The Key To Keeping Rodents Out Of Your Chicago Home For Good
If there's one thing that will stop any Chicago homeowner in their tracks, it's a rodent infestation in their home. Unlike most guests, rodents won't ask for an invitation, and their only housewarming gifts are disease and destruction. But if they aren't using the front door, how are rodents getting into your home?
Here's what Chicago homeowners should know about the top rodent entry points, what to do if you spot an entry point, how you can patch up a rodent entry point, and how pest control in Chicago can help you get rid of these entrances.
Top Rodent Entry Points
How do Chicago rodents get inside? Some of the most common rodent entry points in your home include:
- Vents: If you've got dryer vents, roof vents, or other open vents to provide air circulation, the slots are often big enough for rodents, like rats and mice, to climb through.
- Cracks and crevices: You may not realize it, but your home could have cracks and crevices around your foundation. Even gaps as small as a pen or holes the size of a dime are wide enough for rodents to squeeze through.
- Metal flashing: Metal flashing is often used on the exterior of homes to get rid of gaps and prevent water from getting inside. Over time, weather, wind, or other elements can damage this flashing and provide spaces for rodents to get inside.
- Garage doors: If they can't use gaps or crevices around your foundation, rodents may just use your garage door. Most garage doors are not airtight, and there could be gaps on either side of the door or even just a poor seal that provides rodents with an entrance.
- Roofing: Many common rodents, like roof rats, are adept at climbing. It's not uncommon for these pests to climb in through the chimney or to slip past broken or worn shingles.
Unfortunately, rodents are adaptable creatures, and there can be no end to the ways they can find to enter your home.
Rodent Entry Point Elimination Service By Aerex Pest Control
Just because you've taken care of one way that rodents were getting into your home doesn't mean you're keeping them out – or that you don't still have them living in your home. Rodents are crafty, and if they've found one way into your Chicago home, they're likely to find another.
Fortunately, this is where Aerex Pest Control can help. Not only can we eliminate existing rodent infestations, but we can also get rid of any and all entry points that these pests may be taking advantage of to get inside your home.
If your home has weaknesses that rodents may try to exploit, we'll find them and get rid of them. If you suspect that you've got rodent entry points or even an infestation, don't wait any longer.
Contact us today at Aerex Pest Control to learn more about how our rodent elimination service can help you keep your Chicago home permanently rodent-free.
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