Pest Control Earls Court

Pest Control in Earls Court

Earls Court straddles the border of Kensington and Chelsea, famous for its now-demolished exhibition centre and its long history as a transient, cosmopolitan part of London. The housing here is mainly tall Victorian and Edwardian terraces, four and five storeys high, with many converted into bedsits, studios and shared flats over the decades. That history of subdivision means the buildings are full of partition walls, boxed-in services and shared spaces that pests can travel through. Mice are a constant issue in Earls Court. The converted properties have gaps at every level where new walls meet old, where pipework has been rerouted and where floor levels have been altered. Mouse control in Earls Court usually means treating the whole building rather than just one unit, because the mice move freely between flats through the hidden voids.

Rats reach Earls Court through the drainage system. The Victorian sewers under the area are some of the oldest in London and the condition of the pipes reflects that age. Cracked junctions, tree root damage and collapsed sections all give rats a way out of the sewer and into the basement levels of the buildings above. The basements in Earls Court are often deep and damp, originally designed as servants' quarters or storage and now converted into flats or used for bin storage. These lower levels are where rats surface and from there they can reach the rest of the building if there are gaps in the structure. We handle rat control in Earls Court with drain surveys often being the first step in identifying the source.

The hotels, hostels and short-stay accommodation in Earls Court also bring bed bug problems that can be difficult to manage. The turnover of guests, the shared laundry facilities and the close-packed rooms all make it easier for bed bugs to spread and harder to eliminate them. Wasp nests show up in the upper floors and rooflines of the tall terraces each summer, sometimes requiring access equipment to treat safely.