Pest Control and Exterminator Service in West Norriton Township, PA

River-Bottom Summers and 1979-Era Basements

Census (ACS) estimates give West Norriton a 1979 median build year and about 32 percent renters. Finished basements and wood decks on homes that age are where termites and moisture pests turn up.

Damp ground near the Schuylkill and wooded slopes toward Norristown Farm Park keep mosquitoes, ticks and field mice close.

Housing comes in three rough layers: older capes, ranches and twins, many on the streets nearer Norristown; split-levels and colonials from the 1970s and 1980s; and townhome and apartment communities that house most of the renters. The oldest layer has block foundations and steel basement windows that mice work through, the middle one has paneled lower levels where termites hide, and the attached communities share attic runs and utility chases that let mice and ants cross from unit to unit.

Down on the river flats, soil stays wet long after a storm, and the Schuylkill spills over its banks in big rain events. Flooded or seeping basements dry slowly, leaving the damp conditions that camel crickets, millipedes, silverfish and drain flies follow, while rats pushed off the riverbank look for new shelter in garages and sheds.

Crossing the Schuylkill on US 422

We take I-76 west to US 422 and cross the river into the township. Thom and his team inspect the home and yard, then send a written quote.

Between Norristown, Trooper and the River

West Norriton borders Norristown and Trooper, and shares the Norristown Area School District with its neighbors. About 16,300 people live in West Norriton, and Jeffersonville, the historic crossroads village on Ridge Pike, sits inside the township. Jeffersonville Golf Club, a public course, keeps a large stretch of open turf and tree lines in the middle of the residential area. US 422 crosses the Schuylkill into the township from the Valley Forge side, and the Schuylkill River Trail follows the north bank toward Norristown, so river woods run behind many of the southern streets. Because most residents own single-family homes, the work we plan for here is seasonal and property by property: termite checks in spring, mosquito and tick treatments in summer, and rodent exclusion before winter. Homes on the river flats get an extra look after any high-water event, since displaced rats and wet basements tend to show up together in the weeks that follow.