Most bat-control jobs start around the $2500 to $3,500 range and can go up from there. 3 main factors affect price. Age, Size and Complexity. The older your home, the more dormers, additions, peaks, valleys and architectural details the more work it will be. But, NO surprises. Once we quote a house, sign a contract and begin work, we never ask for more money.

Yes every exclusion comes with our lifetime warranty. If the bats get back we will return and fix it for free. Forever. The only exceptions are things like roof replacements and other exterior modifications. Talk to us before making exterior renovations. But if no one touches our work the bats will never get back in.

Yes Completely humane. Our one-way exclusion vents let bats fly out and our perfectly done prevention work blocks their re-entry. No poisons, no traps, no harm. The Bats will have to go live someplace else.

Most of the time yes. The majority of residential bat colonies are small groups of non breeding males that can be removed anytime. Maternity colonies should not be disturbed until the young are ready to fly. With our decades of experience we know how to identify breeding and non breeding colonies. And with breeding colonies we can still complete the prevention work then return to set the excluders later when the young are ready to fly.

Although not strictly necessary (We have worked on homes and cottages without meeting the homeowners.) It does help for you to be there for the initial inspection, yes — we want to walk through findings with you. And it’s also best for you to sign your contract in person. However for the exclusion work itself, no. Almost all bat control work is done on the building exterior. Which does not require your presence. Most jobs are completed in 1–2 day while you’re at work. so while It’s nice when customers are present its not a strict necessity.

In the majority of cases guano abatement and decontamination is not needed. Most residential bat colonies are small, transient and move back and forth amongst several houses. The amount of dropping they leave behind is minimal and much of it will be found between the walls, floors and other spaces that cannot be accessed without tearing things open. Even static bat droppings when left undisturbed in attics present no danger especially if the attic is not used for storage and there are no mechanical system that need servicing. Despite fear mongering on the internet about the wild dangers of bat droppings the facts are that small amount of dropping are gross but nothing more. Only massive piles of bat droppings left behind by huge colonies of bats are capable of growing the toxic fungus known as histoplasmosis capsulatum that can cause severe lung disease if directly inhaled. The boundary conditions needed to grow this fungus are simply not met in most cases. The bottom line is that unless you had a major infestation only bat exclusion and prevention work will be needed. Quite simply when left undisturbed bat droppings in walls and attics cannot harm you inside your home.
In the few cases of major infestation where cleanup may be necessary. It should only be undertaken after the bats have been excluded and successfully kept out for a few months. Guano abatement does require special equipment and may involve opening the roof to safely remove the guano and contaminated materials.

No, from a statistical point of view bats are not dangerous. Most bats encountered inside houses are not rabid but are lost or exploring and are not there to suck your blood, nor will they attack you if you let them be. They will only bite if you physically grab them. Your annual odd of dying of bat rabies in North America is about one in half a billion. You are in more danger walking down the stairs. We understand that bats freak people out and most of our clients are quite afraid of bats but we don’t want homeowners to hire us because we lied and exaggerated the dangers. Therefore we speak plainly and don’t use fear tactics. We will leave that to the crooks, hacks and non specialists who just want to sell services and don’t care to tell homeowners the truth so they can make an informed decision not based in fear.
Having small numbers of bats is not statistically dangerous and the amount of damage they can do is minimal.
Large infestations are a different story. However most homeowners don’t have large infestations.
If you are not sure

It depends upon the time of year. Most regions, within 3–5 business days. Some urgent cases usually within 24 hours. But during peak bat season Mid July to end of August it can be a week or more. The earlier in the spring you book us the quicker we can get there.