Following the Evidence
Our investigations are designed around a simple principle:
Follow the evidence.
Where rat activity is reported, we consider the wider environment rather than automatically assuming that the point at which rats are seen is the point at which they entered.
Investigations may therefore consider:
Activity → Movement → Access → Building → Drainage → Defect → Remedial Requirement
This can be particularly important where recurring rat activity suggests that an underlying access route or property defect may remain unresolved.
A pest treatment may address the immediate infestation, but identifying and addressing the underlying route can be an important part of achieving longer-term control.
Professional Investigation Reporting
Rattraxs uses specialist professional reporting software to produce structured, detailed documentation of investigations. (Pest Report Pro)
Reports can incorporate:
- Site and property details
- Investigation dates and times
- Survey methodology
- Detailed observations
- Photographic evidence
- CCTV drainage findings
- Relevant measurements and locations
- Site mapping
- Identified or suspected access routes
- Drainage defects
- Treatment and monitoring information
- Recommendations
- Further investigation requirements
- Supporting technical information
The objective is to produce a report that clearly records what was investigated, what was observed and what the findings may indicate.
Reports for Professional & Property Requirements
Our reporting can be particularly useful where several parties need a clear understanding of the investigation.
Reports may be prepared for:
- Homeowners
- Landlords
- Tenants
- Letting agents
- Property managers
- Facilities managers
- Commercial property owners
- Insurers and claims-related enquiries
- Solicitors and legal departments
- Environmental Health professionals
- Local authorities
- Pest control companies
- Drainage contractors
- Other property and environmental professionals
Where appropriate, photographic and technical evidence can be incorporated into the report to provide a clear record of the investigation.
Combining Pest Control & Drainage Expertise
One of the key aspects of the Rattraxs approach is recognising that rat activity can sometimes involve more than the immediate pest infestation.
A rat seen inside a property may have entered through a defect.
A rat problem around a garden may have a connection with drainage.
Repeated activity may indicate that an access route has not been identified.
Where the circumstances suggest that drainage or building defects may be involved, combining pest-control investigation with appropriate surveying and tracing techniques can provide a more complete understanding of the problem.
Rats in, we find out how.
Technology Supported by Practical Experience
Rattraxs does not rely on technology alone.
Specialist equipment is used alongside practical pest-control knowledge, field experience, physical inspection and evidence gathering.
The purpose of technology is to help answer specific investigative questions and provide additional evidence where conventional inspection may be limited.
This combination allows the investigation to be adapted to the individual property and circumstances rather than relying upon a single surveying method.
Professional. Evidence-Led. Investigative.
From the initial report of pest activity through to investigation, tracing, CCTV drainage inspection, Site mapping and professional reporting, Rattraxs aims to provide customers and professional clients with a clear understanding of the circumstances identified.