Rats

BlazingSaddler

Hi all,
Has anybody had evidence of Rats getting into there homes? In the last week I have had Rats in the drainpipes which have managed to get into my house. I am the last house on the road which puts me at greater risk as they have nowhere else to go if they head in this direction. They got in by gnawing away at the rubber spigot waste pipe cap that the washing machine waste pipe feeds into. They then chewed through the skirting and got into the walls.
This indicated that there must be a break in the pipe anywhere between my house and the manhole drain located 5 doors up the road so I had a CCTV inspection done on the drains on the drive and we discovered that the pipes have no breaks but surprisingly there is no trap off the manhole drain leaving free access for any rodent between the main sewer and our waste pipes. Does anybody know if this is common practice with new build estates?

slavetothegrind

there are in line soil pipe anti-rodent flaps, i am sure i saw one in GBS smallmans, ranelagh one day.
would be a good idea to fit one if you can.

you will have to dig down to your main soil pipe from the house to the street to fit it but well worth it if ye have rats!