A dead rat in the roof or wall cavity is hard to miss. The smell builds over a few days, often gets worse on hot afternoons in Logan Central, and can hang around for weeks if nothing is done. Flies gathering at one spot on a window or a stain on the ceiling are other signs. When you call us, we give you upfront pricing and book a nearby independent crew to find it.
Finding the rat is the hard part. The crew we book starts where the smell is strongest and works outward. They check the roof space, look under insulation, feel along the upper edges of the walls and check subfloors and gaps behind cupboards. Sometimes they need to cut a small hole in the plasterboard to reach a rat inside a wall cavity. If so, they tell you before they cut and show you where the patch will go.
- Smell tracked through the roof, walls, subfloor and cupboards
- The rat bagged and removed from the property
- Nearby droppings and soiled insulation cleared
- The area treated with a deodoriser to cut the smell
- Entry points noted so it does not happen again
Once the rat is out, the smell usually drops off within a day or two. If more than one rat has died, the crew will look for others while they are in there. They will also ask whether bait was put inside the home, because that is the most common reason rats die out of reach.
A dead rat smell is not something to put up with in Logan Central heat. Call 07 3543 7773 and we will book a crew to track it down.
