Home Mouse Inspection in Irvington, NJ

What a home mouse inspection covers in Irvington

Irvington is a busy, densely built town in Essex County, right next to Newark, with a lot of older two-family and multi-family homes, attached and closely spaced houses, and small apartment buildings along streets like Springfield Avenue. Those older homes are full of the small gaps mice use, and in a building with shared walls, mice don't stay in one unit.

That's why a good inspection looks at the whole house, not just the room where you saw the droppings:

• Kitchen: behind and under the stove and fridge, under the sink, pantry shelves, cabinet corners and the gap behind the dishwasher.
• Basement: the sill where the house sits on the foundation, gaps around pipes, gas and water lines, the boiler or furnace area, old windows and storage.
• Living areas and bedrooms: radiator pipes, baseboards, closets and any holes where pipes or cables go through floors and walls.
• Attic and ceilings: signs of nesting in insulation, droppings near attic access and around recessed lights.
• Outside: the foundation, steps and stoops, vents, door bottoms, garage doors, utility entries and anything stored against the house.

What you get after the inspection

An inspection is only useful if you understand what was found. After we check your home, you'll know:

1. Whether it's mice, rats or something else. Sometimes it's a squirrel in the attic or an old problem that's already gone.
2. How active it is. Fresh droppings and new chewing mean active mice; old dry droppings may mean an old problem.
3. Where they're nesting and traveling. That's where traps should go.
4. Where they're getting in. The list of gaps that need to be sealed so it doesn't happen again.
5. The plan and a free quote. Removal, sealing and follow-up, explained in plain words.

Removal is done with traps placed along the paths mice really use and out of reach of kids and pets. Gaps are sealed with materials mice can't chew through. Learn more on our main mouse and rat control page and our rodent proofing and exclusion page.

Mouse inspections for two-families and apartments

In a two-family or apartment building, mice travel through shared walls, ceilings, pipe chases and the basement. If only one unit is treated, the mice often just move next door and come back later. For multi-family homes we look at the unit with the problem, the basement and the trash area, and, when we can get access, the units next to it.

Tenants: tell your landlord or building manager in writing, with dates and photos. Owners: one building-wide plan usually costs less than treating unit by unit over and over. Our landlord and tenant pest control guide explains the basics, and rules can differ by building type and town, so check with your town's code enforcement office if you're unsure. Owners can also see our apartment building pest control programs.

What affects the cost of mouse service after an inspection

We give a free quote once we've looked at the home. These are the things that change the price:

Call or text 973-510-2585 to set up an inspection. Same-day appointments are often available in Essex County.