Pest Control Clive Vale

Pest Control in Clive Vale

Clive Vale is a residential area on the eastern side of Hastings, climbing the hill between the Old Town and Ore. The streets are lined with Victorian terraces and Edwardian houses, many of them converted into flats and the area has a typically urban feel with tightly packed housing and busy roads. The density of housing and the age of the buildings create the conditions where pests do well in towns. Rats are one of the most common problems we deal with in Clive Vale. The Victorian drainage under these streets has had over a century of wear and cracked or collapsed pipes give rats access to the sewer system. From there they spread into gardens, outbuildings and sometimes into the houses themselves through damaged drain connections. Rat control in Clive Vale often starts with a drain survey to find and fix the root cause, because baiting alone only treats the symptoms.

The terraced housing means that mice can travel through shared party walls and under connected floors and a mouse problem in one house can quickly affect the neighbours. Mouse control in these terraces is most effective when neighbouring properties work together, blocking the gaps in the shared walls and floors that let mice move between houses.

The hillside location gives Clive Vale views across to the sea and with that coastal position comes seagull problems. Herring gulls nest on the rooftops and chimney stacks of the larger buildings, creating noise and mess during the breeding season. We install gull proofing to prevent nesting and the sooner it is done the more effective it is. Bed bugs are another urban pest that we deal with in the converted houses and flats of Clive Vale, where they spread between units through shared wall cavities and cable runs.