Services
Loft Pest-Proofing
Scratching overhead, droppings by the hatch or chewed insulation mean something is living in your loft. Proofing finds how it gets in and closes the gap.
- Entry points found and sealed
- Soiled insulation replaced
- No obligation
- Written quote first
About this service
The gaps that let mice, rats, squirrels and birds into the loft found and sealed, and the mess they’ve left cleared and re-insulated.
What’s included
- A check of the eaves, soffits, pipe entries and roof edges
- Sealing gaps with materials pests can’t chew through
- Mesh or guards over vents and eaves where needed
- Removal of droppings, nests and soiled insulation
- Re-insulation after clean-up
- A written quotation before work starts
We price the job after looking at your loft. You get a written quotation before any work is agreed.
How they get in
A mouse can get through a gap little wider than a pencil, and a squirrel can widen a small hole in soft timber. The common ways in are gaps at the eaves and fascia boards, damaged soffits, holes where pipes and cables enter, missing or broken ridge and hip tiles, and gaps around the edges of roofs where an extension meets the house. Birds nest under loose tiles and at the eaves.
Why it matters for the insulation
Animals tunnel through insulation, flatten it into nests and soil it, and the dust and droppings that build up aren’t something you want above your ceilings. Rodents also chew cables. Once they have gone, soiled insulation needs to come out and be replaced, otherwise the loft is less warm and the smell can linger.
Proofing, not just removal
Getting rid of what is there now does little if the gaps stay open. Proofing means sealing every route in, using materials that pests can’t gnaw, while keeping the ventilation the loft needs. If there is an active infestation, we may suggest you deal with it first through a pest controller or your council, and then we come back to proof, clean and re-insulate.
Birds: their nests are protected by law while in use. If birds are nesting in your roof, the work is normally planned for outside the nesting season.
The process
How it works
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Tell us about your home
Send your postcode and a few details about the property and what you have noticed in the loft. It takes a couple of minutes and costs nothing.
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We get in touch
We call or email to talk through what you need and arrange a time to look at the loft.
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We survey and quote
We check the loft, in person where it needs it, and send you a written quotation that sets out the work and the price.
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You decide
There is no obligation. If you go ahead, we agree a date with you and carry out the work.
Loft Pest-Proofing: your questions answered
Will you get rid of the animals?
Does sealing gaps block loft ventilation?
Is there a charge for the quote?
Ready for a free loft insulation quote?
Tell us about your home and we’ll give you a written quotation before any work begins.