Typical jobs across Fort Bend County

The calls we handle most often: what homeowners notice, what our technicians do, and what to expect.

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6 job stories

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What homeowners notice: On a warm March morning after overnight rain, a family in a 1970s Sugar Creek house finds dozens of winged insects on the master bath floor and shed wings piled along the windowsill. A thin line of dried mud also climbs the garage wall where the slab meets the brick.
What we do: The technician inspects the slab edge, weep holes, the bath trap under the tub and the garage expansion joint, confirms eastern subterranean termites and maps the active spots. Liquid soil treatment and a bait system are each priced before anything starts, and a dripping hose bib against the foundation is flagged for repair.
What to expect: Once the family picks an option, treatment follows the product label, and the written report pinpoints every active area, which becomes useful paperwork if the house is ever listed for sale.

2 hours typical visit

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What homeowners notice: Soon after the first fall cold front, a household in a two-story First Colony home hears scratching in the ceiling after dark. Droppings show up on the attic decking beside the air handler, and a heavy live oak limb rests on the back roof.
What we do: The technician walks the roofline and attic, finds openings where a lower roof meets the second-story wall and behind a loose soffit panel, and sets snap traps along the rat runways in the attic. Those gaps are closed with metal flashing and hardware cloth, and cutting the oak limb back from the shingles is recommended.
What to expect: Noise usually stops within a few weeks because the sealed roofline keeps new rats from getting in, and each return check, along with any quote for insulation cleanup, goes on the service report.

3 hours, plus follow-up checks typical visit

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What homeowners notice: Every evening from May on, a family whose yard backs onto one of Riverstone's lakes lasts only minutes on the patio. Bites come in daylight too, along the side yard where the trash bins and a row of potted plants sit.
What we do: The technician tips out water in plant saucers, a kids' wagon and a sagging gutter, then treats the shaded shrubs, the underside of the patio cover and the fence line according to the label. The lake is community common area, so the work stays on the homeowner's lot.
What to expect: Patio bites typically ease within days, monthly visits through the warm months keep numbers down, and the report lists the containers and drains worth emptying between visits.

1 hour per monthly visit typical visit

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What homeowners notice: Staff at a small restaurant in a strip center along US 59 in Stafford spot German cockroaches near the dish station and under the prep cooler at closing time. The manager wants the problem handled well ahead of the next health inspection.
What we do: After hours, the technician inspects the kitchen, dry storage and restrooms, places gel bait and an insect growth regulator in cracks near motors, hinges and plumbing, and lists sanitation fixes such as a leaking prep sink and grease buildup under the fryer. A monthly plan is priced and approved before work begins.
What to expect: Sightings typically fall over the first few visits, and each visit's written report goes into the restaurant's file for inspectors and the property manager.

90 minutes per visit typical visit

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What homeowners notice: A few days after a tropical storm soaks the area, a Greatwood homeowner finds fire ant mounds stacked along the sidewalk, around the sprinkler valve box and at the edge of the driveway. One sits right beside the trampoline in the backyard.
What we do: First the technician spreads fire ant bait across the whole lawn, the first half of Texas A&M AgriLife's Two-Step Method. Next come the individual mounds that matter most: the one by the trampoline, the walkway and the valve box. Before leaving, the technician says how long kids and the dog should stay off the grass.
What to expect: Most mounds collapse over the following weeks once the bait reaches the queens, and the report suggests a spring broadcast to stay ahead of the next storm season.

45 minutes typical visit

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What homeowners notice: In late summer, a New Territory family notices wasps drifting in and out of the soffit above an upstairs window, while the kids keep getting buzzed near the back fence by the greenbelt. Yellowjackets turn out to be streaming from a hole in the lawn.
What we do: Working from the ground with an extension pole, the technician treats the paper wasp nests under the high eaves with a labeled product and pulls down the combs. The yellowjacket ground nest is treated late in the day, when most foragers are home, and soffit gaps that invite new nests are pointed out for repair.
What to expect: Traffic around the soffit and the fence usually stops within a day or so, and the report maps every nest treated so next spring's early nests can be caught while they're small.

1 hour typical visit

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