Parts of Sherman Oaks we cover
- Chandler Estates
- Magnolia Woods
- Longridge Avenue
- Dixie Canyon
- Ventura Boulevard
- Sherman Oaks Galleria
- Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Park
- Mulholland Drive hillside
Where rodents get in around Sherman Oaks
Canyon woodland behind the house
On streets near Dixie Canyon and Longridge, homes back onto oak and walnut woodland and chaparral. Wild rodents nest in the leaf litter and brush, and a deck, a crawlspace vent or a gap in a retaining wall on the uphill side gives them a short route in.
Houses that step down the slope
Hillside houses south of Ventura often step down the slope, with decks on posts, garages below the living space and long runs of retaining wall. Every change in level is a joint in the building, and joints are where gaps open up over time.
Behind the Ventura Boulevard restaurants
Restaurants, cafes and markets line Ventura Boulevard, with parking lots and service areas behind them that back up to homes on the side streets. Kitchen waste and deliveries draw rodents, and the nearest houses on the side streets are only a fence away.
Apartments north of the boulevard
North of Ventura Boulevard, apartment and condo buildings stand among single-family houses. Parking garages, trash rooms and shared walls let rodents move through a building, and the trees and hedges between buildings carry them from one lot to the next.
In apartment buildings, rodents move between units through shared walls, pipe runs and garages, so a problem can start next door.
