Ant Treatment for a Rayners Lane House – £220

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What £220 Covers

• Internal inspection and trail tracing
• Entry point identification
• Gel bait placed on the foraging route, out of reach of pets and children
• External perimeter treatment
• Nest treatment where the nest can be located
• Advice on the physical measures
• Follow-up visit if the colony persists

Why the External Work Matters

• Black garden ants nest outdoors, almost always
• Under a patio slab, a path edge, a step or a border against the wall
• Warm south-facing walls are favoured
• Treating indoors alone leaves the colony intact
• Reaching the nest is what ends it
• Which is why a house price includes external work and a flat price often cannot

Finding the Nest

• Look for fine loose soil between paving slabs or at the wall base
• Under a step or a path edge
• Along the border against the house
• Under a pot, a slab, or decking
• Follow the trail outward from the entry point on a warm day
• Flying ants emerging from one spot in July marks it precisely
• Photograph it and tell us where

When You Do Not Need This

• The nest is in the garden and the ants stay outdoors
• Flying ants for a few days in summer
• A single trail with an obvious food source that cleaning ends
• Ants in a shed or garage only
• A few ants after heavy rain
• We will tell you — it is the most common outcome of an ant enquiry

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When You Do

• A trail that returns within a day of every cleaning, for over a week
• Ants in food cupboards
• Ants emerging mid-floor, which suggests a nest under the floor
• Multiple trails in different rooms
• Very large numbers over weeks
• Small pale ants — pharaoh ants, a different and more serious problem

Preparation

• Do not spray the trail beforehand
• Do not put down shop bait the day before — competing bait dilutes ours
• Leave the trail visible so we can follow it
• Clear access to the external wall base and any path or border
• Move stored items away from the walls, inside and out
• Tell us about pets, children and any pond or fish
• Photograph any flying ant emergence point

Physical Measures That Help

• Seal internal gaps at the skirting and around pipe runs
• Repoint a weathered mortar joint at the wall base
• Move bins, compost and log piles away from the wall
• Clear vegetation touching the building
• Keep the kitchen sealed and crumb-free
• Do not block air bricks — mesh them if needed; sealing causes damp

For Landlords

• £220 covers the house, not per room, so there is one number to authorise
• Ask the tenant where the ants are before instructing — the garden needs nothing
• A persistent internal trail is worth treating
• Small pale ants indoors need reporting properly; they are a building issue
• Follow-up included means one invoice
• Between tenancies is a good time for the external work

Related Questions

How long does it take to work?

Activity usually falls within a few days and the colony clears over two to three weeks.

Will it stop them coming back next year?

It ends that colony. A new colony in a future summer is a new job.

Do you treat the whole garden?

No. We treat the nest that is causing the indoor problem, not the garden.