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Gail C.
01/2013
animal removal
+ -1 moreUpdate: In Fall 2012, a man took out straw and leaves from the squirrel's nest and found no entrance into the attic, none at all. He put in a board and wire mesh so that squirrels could not build a nest there in the future. This took about 10 - 15 minutes to find a board.. He did not charge me anything. In this situation, I think that I was a stupid, but trusting, old (65+++) woman. $400 is a large amount for me, and for nothing.
Description of Work: The total cost from AUWC was $875, of which I paid a $75 appraisal fee and $325 to make half of the money up front. I never received a refund. AUWC was not licensed and could not remove squirrels from my yard (think dog and baby squirrels). Nateo did go up into my attic and said that the electric wires were not broken in that corner.
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Gail C.
10/2011
animal removal
+ -1 moreI paid them half the price. I then terminated the contract because the person was not certified. He said he could remove the squirrels, but that he could only put them in my yard. He mainly takes out the baby squirrels, but then he would put them in my backyard where my dogs or cats would eat them. Last fall I had somebody to be clear out that mess. They said there was no way that the squirrels had gotten in the attic. They said if I had squirrels in the attic I would hear them, which I never had and I told this to the first person. They put an extra board and some wire over the soffit so that squirrels couldn't get in there in the future. So I didn't have squirrels in the attic and I paid a lot of money. The original estimate was over $800, and I think I paid $475. I was very distressed about that. I called him and I then sort of gave up on it. He went up to the attic and said that the wires had not gone through. He also wouldn't give me my money back. He also wanted me to pay him $400, but I did not do that. It was a bad experience.
Description of Work: I used Appalachian Urban Wildlife Control to get rid of squirrels in my attic.
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Gail C.
01/2011
animal removal
+ -1 moreHe said that there were squirrels in the attic, so I paid him half up front, but the squirrels didn't get in the attic. I lost the money I paid him because there were no squirrels to remove.
Description of Work: They came to remove squirrels from my attic.
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Gail C.
07/2010
animal removal
+ -1 moreI understood from Nate at AUWC that the squirrel business was an emergency, as squirrels would chew up wires, leave fleas and diseases, and stink if walled in by roofers. I feel that he misrepresented himself to me. Nate charged me $825, which is a lot of money, and he wasn't licensed to do the job. I paid him ahead of time, being a trusting senior citizen, and then I told him not to do the job. He did a 15-minuted appraisal, didn't even look in the squirrel hole, and ignored my other concern about rats. He charged me $75 for the appraisal, which most companies would do for free. I paid $325 more to help him get started. I would like my $400 back. I thought that Nate would be fair after some time "pondering the situation," as he said. I've worked 25 years with young men in troubles such as prison, and generally find them eager to prove themselves in order to improve their lives.
Description of Work: Nate (Nateo) Childere of Asheville Urban Wildlife Control, charged me $825 to deal with squirrels in the attic. He said that he would put out a trap and find the lactating mother amd remove the babies before closing the hole. Also, he was to paint electric wires with gooey stuff to keep squirrels away. He was going to put screening over roof vents to keep bats out. Upon investigation, Nate was not licensed by the NC Wildlife Control people; he knew that he had to be licensed and that he had to take a test to be certified. Being unlicensed, Nate said he could trap the squirrels on my roof and release them into my yard! without breaking the law! He would have to be there night and day or the squirrels would scream and die on the roof. Then he would have to reach in and remove the babies, which would be illegal. And then what to do - just release the babies in my yard to die? The dogs and cats would be licking their fingers! Not very humane. Coating electric wires would be usuless as tree limbs fall over roof. Gooey squirrel repellant spray is $12.95 at Home Depot! Reusable no-kill trap is $24.95. Slats in roof vents are not broken and screening would cost a few bucks.
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