Andover · Service
Rats & Drain Pest Proofing in Andover
Rats in a building almost always arrive through broken drainage. Poison treats the symptom; finding and sealing the route is what actually ends it.
What you are actually dealing with
If you are hearing scratching in the walls or seeing droppings in a property that was fine last year, there is a reasonable chance something changed underground. A cracked drain, a redundant pipe that was never capped or a disused toilet connection gives rats a sheltered, food-rich route straight into a building.
Pest controllers deal with the animals. We deal with the road they came in on. A camera survey of the drainage around your Andover property finds the defect, and once it is identified we can fit a non-return rat flap, cap off abandoned pipework or line the damaged section.
Done in that order — find, seal, then treat — infestations stop recurring. Done the other way round, you are baiting the same problem every year.
What the job covers
- CCTV investigation for rat access
- Defective and redundant pipe identification
- Non-return rat flap installation
- Capping off disused connections
- Broken chamber and manhole sealing
- Lining of damaged pipe runs
- Smoke testing for hidden breaches
- Reports for landlords and agents
Method
How we handle drain pest proofing
Investigate
Full camera survey of the drainage serving the property, looking specifically for breaches large enough to admit a rat.
Identify
Every defect, redundant branch and open connection located and marked, with the most likely route explained to you.
Seal
Rat flaps fitted, redundant pipes capped, damaged sections lined or repaired so the route is physically closed.
Verify
Follow-up survey to confirm the work has held and nothing else has opened up.
Questions
Drain Pest Proofing — the usual questions
Straight answers, including the ones that mean we do not get the job.
Fitted in the right chamber, yes — they are a one-way gate that lets flow out and nothing back in. Fitted in the wrong place they do nothing, which is why the survey comes first.
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Get it looked at before it gets worse
Blockages rarely clear themselves and broken pipes never do. A phone call costs nothing and usually tells you whether this is urgent.