How to Get Rid of Rats in Your Attic: South Wales’ Ultimate Guide

Why South Wales Attics Are Rat Hotspots

Rats target attics in Bridgend, Cardiff, and Porthcawl and surrounding areas due to:

- Coastal humidity accelerating pipe corrosion in older homes → sewer cracks

- Soil pipe gaps in Victorian/Edwardian properties (common in Porthcawl, Cardiff)

- Dense urban areas (e.g. Bridgend, Porthcawl) with overflowing bins near properties.

Fact: Rats can scale pebbledash walls and enter through gaps as small as a 50p coin.

Step 1: Find How Rats Enter (South Wales-Specific)

Rats use 3 key routes in local homes:

1. Sewer Breaks: Cracked drains under Bridgend gardens and property which let rats swim into toilets and cavity breaks then climb pipes to attics and into cavities of building and into kitchens.

2. Roof Soil Pipes: Broken vent around property (especially terraced houses) creates attic highways.

3. Attic Eaves: Rotting soffits in rainy Brackla/Porthcawl allow easy chewing access.

In Bridgend last month, we found 8 rats nesting in an attic after they entered via a single cracked drain under the kitchen.

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Step 2: Remove Rats Safely

⚠️ Avoid DIY Risks in Wales:

Poison, many store-bought rodenticides get used and CRRU regulations get ignored.

- Hantavirus: Disturbing droppings in confined attic spaces spreads disease.

- Structural damage: Chewed wires in lofts can cause Welsh house fires (South Wales Fire Service, 2024).

Triumph’s Professional Removal Process:

1. Remote Monitoring 24/7 with Motion Cameras set up to pinpoint rat activity and nests without disturbing insulation.

2. CRRU-approved traps placed along rat runways (not poison).

3. Medical-grade sanitisation using DEFRA-certified enzyme cleaners.

4. Use of Quality RatFlaps when needed on sewer drain systems.

Step 3: Block Future South Wales Rat Entry

We permanently seal using locally adapted tactics:

- Sewer/drain repairs: Install non-return valves in cracked Bridgend Sewer pipes.

- Roof/soil pipe proofing: We can guide you to professional Companies.

- Eaves reinforcement: Replace rotten timber soffits with UPVC + metal grilles (local specialist required here).

- Gutter/ivy management: Trim routes from neighbouring Valleys properties.

Why most of South Wales DIY Rat Removal Fails

Supermarket poison - Rats die in walls → odour + flies.

| Sealing gaps with foam | Rats chew through in 48 hours | Steel mesh + professional sealants |

| Generic traps | Miss 80% of colony | Thermal mapping of nest networks

Triumph Pest Control: South Wales’ Attic Rat Specialists

✅ Local Expertise: 11 years servicing Bridgend, Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan

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✅ Welsh Compliance: CRRU-certified, insured, BPCA-trained

Triumph sealed our Bridgend attic via tbe sewer system after rats came through the sewer. Not one sighting in 18 months!

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