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Rat problem in house

  • 19-05-2023 7:21pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34


    Need some advice please,so I live in a terraced house and I've had rats coming into the walls and doing runs behind the kitchen kickback boards-ive caught 4 in the last couple of weeks.Got a drain survey today and the guy said drains are perfect so they're not coming in through my drains so must be in from 1 of the neighbours; problem is impossible to know what neighbour it is unless a drain survey is done on every house in the block; he recommends to install a rat flap at the point where the sewage empties into the main pipe.

    A. Should I knock on all the neighbours doors on the block of terraced houses and ask them if they have a rodent problem and ask them to split costs of installing a large ratflap?

    B.any other suggestions on how to solve the problem?



Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭Lenar3556


    Is there evidence that the sewerage system is the point of entry?

    I am not sure of the merits of tackling the neighbours, unless you through there was going to be strong cooperation with a joint effort.

    Ultimately the solution is likely to be sealing up any potential points of entry. The services of a local pest control firm might be helpful initially too.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ciarraiabu1977


    Well he opened up the main manhole where the pipe from houses on the row leads to a larger sewage pipe and there were rat droppings at the junction so highly likely to be emanating from sewage system but I can't say with 100% confidence and I doubt a pest control could either.That being said there is a vacant house 4 doors down that was bought a year ago and hasn't been touched in terms of renovations so could be an issue; it's a difficult 1 to pinpoint



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭Dave_D_Rave


    Ya just on any non sewer openings expanding foam is your friend they dont like it and wont eat through it.



    Any gap no matter how small



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ciarraiabu1977


    That's a good suggestion if I knew how they are getting in but I haven't an iota! Next door is mostly vacant so dropped a note in neighbours letterbox to ring me. Also rang Irish water to ask them to put a rat flap in on public wastewater line-drainage company won't touch public line without Irish waters consent anyway so chancing my arm to see if they'll install. I'm going to ring local councillor tomorrow and apply a bit of pressure there; can't really do much else at the moment! Issue is starting to affect my sleep as can hear them scratching in the bedroom wall at the most ungodly hour



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,815 ✭✭✭antoinolachtnai



    If this is in Dublin City Council area there should be an interceptor trap on private property upstream of the service connection joining the main sewer.

    Investing in your drains is always a good investment but I think you are going to have to find the gaps in your walls that rats are getting through as a first step. I would also be inclined to think that the rats have found a food source somewhere.



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