Parts of Tujunga we cover
- Big Tujunga Canyon
- Haines Canyon
- Commerce Avenue
- Bolton Hall area
- McGroarty Arts Center area
- Foothill Boulevard
- Tujunga Canyon Boulevard
- Mount Lukens foothills
Where rodents get into Tujunga homes
River rock and owner-built houses
Many early Tujunga homes were owner-built, with foundations, walls and chimneys made from the boulders that cover the area. Mortar between the stones cracks over time, and the gaps where rock meets wood framing are a common way in for mice and Norway rats.
Big Tujunga and Haines Canyon
Homes up Big Tujunga Canyon Road and near Haines Canyon sit among chaparral and canyon brush, well away from the street grid. Wild rodents live all around these properties, and cabins, sheds and woodpiles are usually the first structures they find.
Foothill Boulevard and Commerce Avenue
Shops, markets and restaurants along Foothill Boulevard and Commerce Avenue, the street Bolton Hall stands on, occupy many older buildings. Shared walls and aging storefronts let rodents move from one business to the next, and commercial rodent control covers them.
Terraced yards and rock walls
Lots on the slopes below Mount Lukens are often terraced with rock retaining walls. The spaces between loose stones and behind the walls make good shelter, and Norway rats burrow into the soil behind them, close to the house foundation.
Newer homes get rodents too, usually through garages, roof vents and the openings where pipes and cables come in.
