Called up Gates after dealing with a rival competitor.
No charge for Gate's estimate.
Was charged by the competitor $125 + HST for them to come out & do a site survey. Was told the fee would be removed if we would have their service techs perform the needed work. I was provided with two quotes, one for necessary work & on the same quotation
sheet, recommended work. The quotes were 790.00 & 1300.00 (taxes included), respectively. I did not go ahead with the competitor's work.
The competitor wanted to place screens on my metal (not tin) roof
vents (which was the price included in the suggested quote for work).
I called up Gates, was assured their quote was free, had the tech Justin come out & perform his site survey. The quote for the service call was $395 + HST. Justin indicated because our roof vent vents
were in fact metal, there was no need to screen them. I had told them about the poor experience with the competitor, and he gave us a ten per cent discount in good faith in the go ahead of Gates performing the work .
Justin had also used his squirrel calling device, outside my house, and had actually had one squirrel appear form a neighbor's yard. I was totally shocked, when the critter appeared.
Justin had gone into my attic, looked around, use his calling device whilst in the attic, and there were no squirrels present.
As for the work performed, he had placed a one way exit only cage, and a long piece of metal screening at the point of the squirrels having gained access in my attic roof. Also place a piece of wood along side the screening in case there may have been a nest in my attic (in case the parent squirrel returned and was not able to get to any possible nest inside, the wood would allow the squirrel to take frustrations out on the wood and not my house). There were none, and short while later, I observed a squirrel trying to access the attic.
Justin returned a couple of days late to remove the exit cage, pull down the portion of the soffit where the squirrel had pushed up, and had placed the meshed screening to close off the point of access. By the way, all of the aforementioned post work was included in the price listed.
All, when hiring these types of contractors, please ensure when you book appointment, with them make sure you ask at the time of the booking if they have their property liability insurance, and WSIB insurance. Be prepared to have the contractor show you a current & valid copy of their respective certificates, prior to commencement of any work .Because if they do not, and the contractor gets hurt on your property, you may be liable, for them getting hurt.
It is important that you do your own due diligence, and ask lots of questions. And remember, if you are charged for a quotation for work find another contractor that gives out FREE QUOTES.
I have already recommended Gates Wildlife to my neighbor who also has squirrels in his attic, but WILL NOT recommend the competitor.
I have nothing but praise for Gates, & the service tech Justin.
Thank you Gates Wildlife for a job well done.
Rick
