Here are two reviews left on our Yell business page by one of our customers around a month apart, it is always good to receive reviews but these were worth sharing.
My problems started when we had our property extended some 15 years ago. Shoddy workmanship and cost cutting had led to council pest control coming out every few years. Graham has got more done in less than a week , then I’ve had from everyone else put together previously. Great bloke knows his stuff and wants to genuinely look after you. Thanks mate!
The story unfolds….
The Job came in much like any other, we were in the middle of lockdown and the customers usual choice of pest control contractor was not working. Faz found us on google and called us to see if we could help.
We arranged for a survey/inspection visit to be done to determine the best course of action once the pest had been identified.
The survey/inspection showed heavy, historic rat activity throughout the single storey extension roof void and also some lighter activity in the main loft.
After getting some brief history on what had been done previously, when the infestation had started, hot areas of activity and most importantly us getting to know Faz we carried on with the inspection.
What did we find?
Several areas of the single storey extension that required some attention were quickly identified, these were points of interest but not the smoking gun we were looking for. To have an infestation for this long and not be solved by the average pest controller would require a more direct access point and there was one staring up at us at the side of the extension.
The cover to the drainage inspection chamber at the side of the extension was lifted and at first glance nothing appeared to be defective, a few droppings were found but nothing obvious. That was until we got down into the chamber and found the cause of 15 years of rat infestation.
Poor workmanship by the builders
The builders had built the extension slightly over the chamber, instead of moving the chamber 12 inches over they bridged the external and internal walls of the extension with concrete lintels. This left the cavity open for rats to get in as much as they wanted, the smear marks left by the rats oily coats had left the entry point black.
Plan of action…
The decision was made to get some traps down in the roof void of the single storey extension and to ignore the loft for the moment, the rats were clearly coming up from the drains and this area would be the first stop, while the trapping was going on we sealed up all the external defects to the extension. Holes were meshed and then pointed, pipes were filled around, timber facia and soffits were meshed off but the drain was left open until we had some control over the infestation.
Trapping went really well and we quickly got control over the numbers, regular checks and freshly baited traps cleared them in weeks, now was time to get the entry point sealed off permanently and stop anymore coming in. Two concrete lintels were cut down to the size of the manhole and these would form a sold block, brackets were then drilled and screwed into place and the lintels slid in to block off the cavity. Four inches of reinforced concrete now stand in the way of the rats. A few stragglers were left inside but these were picked off by the traps, all that needs to be done now is an environmental clean of the single storey roof void and that is another job complete.
Solving problems and making sure you do not have those problems again is what we are about at GC pest control, for a complete pest control service in Leicester and the surround counties please give us a call on 07872 964 009
The customer Faz
We would like to say thank you for choosing GC pest control to deal with your rat infestation and also thank you for trusting our judgement in the best way to deal with them. It makes our job easy to do when customers do what we ask, listen to us and work with us to complete the job.
It was a pleasure to meet you Faz, you are a good man and I am pleased that we have given you your home back to enjoy (rat free) with your family.