Structural exclusion that ends the cycle — for good.
Trapping empties your house. Exclusion is what keeps it empty. We seal every gap a Lane County rodent can exploit — foundation vents, weep holes, roof junctions — in 22-gauge galvanized steel, and we warranty every point we touch.
Free inspection · Lifetime warranty on sealed points · No obligation
Trapping empties the house. Exclusion is what keeps it empty.
In the Willamette Valley the rodent population outside your walls never drops to zero. Mild, wet winters let roof rats and field mice breed almost year-round, and every unsealed gap is an open invitation the next wet week will answer. That is why trapping alone becomes a subscription: clear the house this month, and the surrounding population refills the vacancy by spring.
Structural exclusion is the permanent half of the job. We physically deny entry — in steel, copper, and sealant rated to outlast the rodents — so the trapping you pay for once actually stays done. Done right, it is the single highest-return dollar you can spend on a Eugene home.
- 22-gauge galvanized hardware cloth on every foundation and crawl space vent
- Copper mesh packed into weep holes and pipe penetrations, then sealed
- Rodent-grade covers on dryer, bath-fan, and utility exhaust vents
- Roof-soffit junctions, gable vents, and ridge gaps closed at the line
- Garage door corners, worn sweeps, and crawl space hatches re-fitted
Stop renting the same rats every winter.
If you have trapped before and they came back, the exclusion was never finished. One call starts a free, no-pressure inspection of every entry point on your home — with photos and a fixed price, same day.
Need help now? Call(541) 422-4462The materials are the whole game.
Most rodent problems that come back were sealed with the wrong thing. A rat gnaws through expanding foam in a single weekend. These three materials are what actually hold the line.
22-gauge hardware cloth
Half-inch galvanized steel mesh, the federal exclusion standard. Rodents cannot gnaw through it and cannot bend the gauge. It goes over vents, openings, and any gap wider than a pencil.
Copper mesh
For weep holes, pipe collars, and irregular voids where a flat panel will not fit. Copper will not rust against masonry and packs tight into openings rats use to slip behind the wall.
Elastomeric sealant
A flexible, weather-rated bead that locks mesh and copper in place and moves with the building through Oregon's freeze-thaw cycle. It finishes the seal instead of being the seal.
Every Eugene era fails in its own way.
Exclusion is not a template; it is reading the specific failure pattern of the house in front of us. The original cedar gable-vent screens on Friendly Area and College Hill bungalows rot out at the bottom by their fortieth winter. The galvanized foundation grilles standard on 1970s and 1980s Cal Young and Bethel homes are simply at the end of their service life. South Eugene's tall hillside crawl spaces hide multiple grade-level entries an animal will find before you do.
We map every one of them on a printed elevation sketch, photograph it, and price the seal before any work begins. No memory, no guesswork, no surprise add-ons.
We stand behind every point we seal.
An exclusion job is only as good as the promise behind it. A reputable Lane County operator gives you a written warranty on every excluded entry point — many offer a lifetime structural warranty on the materials.
Photographed and documented
You receive a before-and-after record of every sealed vent, hole, and junction, with its location marked on a sketch of your home.
Warranty in writing
If a rodent returns through a point we sealed during the warranty window, we come back and re-treat it at no cost. The promise is on paper, not a handshake.
One number to call
No portal, no ticket queue. A warranty claim is a phone call to the same local crew that did the work.
What Eugene homeowners ask about exclusion.
Can't I just use the expanding foam from the hardware store?
You can, and the rats will be through it by the weekend. Foam blocks drafts, not rodents — they chew it like bread. Real exclusion uses 22-gauge galvanized steel and copper, with sealant only as the finish. Foam on its own is the single most common reason a do-it-yourself seal fails.
Will hardware cloth make my house look industrial?
Done well, you will not notice it from the curb. Mesh is cut to the opening, color-matched or tucked behind existing grilles, and finished cleanly. On historic Friendly Area and College Hill homes we are especially careful to preserve the original look while sealing behind it.
How long does a full exclusion take?
Most Eugene single-family homes are sealed in one day, occasionally two for large or multi-level hillside properties with complex crawl spaces. You get the inspection, photos, and a fixed price the same day we visit.
Do I need trapping too, or just exclusion?
If animals are already inside, you need both — exclusion to lock the building, then trapping to remove what is sealed in. If the house is currently clear, exclusion alone is the preventive play. We will tell you honestly which situation you are in at the inspection.
Seal it once. Sleep through the rain.
The first sustained October downpour is when Lane County rodents move indoors. Get your home sealed before they decide to.