Rodent Control in Kenilworth, Asheville

A 1920s town on the hills

Kenilworth started as its own town in 1913, did most of its growing in the 1920s and became part of Asheville in 1929, according to the city's neighborhood spotlight. Developer Jake Chiles laid out the streets along the path his horse took over the hills, and he dammed Ross Creek in 1925 to make Kenilworth Lake. The housing mix includes 1920s Spanish-style villas, Tudors and Craftsman bungalows, with ranch, modern and multifamily buildings added later. The old Kenilworth Inn is now apartments.

The neighborhood sits southeast of downtown between Beaucatcher Mountain and the Swannanoa River, roughly between Biltmore Avenue and Tunnel Road. Five parks, including Kenilworth Park and Leah Chiles Park, and Gibson Creek running through Meadow and Seven Springs parks, put green space and water close to many homes.

What that means for rodents

Hillside houses here often have stucco or masonry walls on a partial basement, with a crawl space under the rest. Stucco cracks and stone joints give mice access, and the low side of the house is where Norway rats dig in.

Water draws rats. Homes close to Kenilworth Lake, the creeks and the Swannanoa River see more Norway rat burrows along foundations, sheds and retaining walls. Wooded park edges add white-footed mice in garages and attics.

Apartments in the old inn and in later multifamily buildings need building-wide work. See apartment and rental rodent control.

Studios and home workshops

Kenilworth has an active artist community, with the Kenilworth Artists Association running an annual studio tour. Home studios and workshops in basements, garages and backyard outbuildings store paper, canvas, fabric and packing material, which mice shred for nests. Keep supplies in sealed bins, check outbuildings when the weather turns cold and set a few snap traps along studio walls as early warning. If you rent a studio in someone else's building, report droppings to the owner in writing so the whole building gets checked.

Services people call about in Kenilworth

• Rat Control
• Crawl Space Rodent Control
• Exclusion and Sealing
• Deer Mouse Control
• Apartment and Rental Rodent Control

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