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Everett rat and mice exterminator
Hearing something in the attic now that the nights are cold? You are not alone. Fall is when rats and mice move into Everett homes, and the ones overhead in north Everett are usually roof rats. We find how they are getting in, close it, and clear out the ones already inside.
5.0 from 64 Google reviews. Based in Lake Stevens, about 20 minutes east.
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Start with the right rodent
Rodent control in Everett starts with knowing which one you have, because a roof rat and a deer mouse get into a house in completely different places. Here is how to tell them apart, and where each one usually turns up.
Attics, soffits, the top of the walls
The climbers. In Everett they travel the big street trees, fences and utility lines and come in at the roofline, so the first sign is usually scratching or running overhead after dark. They are why so much of our Everett rodent work happens on a ladder.
Crawl spaces, garages, along the foundation
Heavier, and they stay low. They burrow under sheds, woodpiles and slabs and come in through foundation gaps and crawl space vents. Homes near the Snohomish River and the low ground around Lowell and Delta see more of them.
Kitchens, garages, wall voids
Small enough to use gaps you would never notice, and they move in hard once the nights get cold. Droppings in a drawer or along the garage wall are usually the first thing people find.
Sheds, outbuildings, wooded edges
White belly and feet, and more common where a yard backs onto trees or brush. They are the reason we never tell anyone to sweep up droppings in a shed. More on that below.
Where they get in
The age of the house decides where we look first. An Everett rat exterminator who checks only the foundation of a 1910 house in Riverside will miss the attic, and one who only checks the attic of a Mariner townhome will miss the shared wall.
Riverside, Northwest Everett, Bayside, the Rucker Hill area
Houses from the early 1900s, tall gables, old attic vents and trees that have had a century to grow over the roof. Rats rarely need to chew in here. They use the gaps the house already has, where an old vent screen has rusted out or a branch touches the eave.
Around Evergreen Way, Pinehurst and Casino Road
Many of these are mid-century homes on crawl spaces, with attached garages. The weak points are lower down: crawl space vents with torn screens, the gap under a garage door, and the spot where the dryer vent or a pipe goes through the siding.
Townhomes, condos and newer subdivisions
Tighter construction, but shared walls and long runs of utility penetrations. When one unit has mice, the neighbors often do too, so we look at the building, not only the unit that called.
What the first visit looks like
Someone is out within 48 hours, and you get a text about 30 minutes before the truck pulls up. We start by asking what you have heard and seen, then walk the outside of the house: the roofline, the trees and wires that touch it, the vents, the garage and the crawl space access.
If it is safe to get into, we look in the attic or crawl space for droppings, runways and nesting. By the end of the visit you know which rodent it is, every way in we found, and what it will take to close them, in plain words and with a price.
Sealing comes before trapping, because trapping a house that is still open only makes room for the next rat. Once the house is closed, we trap inside and come back to clear what we catch. The full approach is on our rodent control service page.
If the crawl space has soiled insulation or a torn vapor barrier, we will tell you, and we can handle it as a crawl space cleanout and vapor barrier replacement in the same job. Brian holds WSDA applicator license #112338, and you are welcome to look it up.
Before we get there
None of these replace sealing the house, but every one of them takes pressure off it. They matter most in north Everett, where big trees and fruit trees are everywhere. For the garage specifically, see how to keep mice out of the garage.
A note on cleanup
Deer mice carry hantavirus, and the dust from their droppings and nests is how people breathe it in. Here is the safe way to clean up, straight from the state health department.
Hantavirus in Washington
Infected deer mice live throughout the state.
You do not need to touch a mouse to be exposed. Stirring up dust while cleaning droppings or nests is enough, which is why these three are off the table.
Do it this way instead
Rubber, latex, vinyl or nitrile. A dust mask does not protect you from the virus.
Droppings, nests and any trapped mice. One and a half cups of household bleach to a gallon of water.
Soaked droppings cannot turn into dust, which is the whole point.
Pick everything up with a damp towel, then mop or sponge the area with more bleach solution.
Bag the waste and the cleaning materials twice, disinfect your gloves before taking them off, then wash your hands.
5.0 from 64 Google reviews
"We were in need of immediate local service, since I woke up hearing scratching in my wall. I knew it wasn't good. I am super thankful for the care and concern that was given to me by the owner (who's amazing by the way), very knowledgeable, honest and very fair price. So much so that I dropped Orkin and signed up with these guys due to the low price I got quoted. When the tech showed up, he put me at ease, very knowledgeable young man, and answered all my questions and concerns. By that same night one of the traps that was laid down had caught the little bugger in my wall. I'm thankful for the quick reply and how quickly someone came out to help us. They even came back to retrieve the critter. I appreciate honesty, it's hard to come by these days. So thank you!"
"This company is fantastic. Not only did they come to treat my home within a day, but the service was super friendly, educational and reasonable. The owner spoke with me personally and took care of my rat issue swiftly and professionally. Just call them."
"I was having a problem with rats and mice. I called so many places. I live in Lake Stevens. Pure Guard worked with me. The price is low. They set me up quickly. Would highly recommend! Thank you."
"Brian stopped by to let us know about his eco-friendly pest control services, and we are happy to know we are supporting an eco- and family friendly small business. He is super knowledgeable and uses products that are safe for our pets and kids, and applies them so they won't interfere with our honey bees. We are also going to have chickens in the near future, so we are happy that they (and we) will be protected from rats too. We are fine with bugs being outside where they belong, but very glad we don't have to worry about them being inside!"
"Reliable and effective. Very affordable pricing. Got rid of the rats and wasps!"
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48 hrs
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Stinging-insect calls get priority.
20 min
From our base to Everett
Straight down Highway 2 from our base in Lake Stevens.
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Warranty-backed
Pests come back inside the window, so do we. No charge.
#112338
WSDA applicator license
Checkable on the state lookup. Ask us for the link.
Pest problem? Someone at your door within 48 hours.
