Scorpion & Pest Entry: Why Doors Aren’t the Weak Point — They’re The Last Point
How Seal Out Scorpions Redefines Real Home Protection
Most people believe scorpions and other pests get in through the doors.
It looks that way you find them near thresholds, you feel a draft, you see the gap, and sometimes they do, so it seems it’s the obvious problem.
But what you’re seeing isn’t the cause of the problem.
It’s the last symptom of how your home leaks and breathes.
At Seal Out Scorpions, we understand that real pest protection isn’t about chasing where they’re seen, it’s about engineering how they get there in the first place.
1. The Real Door Problem: Hundreds Of Micro-Air Leaks
Before sealing, a home leaks through hundreds of tiny openings, around baseboards, electrical outlets, slab joints, wall penetrations, and framing transitions.
You can’t see them, but air, heat, and pests can.
Scorpions, ants, and crickets follow these micro-air leaks like roadmaps into your home.
Building Performance Sealing™ closes those invisible pathways and transforms your home into a controlled pressure shell, where airflow and pest flow become predictable, managed, and preventable.
2. Why Door Zones Only Look Like The Problem
Doors move, flex, and wear over time. They’re mechanical systems, so it’s normal to see small gaps or feel a draft.
But in most homes, those gaps aren’t the true entry points, they just happen to be the last points after pests have already discovered airflow through hidden leaks from the entire house.
Once your home is sealed properly, the “door problem” becomes manageable, because the rest of the structure is no longer feeding air and pest movement toward those spots.
When whole home Building Performance Sealing is complete, doors become manageable flex zones, not vulnerabilities.
3. Doors vs. Windows, Why They’re Not The Same
Many people group doors and windows together when thinking about sealing.
But they’re built very differently:
- Windows are stationary. They’re surrounded by layers of flashing, sealants, and barriers designed to block air and water.
- Doors move thousands of times a year. They rely on rubber and plastic weatherstripping designed for comfort and insulation, not pest-level exclusion.
So while your windows are already well protected by design, your doors need a partnership between structural sealing and pest management.
That’s where Seal Out Scorpions brings both together, physics and ecology working as one.
4. Two Disciplines. One System.
Our process combines Building Performance Sealing (BPS) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) into a unified approach called the Pest Barrier Integrity System (PBIS).
- BPS seals micro-air leaks that create airflow pathways.
- IPM reduces pest pressure outside so they rarely reach your door zones.
Together, they form a living, layered defense, what we call Barrier Integrity.
It’s not about spraying more chemicals; it’s about managing how your home performs as an ecosystem.
5. What Sets Seal Out Scorpions Apart
Most pest control companies treat the surface problem, applying broad-spectrum pesticides that don’t target the source.
These treatments wear off quickly and often create unintended side effects: they flush scorpions and other pests inward, driving them into furniture, closets, shoes, and personal items instead of eliminating the environmental conditions that attract them.
Seal Out Scorpions engineers the source, not the symptom.
We tighten your home’s barrier so scorpions, ants, and other pests can’t follow air movement, pressure changes, or moisture gradients into your living spaces.
Some contractors and pest control companies also claim to “seal for scorpions,” but what they’re doing is not Building Performance Sealing.
They typically apply caulk or foam wherever they see light or movement, sealing for appearance or surface coverage rather than airflow control or pressure continuity.
Their results are temporary because they don’t address how air actually moves through the structure or how pests follow it.
Building Performance Sealing applies building science to trace the movement of air, from attic to slab, wall to wall, connecting hundreds of micro-air leaks into a continuous, engineered pressure shell.
That’s why our system lasts longer, performs better, and makes every other part of your pest control strategy more effective.
6. Builders Didn’t Miss It, The Industry Did
Your builder did their job.
Homes are built to meet energy and safety codes, not pest-level sealing standards.
Those codes don’t address the hundreds of micro-air leaks pests exploit, because no single trade is responsible for sealing between trades.
That’s not a mistake; it’s just how the construction industry is designed.
Building Performance Sealing fills that missing role, connecting those invisible spaces into one continuous pest barrier system that works with, not against, your home’s natural ventilation.
Side note on termites: Termite protection is required by code during construction and handled by licensed wood-destroying organism (WDO) specialists (Category 3). This process focuses only on termites and does not include scorpions or general pests. Building Performance Sealing complements termite systems, it doesn’t replace or overlap them.
7. The Truth About “A Home Needs To Breathe”
You may have heard that sealing a home too tightly can make it “stop breathing.”
That’s a common myth, and it’s not true here.
A well-sealed home still exchanges air, but through its designed systems, not through cracks.
BPS never seals attics airtight, blocks vents, or interferes with ventilation.
It simply closes the uncontrolled micro-air leaks that allow heat, dust, and pests to enter.
Your home still breathes safely, it just does so on its terms, not through unintentional gaps.
8. The Result: True Barrier Integrity
When both sealing and pest management work together, your home becomes a managed environment.
Airflow is stable. Pests are deterred before they even reach your doors.
And your energy efficiency and comfort improve along the way.
That’s why door zones aren’t the weak point, they’re the last point.
Once your home performs as a unified system, pests lose the advantage.
Discover Real Scorpion Control
If you’re seeing scorpions or other pests in your home, the problem isn’t just your pest control, it’s your barrier integrity and lack of Integrated Pest Management.
The good news? That’s fixable.
Call Seal Out Scorpions or request a quote at https://sealoutscorpions.com/
to learn how Building Performance Sealing and Pest Barrier Integrity work together to protect your home, from foundation to rooftop, from air pressure to pest pressure.
Because real scorpion control doesn’t start at the door, it starts before they ever reach it.
About Seal Out Scorpions®
Seal Out Scorpions is led by Georgia A. Clubb, Advanced Scorpion Specialist, together with William L. Clubb and Michael C. Golleher — Certified Building Analysts and Envelope Professionals through the Building Performance Institute, with additional Building Science Certificates and studies in Urban & Industrial IPM through Purdue University. Their team includes licensed pest management and sealing specialists who pioneered Building Performance Sealing to solve scorpion problems at the structural level.
