Clarkdale's housing stock shapes exactly where rodents get in. Housing ranges from historic mining-town construction to newer builds on wooded acreage, with crawl spaces and partial basements far more common than in the valley below. Combined with the area's climate — a four-season climate at roughly a mile of elevation, meaning actual cold snaps and occasional snow that the low desert never sees — 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.