Pest Control and Exterminator Service in Newtown, PA

Old timber and stone cellars through the seasons

In spring, termites swarm from damp soil under old sills, and carpenter ants wake up in softened porch wood. Summer humidity in stone cellars favors silverfish and camel crickets.

Fall brings mice and stink bugs into houses whose joints have loosened over a century or more. Old hardwood framing and floors can also hold powderpost beetles, which leave fine powder below tiny holes.

A 1938 median build year puts most borough houses before modern vapor barriers, foam sealants and treated lumber. Rubble-stone foundations lose mortar over time, and each crumbling joint is an open door for mice and crickets. Original sills often sit right on that stone, so soil moisture wicks straight into the oldest wood in the house.

Newtown Creek runs along the edge of the borough on its way to the Neshaminy, and the low ground beside it keeps cellars on nearby blocks damp through wet springs. Many State Street and Sycamore Street buildings share party walls or have apartments over shops, so roaches and mice that start in one storefront can work along the whole row. With roughly a quarter of homes rented, tenant turnover adds the occasional bed bug call to the mix.

Planning a Newtown visit from Media

We travel I-95 north and come into town on Route 413 or Route 332. Thom or a team member looks closely at the cellar, sills and attic framing. A written quote, drawn up after the free inspection, comes before any work.

Newtown Borough within Newtown Township

The borough is surrounded by Newtown Township, and its historic district centers on State Street. Richboro and Langhorne are short drives away. Newtown was laid out in the 1680s and served as the Bucks County seat until the courts moved to Doylestown in 1813, which is why so many of its brick and stone buildings predate the railroad era. The Newtown Theatre on North State Street still shows films in a 19th-century hall, and Sycamore Street holds a second strip of shops and restaurants. Council Rock School District serves the borough, Bucks County Community College sits just outside it in the township, and Tyler State Park lies along the Neshaminy to the west. In practice, the jobs here center on cellars: mice and crickets in stone foundations, termite and beetle checks on old framing, and recurring service for shared-wall storefronts.