Pest & Rodent Entry Audit

Wooded lots, greenbelts, and older housing stock. Older homes have more gaps, and greenbelt edges supply the population; winter then drives everything toward warm crawlspaces and attics.

Failed crawlspace vent screens and foundation-line gaps, then garage door sweeps and plumbing, electrical, and cable penetrations. One exterior walk finds most of the doors if you look low and at every penetration.

Wood piles against the house, dense foundation plantings, standing water, and tree limbs that give roof access. Removing the harborage and the bridges is half the fix before you seal a single gap.

Droppings, chewed insulation, and fresh nesting mean active — get a pest pro rather than only sealing, or you'll trap animals inside. Old, dry evidence with sealed entries is a monitoring situation.

It changes the inspection conversation but is usually manageable: the questions are entry points and any damage to insulation or wiring. Price the exclusion work and any remediation; it's rarely a deal-breaker on an older home.

Recheck crawlspace vents and the foundation line each fall before winter drives them in, and keep the harborage cleared year-round. Exclusion is a seasonal habit here, not a one-time job.