Do new homes in Centerville get bats?

They can, because bats do not need old wood or a big hole. Georgia DNR guidance puts the limit at a quarter inch, and a loose vent screen or an open seam where two roof sections meet is enough. If you see bats leaving the roof at dusk, check the attic for guano below the vents.

Who do I call about a bat in a Centerville house?

For a single bat, Georgia DNR says most situations can be handled by the homeowner. Houston County Animal Control handles bites and points residents to DNR's list of licensed nuisance wildlife control operators, and the Houston County Health Department, part of the North Central Health District, takes rabies questions.

Is bat removal different for a manufactured home?

The rules are the same: one-way exits first, sealing after, and nothing between April 1 and July 31. What changes is where the gaps are, so the inspection covers the roof edges, vents and every side of the home.

Does the tricolored bat at Robins AFB affect Centerville homeowners?

Not directly, but it is a reminder that protected bats live nearby. Robins Air Force Base lists the tricolored bat among its threatened and endangered species, although federal listing has only been proposed (in 2022), and Georgia DNR guidance calls for the same humane exclusion for every bat in a building. Trapping or killing bats is outside those accepted practices.

Bat Removal in Centerville, Georgia

Bat removal in Centerville mostly means newer houses: the city's median home was built in 2001, and the 2000s alone account for 35.5 percent of its housing. That still leaves about a quarter of homes from the 1960s and 1970s, plus a 10.6 percent share of manufactured homes, each with its own gaps to check. The work follows Georgia DNR guidance: one-way exits outside the April 1 to July 31 pup season, then sealing.

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What does bat removal cost in Centerville?

HomeAdvisor's national figure for typical bat removal is $232 to $755, and its guano cleanup range is $500 to $8,000; treat both as national reference points rather than Centerville prices. On a newer Centerville house the job may come down to a few vents or soffit gaps, while an older home can need more sealing. One-way exits have to stay up for at least five nights before the final seal. Details are in the pricing guide.

Bat Removal Services in Centerville

Here is how each of the eight services applies in Centerville:

Bat Removal: evictions from subdivision homes and older houses alike, with the same five-night minimum.
Bat Exclusion: sealing the 1960s and 1970s homes, which make up about a quarter of the city's housing.
Bats in Attic: attic work in Centerville's detached homes, about four out of five houses in the city.
Bat Guano Cleanup and Attic Restoration: cleanup where a colony has used an attic for a while, with droppings and soiled insulation removed together.
Bat Proofing and Sealing: gap sealing for newer homes, half of them built in 2001 or later, before bats find a way in.
Bat Inspection: a look at older homes and manufactured homes, the housing the city studied in its 2018 assessment.
Bats in Walls, Chimneys and Soffits: wall and soffit roosts, where exclusion tubes fit openings that netting cannot cover.
Commercial, Church and Barn Bat Removal: churches, schools and commercial buildings, including the retail strips along Watson Boulevard.

Why Centerville Homes Still Need a Bat Check

Centerville's name is older than the city. Houston County maps from 1847 show a settlement called Busby here, and the town also went by LaVilla, Gunn, Dunbar, Toy and Busbayville before the name Centerville appeared on an 1888 map, chosen because it sat halfway between Macon and Perry.

The city itself is younger still. It was chartered on March 25, 1958, the 1960 Census counted just 290 residents, and today's housing is mostly recent, with a median build year of 2001 for about 9,500 residents.

Newer does not mean bat-proof. Georgia DNR guidance says bats can use any crevice a quarter inch or wider, and the county plan describes Centerville's typical development as similar single-family homes on small lots. With so many similar houses side by side, a gap found on one is worth checking for on the next.

Protected bats live nearby. The tricolored bat, proposed for federal endangered listing in 2022, appears on the threatened and endangered species list at nearby Robins Air Force Base, and the steep, wooded land along Echeconnee Creek on Centerville's northern edge is set aside for conservation.

Common Centerville Bat Removal Projects

Subdivision homes. Houses from the 2000s, the largest single decade of Centerville's housing, where vents and soffit seams are the first places to look.
1960s and 1970s houses. Older homes from the area's early growth, about a quarter of the housing, with more trim and roofline to seal.
Manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes, 10.6 percent of Centerville housing, where the inspection covers every side of the home.
Commercial and church buildings. Larger buildings around the Houston County Galleria and the Gunn Road, Church Street and Houston Lake Boulevard crossroads.
Single bats indoors. Georgia DNR says most single-bat situations can be handled by the homeowner, with a call to the health department if anyone may have had contact.

Centerville Neighborhoods and Roads We Cover

Coverage takes in all of Centerville, including subdivisions such as Old Stone Crossing, Willow Stone, Houston Pointe and Grove Landing, the older neighborhoods the city surveyed in its 2018 housing assessment, and the planned downtown around City Hall on East Church Street.

Watson Boulevard carries about 32,400 vehicles a day through town and Houston Lake Boulevard about 16,200, and I-75 is roughly 4 miles away. North Houston Lake Road, Dunbar Road, Gunn Road and Collins Avenue cover the rest, along with the corridor running north from Watson Boulevard to Carl Vinson Parkway.

Center Park at North Houston Lake Boulevard and Gunn Road and the Echeconnee Creek corridor on the north side are part of the area too. See all service areas for nearby towns.