Pest Control in Baltimore, OH

Rentals and 1966 houses along SR 256

Nearly half of Baltimore's homes are rented. In doubles, small apartment buildings and houses divided into units, German cockroaches and bed bugs travel along party walls, plumbing and laundry rooms. Treating a single unit rarely resolves a shared-wall problem, so we ask about the units on each side before we start.

A house built around 1966 has had decades to settle. Mortar cracks, utility lines have been added, and each one is a new gap at the foundation. A mouse needs about half an inch. The Columbus Public Health code counts gaps that size in the lowest 48 inches of a wall as worth sealing, though Baltimore is outside Columbus, so treat that as a benchmark and not your local rule.

Services Baltimore tenants and landlords need most

New Market, Market Street and a village on SR 256

Baltimore was laid out in 1824 under the name New Market, and its post office has operated since 1829. Market Street is the village's link to State Route 256, and Trinity United Church of Christ stands on it. About 2,981 people lived in the village at the 2020 census, and

A village platted in the 1820s has buildings of many ages. Older ones often share walls and have basements, and a 1966 house stands alone with a garage. That mix is why we ask early whether the problem is in a unit or a detached house.

Liberty Union-Thurston Local Schools serve Baltimore, and the Fairfield County District Library has a branch here. The village qualified as a Tree City USA in 2011, and mature street trees mean wasps in the eaves and ants following the trunks to the roofline in summer.

What happens on a 27 mile visit from Dunning Rd

Give us the address and the number of units that share a wall. Allergies, pets and kids come up first; then we inspect, explain the price ahead of the work and say whether a second visit is needed. A same-day visit is possible when the schedule allows, though a 27 mile run makes a booked time likelier.

Renters should loop in the landlord first. Columbus puts pest duty on the owner of any dwelling with two or more units. Baltimore sets its own rules, so ask the local health authority what applies.

Reaching Baltimore along SR 256 from Pickerington

Boydes has worked central Ohio since 1990, long enough to know the SR 256 side of Fairfield County. Baltimore is about 27 miles from the shop, Pickerington is the larger town on the same road, and Carroll, Lancaster and Etna are also on our list of nearby stops.

Because 46% of Baltimore homes are rented and the median house dates to 1966, a call here often involves a landlord as well as a tenant. Telling us whether you own or rent helps us ask the right questions before the visit.