Keep Pests Out of Your Houston Home With Spray Foam

The Problem

Rodents can squeeze through any gap larger than a dime. They enter through floor penetrations, wall voids around pipes, gaps at the sill plate, and unprotected attic vents. Once inside, they nest in fiberglass insulation, chew wiring, and contaminate surfaces.

The Spray Foam Solution

Closed-cell spray foam applied around all floor and wall penetrations, at the rim joist, and in crawl spaces physically fills every rodent entry point. Unlike caulk — which rodents chew through — cured spray foam is rigid enough to resist gnawing. For existing infestations, we recommend pest control before spray foam to avoid trapping active nests in the wall cavity.

The Problem

German and American cockroaches use the same infiltration pathways as air and moisture — gaps behind cabinets, around plumbing under sinks, at floor penetrations, and in wall cavities behind outlets and switch plates on exterior walls. Houston's warm climate makes year-round infestation pressure relentless.

The Spray Foam Solution

Spray foam applied behind cabinets and at all plumbing and electrical penetrations through exterior walls eliminates the pathways cockroaches use to travel between units in multifamily buildings or between the exterior and interior in single-family homes. It also eliminates the humid microclimates inside wall cavities that cockroaches prefer.

The Problem

Spiders enter through the same small gaps used by insects — and they follow their prey, which means sealing insect entry points reduces spider populations as a downstream effect. Crawl spaces with fiberglass insulation are particularly attractive spider habitat — dark, moist, and populated with the insects that pass through uninsulated floor systems.

The Spray Foam Solution

Spray foam encapsulation of crawl spaces and under-floor framing eliminates spider habitat and seals the entry points insects use to enter from below, removing the prey that drives spider populations upward.

The Problem

Cavity-nesting wasps and bees exploit gaps in the building envelope to build nests inside wall cavities, attic eaves, and floor systems. These nests can grow substantially before they're noticed, and removal often requires opening walls.

The Spray Foam Solution

Spray foam at all exterior penetrations, around window and door frames, and at the roofline and eaves seals the entry points cavity-nesting insects use. This is especially effective when combined with regular pest control to treat the immediate population.

The Problem

Subterranean termites travel through soil moisture and enter buildings through the foundation, slab penetrations, and wood-to-soil contact. While spray foam is not a termite barrier, it eliminates the wood-moisture conditions that attract termites to building assemblies above the slab.

The Spray Foam Solution

Closed-cell spray foam in crawl spaces and on the rim joist eliminates the moisture that makes wood framing attractive to termites. It also seals the gaps around foundation penetrations that serve as termite entry points. Spray foam works best as part of a comprehensive pest management program — not as a standalone termite treatment.