Killing the rats is the easy half. Finding how they got in is the half that decides whether you do this once or every year.
Remove the food, treat the population, find the entry point, then close it. In that order, and the last step is the one that lasts.
Treatment without proofing is a pause. A property that has been open to rats once will be open to them again next autumn.
A rat can pass through a gap the width of your thumb. If you can post a £1 coin through it, so can they.
£240 for a house, £190 for a flat, proofing from £180. Published before anyone visits.
View Rat Control Rayners Lane →| Material | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Steel wool or wire mesh, correctly fixed | Works |
| Cement or mortar over mesh | Works where the substrate is sound |
| Expanding foam alone | Useless. They chew straight through it |
| Plastic vent covers | Chewed through |
| Silicone or decorator's caulk | Chewed through |
| A drain repair or non-return valve | The right answer for a drainage route |
| Blocking an air brick solid | Do not. Mesh it — sealing causes damp |
Usually two to four weeks, longer where drainage repair is needed.
Not if the entry point is closed. If it is not, next autumn is likely.
One seen usually means more not seen, and it means a route in either way.
Different pest, same published pricing — wasp nests are £90 in Rayners Lane, guaranteed for 30 days.
Remove the food, treat the population, find the entry point, then close it properly. The last step is the one that lasts.
Treatment without proofing is a pause. A property that has been open to rats once will be open to them again next autumn.
Roughly the width of your thumb. If you can post a £1 coin through it, so can they.
Steel wool or wire mesh correctly fixed, or mortar over mesh. Expanding foam, plastic and silicone are all chewed straight through.
Mesh it, never fill it. Blocking subfloor ventilation causes damp and rot.
No. There is no credible evidence for them.
Report it in writing the day you find it, tell the other occupants, and agree who is clearing what — partial food removal achieves little.
Clear the old droppings so you can tell, then look for two clear weeks with no new droppings, no fresh gnawing and no noises.
Treatment from £190. Ask for the entry points in writing — that is the part that lasts.
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