Smiley's housing stock shapes exactly where rodents get in. A blend of Hill Country stone construction and warmer-climate South Texas homes built for heat rather than cold. Combined with the area's climate — a humid subtropical climate in the Hill Country transitioning to a warmer, semi-arid climate farther south toward the Rio Grande Valley — 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.