How pricing works

What decides the price
Mostly the number of buildings, how old they are and how many openings we find. Bins and metal buildings are quicker than old wood barns with stone bases.
How many buildings, and how big
The age and material of each building
How many openings we find
How much clean-up there is around them
How many follow-up visits you want
What the estimate includes, and what it doesn't
A list of every opening we found and what will close it, the traps or stations if any, and the follow-up visits. It doesn't include repairs we find along the way, such as rotted siding or a failed door, or work on buildings that weren't walked.
Each opening, by building
What will seal it
Traps or stations and where
Follow-up visits
The re-seal terms, in writing
What happens at the visit
We walk the farmstead, outside first, and ask you what you've seen. The walk-through and the written estimate don't cost anything for farms inside our service area. Past it we may charge for the drive, and we tell you before we come.
After hours
We're not an emergency service. Calls after 5 p.m. go to voicemail and are returned that evening. A visit in the same week costs the same as any other; we don't add a rush fee.
When you get the number
Usually at the end of the walk-through or by the next business day, in writing. Sealing is quoted for the list in the estimate. If we find something new while sealing, we stop and ask you first.

Every farm is different, so there is no price list. This is what moves the number, and when you get it.

The written estimate

What's in it

A list of openings
Every gap, vent and pipe hole we found, by building.
How each is sealed
Steel mesh, sheet metal or sealant, written next to the opening.
Traps and stations
Where and why, or a line that says none are needed.
Follow-up and terms
How many visits come after, and the re-seal terms in plain words.

Ask for a walk-through. You get a written estimate and then decide.