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Rat control in Hammersmith
Rats are the most common call we get in W6, and in a high proportion of cases the route in is a defective drain rather than an open door.
Local detail
Rats in Hammersmith
Hammersmith is where we are based, on Fulham Palace Road, so it is the area whose rat problems we see in the most detail. The pattern here is a drainage one more often than not: proximity to the Thames and to an older sewer network means a cracked or disconnected pipe under a Victorian or Edwardian terrace is frequently the actual cause, with the rats surfacing into floor voids and cavity walls from underneath rather than walking in from a garden.
The building stock does the rest of the explaining. Terraces converted into flats give rats connected routes between units through shared floor voids and risers, so activity reported in one flat is often already present in the one below or beside it. Mansion blocks concentrate bin storage in a single location, which is usually the first thing worth checking when a whole block reports a problem, and the restaurant strip around the Broadway and King Street keeps food waste pressure constant on the flats above and behind it.
Signs to look for
Signs of rats in Hammersmith
In W6 specifically, this is what usually brings a rat call in:
- Droppings around 15–20mm, tapered at the ends, turning up in a kitchen or communal bin store
- Scratching or gnawing overhead at night in a converted terrace flat — often audible through a shared floor void
- Activity that keeps returning near a drain cover or inspection chamber after previous treatment
- Burrow holes or smear marks at the base of a mansion block bin store
Our approach to rats in Hammersmith
Because a defective drain is so often behind rat activity here, the inspection checks inspection chambers and gullies alongside the usual indoor and ground-level survey, and in a converted building it maps how far activity extends before treatment goes down — the full detail on how we treat and proof against rats is on our rat control guide.
Read the full rats guide
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Call and describe what you have found and where. We will tell you what it is likely to be, what the inspection would involve and what happens next. The line is open 24 hours.
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Questions
Rats in Hammersmith — common questions
If your question is not here, call and ask. It is a quick conversation and it usually saves a visit either way.
07886 109682Only where the evidence points that way — a drain run or inspection chamber showing signs of use, or activity that keeps returning to the same spot after treatment. If it looks that way in your property, we will say so and explain why before recommending it.
Usually the shared bin store, since it concentrates waste for the whole block in one place. We will also want to know whether other flats are affected, because in a mansion block the source is rarely confined to one unit.
This is our base, so it is the area we reach fastest. The line is open 24 hours — call and describe what you have found and we will give you an honest answer on timing.