Glendale neighborhoods we cover
- Rossmoyne
- Royal Boulevard
- Cumberland Heights
- Chevy Chase Canyon
- Verdugo Woodlands
- Montrose
- Glendale Rancho
- Downtown Glendale
How rodents get into Glendale homes
Tile roofs on period homes
The Spanish and Tudor Revival houses of Rossmoyne and Cumberland Heights have tile roofs, decorative attic vents and stucco that has cracked and been patched over the decades. Gaps under the roof tiles and around old vents give roof rats a way into the attic.
Oaks and canyon edges
Chevy Chase Canyon and Verdugo Woodlands have mature oaks, and the homes at the top of their streets meet open hillside. An oak canopy over the roof and brush behind the back fence put wild rodents within easy reach of the house.
Apartment blocks in south Glendale
South Glendale has many apartment and condo buildings with parking garages, trash rooms and shared walls. Rodents use garages and utility runs to move through a building, so trouble in one unit often involves the whole structure and its neighbors.
Horse properties in the Glendale Rancho
The Glendale side of the Rancho, near Bette Davis Park and the Los Angeles River, keeps the equestrian zoning of its Burbank neighbor, with barns and feed storage behind the houses. Feed draws rodents, and stables and sheds give them cover close to home.
In apartment buildings, rodents move between units through shared walls, pipe runs and garages, so a problem can start next door.
