Albin's housing stock shapes exactly where rodents get in. A mix of older ranch homes and newer wood-frame construction, most built with basements to handle harsh winter cold, spread across large rural parcels. Combined with the area's climate — a semi-arid climate defined by wind, elevation, and real winter cold, with summers that stay cool even in July — rodents seeking shelter from weather extremes make a beeline for any accessible gap.
Exclusion is the core of effective rodent control: finding and sealing every gap a mouse or rat could use to get inside, since traps alone just remove the current population without stopping the next one. We pair exterior sealing with interior trapping or bait stations, then follow up to confirm the problem is resolved.