Pest Control in Bexley, OH

How mice get into Bexley houses built before 1950

A 1944 house has stone or block foundations, brick that has been repointed more than once, and decades of added wiring, gas lines and cable. Each addition is another opening, and old mortar crumbles where water has sat. Columbus Health Code §221.03 sets its sealing line at half an inch within 48 inches of the ground, which is the size mice need.

Mice also climb. Ivy on brick, a tree limb against the roof and an old chimney flashing can all become a way to the attic. We follow the walls up, not only along the ground.

Pest control services for Bexley's older brick homes

Alum Creek, Capital University and Bexley's rental buildings

About 22% of Bexley homes are rented, and the city has older apartment buildings and houses cut into units, many close to the Capital University campus. Moves in and out are frequent, and used furniture is how bed bugs arrive.

Alum Creek runs along the east side of the city, and the damp ground nearby supports ants and, in a wet summer, mosquitoes. In any building with two or more units, the Columbus Health Code makes the owner responsible for eliminating pests. Bexley's own city government can tell you what local rules add.

Main Street, the Jeffrey Mansion grounds and a city of 2.4 square miles

Bexley covers only about 2.4 square miles, an enclave inside Columbus on the banks of Alum Creek. Main Street, which is U.S. Route 40 and the old National Road, runs through the city and divides it. The village was incorporated in 1908 when Bullitt Park and Pleasant Ridge merged, and it became a city on January 1, 1932 (Wikipedia).

The Jeffrey Mansion, built from 1903 to 1905 on nearly 40 acres in North Bexley, sits beside two parks and trails along Alum Creek. The Ohio Governor's Mansion is also in Bexley. Green edges by the creek and the parks hold ants and mosquitoes. Lots are small and houses stand close, so a mouse or ant problem rarely stays on one property. We ask about the neighbors, and we plan visits so the next stop is only minutes away.

What a visit to Bexley looks like

Bexley is near enough that a quick stop is easier to fit in here than most places, provided the schedule has room. Phone with the address and the problem. Mr. Boyde often answers himself.

We begin by asking about allergies, pets and kids, then inspect from the roofline to the basement. Entry points and cracks and crevices get treated per label directions, and the label supplies the re-entry time. If the walls need sealing, we hand you a list of each opening we found.

Alum Creek to Dunning Rd: why Bexley is a short run

The shop has worked central Ohio since 1990, and Bexley is one of the cities closest to Dunning Rd. Brick houses from the 1940s, with basements that have seen eighty winters, usually call for a look at foundation walls, window sills and the roofline, and a drive of about 9 minutes makes a return check easy to fit in. Whitehall, Gahanna and Grandview Heights sit on the same side of the city, and each has its own page.