Rat Control in Sidcup

Rat Control in Sidcup – What We Usually Find

Mature trees with branches reaching a roof, deep soffits, and the wide eaves that come with bigger interwar and postwar houses all give a rat a route up and in that a smaller property does not offer. Rats climb considerably better than most people expect, and a branch resting on a gutter is a bridge.

Once in, the roof space in a Sidcup house is generous - the animals have somewhere to live well away from anyone, which is why the problem is often further on here before it gets reported.

The Sidcup Properties We Get Called To

The usual finds are a lifted tile at a valley or a hip, an open eaves course where the felt has torn back, and the junction where a later extension roof meets the main building. All three are up rather than down, and all three want looking at from outside as well as from the loft hatch.

Bigger gardens bring their own supply: sheds, log stores, compost and, very commonly, bird feeding. A ground feeder under a tree beside the house is one of the most reliable ways to keep rats interested in a property.