Pest Control
Rat control across the Midlands
Rapid rodent control and long-term proofing for homes, kitchens and commercial units — treating the entry point, not just the activity.
What rat activity actually looks like
If any of this sounds familiar, it is worth a call. Advice over the phone is free, and we will tell you honestly if you do not need us.
What to look for
- Dark, tapered droppings around 15-20mm, often grouped where they feed or rest
- Gnawing on timber, pipework, cabling or stored packaging
- Heavier scratching or movement overhead at night, particularly in autumn
- Burrow holes near sheds, decking, compost heaps or drain covers
- Smear marks along skirting boards and beams where the same route is used
Why it happens
Rats follow a physical route in — a defective drain, a gap under a door, an opening at ground level — and keep using it until it is closed. We look for that route before we look at the treatment.
How we handle rats
Every job is priced before it starts, and the price we agree is the price you pay.
Tell us what you're hearing
Heavier movement overhead at night, droppings in a shed or garage, a burrow near the decking. We can usually tell you whether it sounds like rats on the phone.
Finding the way in
We inspect the loft, underfloor voids, drainage and the outside of the building. Rats follow a route in, and until it is closed they keep using it.
Control, safely placed
Bait and traps positioned on the runs rats actually use, secured away from children and pets.
Closing the route
Mesh, brush strips and baffle plates at the point of entry. This is the part that stops it happening again, and it is why we look for the cause first.
Autumn is when the calls start
Rats move indoors as the temperature drops and ground cover dies back, which is why most call-outs land between September and January. Heavier movement overhead for the first time this year often fits that pattern, though a survey is what actually confirms it rather than the calendar. Either way, the entry point is what needs finding, and finding it now is cheaper than treating repeatedly through the winter.
Other pests we treat
Mice
Entry-point proofing and rapid trapping for homes, flats and commercial kitchens, because mice are a building problem as much as a pest one.
Learn more →Wasps
Safe, same-day nest treatment, with the entry point identified before anyone goes near it.
Learn more →Bees
Careful identification first, with live relocation preferred over treatment wherever the species and the site allow it.
Learn more →Get a fixed-price quotation.
Send a photo or just describe it. One of our technicians will tell you what you are dealing with, whether it needs treating at all, and what it will cost, before anyone comes out.