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Is your home keeping a dirty little secret? Maybe, and it might be closer than you think. Here’s what you need to know about rodents in crawl spaces and how to keep them out.
A crawl space is an open area between the ground and the underside of a house. It’s like a creepy little basement, usually 3 to 4 feet deep. Crawl spaces are a type of building foundation that are often found built beneath homes without a functional basement or houses with a concrete slab or combination foundation. Most crawl spaces are made using cinder blocks with a brick facing. Some have concrete flooring, while others have gravel or soil.
Crawl spaces are meant to allow easy access to plumbing, electrical wiring, and ductwork. This makes installation and repairs easier. In addition, a crawl space keeps the house off the ground, providing protection from damage in flood areas. This can also be helpful in preventing pest infestations, especially in termite-prone areas.
Of course, if you really need to know the answer to this question, you might have to do a bit more investigating that just reading this blog post, but we’ll try to help. Houses that often have crawl spaces include doublewide manufactured homes (or pre-fab homes), modular homes, traditional or older homes, and homes without a functional basement. In these types of homes, the crawl space can usually be accessed from the outside or inside of the home.
Crawl spaces are known for being a perfect area for pests. If not properly maintained, a crawl space will be damp and warm, providing perfect conditions for many types of pests. Rodents, such as mice and rats, and insects, such as termites , carpenter ants , cockroaches , crickets, and more, can all infest a crawl space.
Rodents are attracted to crawl spaces because they are often warm, damp, and protected from the elements. In addition, a poorly-maintained crawl space will supply plenty of entry points for rodents to find food, such as trash. Crawl spaces are usually not monitored by homeowners, so rodents can live lavishly for months without being discovered.
There are a few telltale signs of rodents in crawl spaces.
Besides just being gross, rodents can wreak havoc on and from your crawl space. They can destroy insulation and gnaw through wiring and air ducts, creating fire hazards. They often carry parasites and a number of diseases, which could be transmitted to a human via the rodent’s urine or fecal droppings.
Once inside your crawl space, the rodents are able to easily gain access to the main interior of your home. They can follow heated air ducts, electrical wiring, or water pipes into your house, which leaves you vulnerable to a new set of problems.
There are several steps you can take to prevent rodents from infesting your home’s crawl space.
By far, the easiest and most effective way to remedy a pest problem in your crawl space is to get help from YES Pest Pros. Whether you’re sure your crawl space needs attention, or you just want to be sure, we can help. Give us a call today to schedule an appointment.
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