Rats in the Basement – What to Do

First steps

• Store food, animal feed and birdseed in sealed hard containers
• Close container lids fully and keep the bin store swept
• Note the times and places where you saw activity
• Photograph droppings and gnaw damage

What to avoid

• Placing poison bait yourself without knowing the routes
• Blocking a suspected drain defect before it is inspected
• Feeding birds close to the building while an infestation is active

How professional control works

We survey the building and surroundings, identify runs, entry points and food sources, then set up secured bait stations or traps positioned so children, pets and wildlife cannot reach them.

Monitoring continues until activity has stopped, and we tell you which structural repairs are needed – typically drain work or sealing at foundation level.

Apartment buildings

In a shared building the cause is often outside your own unit. Report it to the property management early so the courtyard, bin store and drains can be inspected as a whole.