Seventy-year-old houses, many ways in
Half of East LA's homes were built in 1950 or earlier. By that age, the likely openings are familiar: foundation vents on raised wood floors with rusted or missing screens, gaps where gas and water lines enter the house, eaves and roof vents that have pulled loose, and garage doors that no longer meet the ground.
Different rodents use different routes. Roof rats tend to climb fences, wires and trees into attics; house mice slip into walls through small utility gaps; Norway rats are more likely to burrow along foundations and travel through alleys and drains. We identify which one you have before choosing where to seal and trap.
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