Just recently we had a flood in our basement. Actually, water was backing up from a clogged gutter and coming through our front door, into a window well and the basement. Brian S was our first call. He pinpointed the problem (bad positioning of downspouts, poor drainage around the house) and fixed everything within a week. The basement has been dry since, even after heavy downpours. And he installed a dehumidifier in our old damp basement which has worked wonders. It has even cured sinus headaches which my husband used to get during damp seasons. But I first met Brian S when we had just bought this house and found it had a massive mouse population. We had hired another highly rated company who had contracted, for a premium fee, to come and place and remove traps whenever we wanted them to, and also to come up with an exclusion plan. They did neither, even refusing to come to remove full traps more than once a month! The traps they set would be filled in a day! We were referred to Brian S and never looked back. He sealed our entire house from mice, rats and flying squirrels, which incidentally the other company missed completely! The work was expertly, quickly and cleanly done. They had to dig out our entire foundation and they tenderly removed every plant and then replanted them. In the course of his work Brian S also found many problems which our home inspector had missed.

Everyone has a Brian S story. At least 5 times during any extended relationship with him he will render some service, do some task or make some suggestion that will make the ownership of your home a less complicated and more pleasant experience. It almost always relates to water and how to prevent it from destroying the value of your home. I resisted his advice to install a certain dehumidifier at my home until this past summer. I finally gave in. what a difference. It is drier and the device is quieter. He has great confidence in his opinions. If you let him he always gets the job done.

I contacted Thoroughspect after seeing an Angie's List deal for their inspection service on house sealing against rodents and other critters. I had suspected squirrels had entered my attic after hearing noises above my bedroom throughout the cold winter and initially thought i would investigate and attempt to do some sealing myself when the weather was warmer. Boy, am i glad i saw the Angie's List deal and reached out to Brian S! After seeing the deal, i did my normal due diligence on the provider, checking their website, reading reviews and comparing competitors. I can truly say no one came close to the level of specialization and attention to detail that Thoroughspect has in this particular service. I was impressed at the positive reviews and the content on the website which demonstrated through pictures, videos and words what i would expect them to be doing. Upon purchasing the deal, Brian S, the owner of Throughspect quickly responded to me via email and we set up a convenient time for him to come by my house for the inspection.

LARCHMONT, NY After paying a partial down payment and scheduling an appointment for the work, Brian S and his team arrived at my house about a week later ready to do a complete seal from top to bottom. Work on both the exterior and interior was done, in installing one way traps in the attic to wire screens and wood blocks (to seal spaces on an exterior crawl space door which mice can squeeze through) in various cracks and areas around my house. There was a lot of the work involved as many pieces of objects needed to be customized and/or fabricated on site for a perfect, tight fit. Brian S was at my house every day work was being done and also made individual visits after the two days to check on traps left in the attic to remove any live squirrels that were caught, which there were on each occasion. Part of Brian's and Thoroughspect's mission is to be environmentally and socially responsible. This was evident in that no poisons were used and squirrels that were captured were released some 50+ miles from my house into a wooded area. Brian S himself is a pet lover and from what i understand he also runs a dog shelter/rescue and rehabilitation program.

Thoroughspect offers an outstanding service in many ways. Brian S has rodent proofed three houses for me, and goes above and beyond to ensure that every detail is examined and treated appropriately. I have lived in three houses with major rodent problems, and I am very grateful to the work Brian S has done to amend these problems. I am mouse free, thanks to Brian S, and recommend him to anyone looking for a thorough and honest solution to pest control as well as water sealing, and many other issues that Brian S is very knowledgeable about.

Eric F. Fairfield, CT This was probably the BEST experience with a contractor EVER. Brian is extremely knowledgeable, passionate, and enthusiastic about his work, which all shows in the finished project. He also shows alot of integrity and concern for the environment which we greatly appreciate. This was not a fun project as one can imagine (who wants to have to deal with rats?) and there was a certain level of anxiety but Brian made the whole experience positive. Was it more expensive than hiring an exterminator and laying poison, etc, yes, but that would not have solved the problem and in fact would have probably led to more (ie dead rodents in our walls). In the end, our problem has been solved in a humane and safe way, and because of the thourough sealing that Brian and his team did we are confident the problem won't come back. We feel very comfortable again in our own home, and best of all we know if we have any problems or questions in the future Brian will be there to help us.