Torrance neighborhoods we cover
- Old Torrance
- Hollywood Riviera
- Walteria
- Southwood
- North Torrance
- Shady Nook
- Del Amo
- Torrance Beach
Where rodents get into Torrance houses
Post-war tract houses
The single-story tract homes that fill much of Torrance are now old enough for attic vents, garage door seals and the stucco around pipes to have worn. Mice slip under garage doors and through small gaps at ground level, and roof rats find loose vent screens and gaps at the eaves.
View lots in the Riviera and Walteria
On the slopes toward the Palos Verdes Hills, houses step down their lots with decks, retaining walls and lower floors. The space under a deck and the foundation on the downhill side give rodents cover beside the house, and the vents there are easy for owners to overlook.
Next to the marsh and open ground
Homes around Madrona Marsh, the big parks and the airport sit beside open ground and dense planting. Rodents living in that cover forage in nearby yards and move along fences and walls to garages, sheds and the gaps at the base of the house.
Old Torrance storefronts
Old Torrance has the city's oldest homes and commercial buildings. Storefronts with shared walls, older roofs and rear service areas give rats and mice more seams to work through, and a restaurant kitchen next door is a strong draw. Commercial rodent control covers the shops, restaurants and offices downtown.
Newer homes get rodents too, usually through garages, roof vents and the openings where pipes and cables come in.
