Rats and mice come into St Albans off Kororoit Creek, Taylors Creek and the rail reserve, and from May onward they move into the nearest warm building. The older brick veneers with timber subfloors, open vents and original roof spaces are the easiest for them, and the sheds and garages full of stored boxes give them cover. Scratching in the ceiling after dark, droppings in the pantry and a smell in the roof are the signs.
We run a baiting program with lockable, tamper-resistant stations placed along the runs rodents use: fence lines, behind the shed, under the house and in the roof void. Stations are checked and refilled on a return visit so bait is not left out. The other half of the job is finding the entry, and in St Albans that is usually a broken terracotta subfloor vent, the gap under a roller door, an open pipe penetration or a tree branch touching the roof. We tell you exactly what to seal.
