.
Free inspection, clear diagnosis, written plan. No pressure, no obligation.
(503) 688-4772