Rats and other pests often travel between properties through the drain network, and sometimes end up trapped. Our CCTV camera drain surveys let us see the problem before we touch anything – no guesswork, no unnecessary digging.
Rats are strong swimmers and confident climbers, and it's not unusual for them to move around a property via the drainage system, or get stuck when a pipe is damaged, blocked or poorly sealed. If you're hearing scratching, noticing smells, or a rat problem keeps coming back despite treatment, the drains are often the missing piece.
Rather than guess, we feed a waterproof camera through the drain run to see exactly what's happening below ground – damage, blockages, misaligned joints, or a creature that's become trapped – before recommending any work.
Cracked or displaced pipework, root ingress, blockages, and gaps where pests are getting in or out of the system.
Where rats are entering via the drain, we can fit a non-return valve that lets waste flow out but stops anything climbing back in.
You get a clear picture of what's actually going on underground – useful for your own records, or for a landlord or managing agent.
Treatment has worked before, but the problem returns – often a sign pests are re-entering through the drains rather than above ground.
Noise from below ground, particularly near manholes, gullies or downstairs toilets, can point to activity in the drain run.
If something has crawled down a drain and can't get back out, a camera survey lets us confirm what's there before any work starts.
We feed a waterproof camera through the drain run and inspect the whole length of it. We are looking for damage, blockages, misaligned joints and any opening a rat could be using to get from the sewer into your property. It is the difference between guessing where they are coming from and knowing.
Because with rats, the drains are very often the answer. If rats keep coming back after treatment, or you can hear scratching near drains or toilets, there is usually a defect letting them in and no amount of baiting inside the house will fix that. Treating the symptom works until the bait runs out. Finding the hole works permanently.
You get a clear picture of what the survey found, which is useful for your own records or for showing a landlord or managing agent. If you need the footage in a particular format for a specific purpose, tell us when you book so we can set it up properly rather than after the fact.
As a rough rule, pipes inside your boundary that serve only your property are yours. The lateral drain beyond your boundary, and any shared or public sewer, transferred to the water company in October 2011. There is one catch worth knowing: pipes connected after July 2011 did not transfer, so newer properties can differ. Check with your water company before paying for anything.
It is a one-way flap fitted into the drain that lets waste out and stops rats coming back up. If a survey shows rats are getting in through the drainage system, it is usually the permanent fix, because it closes the route rather than killing the individuals using it. We install them as a follow-on from the survey where the drain run makes it the right answer.
Yes, and this is worth a phone call rather than a form. The camera lets us see exactly what is down there and where, which usually means the animal can be reached without digging anything up. Call us rather than trying to reach it yourself.
Whichever side of the business you need, every job starts with a survey and a fixed price before any work begins – and the call-out fee is deducted from the cost when a treatment is carried out.
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Tell us what you're hearing or seeing, and we'll get a camera down there to find out what's really going on.
