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Inspect the whole structure, from the ground up, includingĪll portions of the roof, and the plumbing system. You will have rats in your attic or house forever. Your rat problem unless you find ALL the entry points. This is absolutely crucial! Those rats areĮntering your home and attic somehow. You have to find out how rats are getting inside theīuilding. Head lamp is very helpful in dark attics and crawl spaces. The attic or under the house, wear a respirator, and maybeĮven a protective suit. Trouble, but I wasn't that way as a beginner. Guy like me can scramble all over a steep roof with no With working on the roof, which you must do. Ladders to check all of the critical roof points, then beĬareful! Wear a safety harness, and have a spotter. If you're not experienced with ladders, and you MUST use Never mind that the cover is in place, rodents can gnaw a The lower-right, it's a chewed out hole by a soffit vent. Is for the rats to chew through and slip into the attic. Lower-left, it's some wires going into a gable vent, and

This is a popular rat and mouse entry point. The open ridge cap goes right into the attic, ofĬourse. In the upper-right, a very obvious chewed-open ridgeĬap plug. RoofĮdges, and anywhere where roof meets roof is a rat entry hot Out at the end of a gable intersection with a roof. In the upper-left, there's a hole that's been chewed Here are four small examples of easy-to-spot rat entry Stacks, air conditioner chases, power line enry points,īasically, EVERY SQUARE INCH OF THE HOUSE. Of the roof, especially the fascia, and wherever an eave Vents, roof vents, ground-level crawl space vents, even the Quarter, or a gap that is about 3/4 of an inch. In via so many areas - they only need a hole the size of a Getting into the building in the first place. In a building until you can find out how the rats are This is the key - you will never solve your rodent problem