Commercial Wildlife and Pest Control
Cypress Critters & Pests handles animal and pest problems for businesses as well as homes: restaurants, warehouses, strip centers, offices and HOA common areas across Spring, Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands, Klein and north Houston. Owner Michael Gerbino walks the property himself, catches wildlife alive, seals the gaps around rooftop units, dock doors and rooflines, and sets up regular visits where the building needs them. To have him look at your property, call 713-775-8799.
What problems do businesses call about?
Each kind of property has its own pattern. This is what Michael runs into most, and where it usually starts.
| Property | Common problem | Where it starts |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurant | Rats, mice and roaches | The back door, the grease area, the dumpster pad and gaps around gas and water lines |
| Warehouse | Rats, birds, and snakes following the rodents | Dock doors, worn dock seals and the joint where the wall meets the roof |
| Strip center | Raccoons, squirrels and rats in the shared roof space | Rooftop unit curbs, parapet walls and open space above the suite ceilings |
| Office | Rats above the ceiling, ants along the walls | Drop ceilings, line chases and landscaping planted tight to the building |
| HOA common areas | Snakes, skunks, opossums and raccoons | Pool equipment pads, storage rooms, and the space under decks and slabs |
How do animals get into a commercial building?
Commercial roofs and walls have their own weak points. Rooftop AC units sit on curbs that can leave a gap where the curb meets the roof deck, and the duct and line openings through the roof are rarely sealed with animals in mind. Parapet walls and roof-to-wall joints open up as a building settles. On a strip center, one shared roof space often runs over several suites, so a raccoon that gets in above one tenant can travel above all of them. In most warehouses the dock doors are the biggest opening: worn bottom seals, damaged dock bumpers and doors left up while a truck loads let rats walk right in. Restaurant back doors and the gaps around utility lines do the same. Shrubs planted against the wall give rats and snakes cover all the way to the building.
Why does trapping alone not solve it for a business?
On a commercial property the gaps are bigger and there are more of them, so trapping the animal you can see only buys time. A rat population fed by a dumpster pad keeps sending new rats through the same dock door gap. A raccoon pulled out of the ceiling above one suite leaves the rooftop curb open for the next one. The lasting fix is animal exclusion: catch the animals that are inside, then close every opening with material they cannot chew or pull apart. For a business, that also means fewer calls from tenants and staff about noises over their heads.
What does regular commercial service look like?
Some properties need a one-time job: get the animals out and seal the building. Others, like restaurants and warehouses, do better with regular visits. Michael sets the schedule with you based on the building and what is getting in. On a regular visit he checks the traps and stations, looks over the seals and screens put in on earlier visits, treats for roaches, ants and spiders where needed as part of pest control, and tells the manager what he found and what needs attention. You deal with the same owner every time.
How Michael handles it
- Walk the property. The roof, the rooftop units, the dock area, back doors, the dumpster pad, ceiling spaces and the landscaping line.
- Explain what he found. A plain account for the owner or manager of what is getting in, where, and what it will take to stop it.
- Remove the animals. Live cage traps and one-way doors for wildlife, and trapping inside for rats and mice.
- Seal the building. Mesh and flashing at roof curbs and openings, door sweeps and seal repairs at the docks, screens over vents.
- Clean up. Droppings, nesting and soiled insulation come out of ceiling and roof spaces.
- Come back. Follow-up visits on the schedule set for that property.
If something is getting into your building, call Michael at 713-775-8799 to set up a walk-through.
Commercial work draws on every service Michael offers. Rats in a ceiling are handled the same way as rat and mouse control at a house, only with more ground to cover. Raccoons on a shared roof get the same approach as raccoon removal. Snakes around an HOA pool or a warehouse are identified first, as on the snake removal page. Bats in a building’s roof are moved out with bat exclusion, and a smell in an office wall is dead animal removal. Bed bugs in a rental unit and termites in a building’s frame are covered by bed bug treatment and termite treatment. The full list is on the wild animal control page.
Where Michael does commercial work
- Spring, TX, where his business is based
- Cypress, TX
- Tomball, TX
- The Woodlands, TX
- Klein, TX
- Houston, TX, on the north and northwest side
What decides the quote
Michael quotes a commercial job after he has walked the property. What moves the number is the size of the building, how many entry points there are and how much of the work is on the roof, which animals or pests are involved, how much clean-up the ceiling spaces need, and whether it is a one-time job or regular visits. He will tell the owner or manager plainly what the building needs. Reach him through the contact page or at 713-775-8799.
Questions people ask about commercial wildlife and pest control
Can the work be done around our business hours and customers?
Michael plans the work with the manager so it fits the business. Roof and outside work can often go on while the doors are open, and inside work in a kitchen, a store or an office can be set for a quieter time of day. Talk it through with him when he walks the property, and he will lay out a plan that suits it.
Do you handle HOA pools, clubhouses and common areas?
Yes. Common areas see a lot of snakes, skunks, opossums and raccoons, because pool equipment pads, storage rooms and decks give them cover. Michael removes the animals, closes off the spaces under decks and slabs, and walks the board or the manager through what keeps them out. Any snake is identified before anything else is done.
Why do rats keep coming back to our restaurant?
Usually because the food source and the open door are both still there. Trapping removes rats, but if the dumpster pad draws them in and a gap at the back door, the dock or a utility line lets them inside, new ones replace them. Michael looks for every entry point, seals it, and checks both the trapping and the seals on regular visits.
Will a raccoon above one suite affect the other tenants?
It can. Many strip centers share one roof space over several suites, so an animal that gets in above one tenant can move above the others. That is why Michael inspects the whole roof and every rooftop unit, not just the suite that called, and seals the openings across the building rather than one spot at a time.
Who actually does the work on our building?
Cypress Critters & Pests is Michael’s own business, and he does the inspection and the work himself. The person who walked your building the first time is the one who knows its weak points when he comes back, so nothing gets lost between visits and the manager always knows who to call.
Can you seal around rooftop AC units without blocking them?
Yes. Michael fits mesh and flashing at the curbs and the openings around the units so animals cannot get under or behind them, while leaving the airflow the equipment needs. If the roof itself needs repair beyond closing animal gaps, he tells you so your roofer can handle it.
Contact Us Anytime
Michael handles raccoons, opossums, squirrels, rats and snakes day or night. He inspects the whole house to find every way in, catches the animals alive, and seals the openings so they cannot come back. He also repairs the damage they leave behind.
Call or Text Michael
(713) 775-8799
Cypress Critters & Pests
Cypress Critters & Pests is owner-operated by Michael Gerbino: humane wildlife exclusion, live trapping and pest control around Cypress, Spring, Tomball, The Woodlands, Klein and Houston.
