Where ever Mice or Rats go they leave mess, contaminated areas and risk of disease. On occasions when a infestation has gone unnoticed for a period of time further works may be advised due to the mess left behind after the rodent issue has been solved.

Both Mice and Rats when possible and if they feel safe to do so will make their way to the roof space of the property, here they are relatively undisturbed to sleep, store food and breed. Once in, either species do not tend to stay in a single location and will often ensure there are several safe routes around the roof space, often exploring the same areas routinely.

When doing so runs are created and along these runs droppings and urine are often deposited. Rats have in effect have two senses of smell, the first being like humans but much more sensitive, the second allows the rats to detect proteins and pheromones which feeds the rat with a wide range of information such as health, sex, age, social status and recognition of each other. These ‘messages’ are updated often, in other words its their ‘Twitter’ feed constantly conveying information.

If a infestation has gone unnoticed then over time the odours within the loft space can become very strong to the extent of over powering, while the risk of contracting disease is extremely low having in effect a rats toilet above your head when you sleep is not ideal.

Once a infestation has been eradicated and the points of entry have been identified and corrected we can if required or requested provide a full loft clearance and sanitise service, removal of all soiled materials, loft insulation, droppings and all other associated rodent debris. Once cleaned the loft space is treated with industry developed disinfectants and sanitisers leaving the the loft or roof space odour free and thoroughly clean.

We will also re-insulate the loft space to its original depth or in cases increase the depth to recommended energy saving levels provided airflow is not obstructed.

We will if required or requested provide a full quotation for loft clearance works on site once the infestation and POE have been corrected, we will not undertake works until this is confirmed, otherwise all that is achieved is that we have just provided fresh bedding for the pests. There will be a monitoring period between the last control visit and the clearance works if to be carried out.