Professional Rat Control in Oundle

Oundle sits just over the county boundary from Cambridgeshire, in Northamptonshire, and is known for its many old stone buildings. It is within the area we cover, and rat control there works exactly as it does in Cambridge or Peterborough, at the same price.

Older Buildings and Rats

Stone buildings are solid, but they have their own weak points. Mortar joints soften and wash out over time, leaving gaps at ground level. Old service entries were often cut roughly through thick walls and never properly made good. Floors in older houses may sit over voids that connect to the walls, and alterations over the years can leave old drain connections under a floor that nobody knows are there.

None of this means an older house is bound to get rats. It means that when rats do arrive, the route in may be less obvious than a hole by the back door, and it is worth looking carefully at the walls, the floors and the drains.

Gardens Near the River

Rats need water every day and like thick cover, so gardens with a watercourse, a ditch or dense vegetation along a boundary can attract them. An occasional rat crossing a garden near the water is not necessarily an infestation. A burrow near the house, gnawing in a shed, or droppings in an outbuilding is worth acting on. Our guide to seeing a rat in the garden helps you tell the difference.

What a Visit in Oundle Covers

• A full survey inside and out: the loft, ground floor, outbuildings, garden and drainage covers.
• The route in: gaps in the walls, shared walls with neighbours, drains, and cover leading up to the house.
• Treatment on the run, in secure positions that children, pets and wildlife cannot reach. Before treatment we tell you what is being used, where it will go, when rooms can be used again and what to do with pets, and we ask you to follow those instructions.
• Follow-up visits, because rats are wary of anything new on their route and activity has to be confirmed as stopped.
• Plain advice on food sources, harbourage and whether the route needs proofing or a drainage repair.

What It Costs

Rat control in Oundle is £260, with no call-out fee, and the price is confirmed before anything is booked. The rat control cost guide explains what that covers. Sealing the gaps once the rats have gone is rat and mice proofing, £180 for up to 1 hour, with any further time quoted before it is carried out.

Every treatment is guaranteed, so if the problem comes back within 14 days of treatment, we return and re-treat free of charge.

Before You Call

A few things make the first visit more useful:

• Leave droppings and damage where they are, so we can read them. Wear gloves if you need to move anything.
• Note when you hear noises and where. Night-time noise points to rats; early-morning noise in a loft is more often a squirrel.
• Tell us about anything you have already tried, including bait, traps or blocked holes.
• Keep pets and children away from droppings, burrows and any product you have put down.

If you are unsure whether it is rats at all, our post on how to tell if you have rats will help, and a pest inspection and survey is £120 fixed cost if you would rather have it confirmed. The main rat control service page describes the service in full, and our rat control in Peterborough page covers the city to the north-east. Call 01223 902388 to arrange a visit in Oundle.

Old walls, old drains, same answer: find the route before you treat the rat.