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Rats in Attic Removal in Hampton, Norfolk, and Newport News

Summit Environmental Solutions offers the best Rats in Attic Removal Services in Hampton, Norfolk, and Newport News. Roof rats are a common type of rat in Virginia Beach that tends to nest high above ground, in trees, or preferably, inside attic spaces.

After the roof rats get into your attic, they will begin rapidly breeding, chewing through wires, and tearing out your attic insulation to make their nests. These rodents will also scavenge for food in the house at night, spreading disease with the urine and droppings they leave behind. If you’re looking for rat removal services near you, contact Summit Environmental Solutions today at 757-901-4455!  

How Do Rats Get In The Attic?

Rats in Virginia Beach will scale trees, telephone poles, and even your house’s downspout to get up to your roof, where they will gnaw at gable vents, soffits, and any weak points to get inside your attic space.

Rats love attics because they are safe, warm, and secluded, offering protection against predators and the elements, and the insulation makes a perfect nesting material. Unfortunately, this often means the rats will tear out and shred your attic insulation, lowering its effectiveness.

Rats have teeth that never stop growing, which means they need to gnaw on things constantly to keep the length of their teeth manageable. This makes it easy for them to gnaw through your soffit, fascia, and rake boards to get inside your attic, and it also means they will gnaw through any wires you have inside your attic, which can create a potential fire hazard.  

Once the rats have gotten inside the attic, it’s important to deal with them immediately, as just a few rats can turn into a massive population seemingly overnight. If you need rats removed from your attic, contact Summit Environmental Solutions today at 757-901-4455!  

Areas We Serve

Summit Environmental Solutions services the entire Hampton Roads area, including: 

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Can Rats In The Attic Make You Sick?

Rats in the attic in Virginia Beach can make you sick when they venture out to the kitchen and other areas of your home. Rats aren’t likely to make an appearance in your living spaces during the day, but at night they will sneak into your kitchen to raid your pantry and trash for food, in the process leaving behind urine and droppings in food, on kitchen counters, and on food preparation surfaces. Rats can make you sick by contaminating your food and kitchen surfaces with leptospirosis, hantavirus, and salmonella

Rats in Hampton are known to carry fleas, which can make you sick by transmitting plague. It’s important not to pick up or handle a rat, as they can bite you and transmit rat-bite fever.

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How To Get Rid of Rats in Attic Fast

When you need to get rid of rats in your attic fast, contact the rodent control experts at Summit Environmental Solutions. We start our rat control programs as soon as we can, and while the timetable of results varies based on the severity of the infestation, you will start seeing results sooner rather than later.

We start off by thoroughly inspecting your attic for rats, and then implementing several different rodent control techniques meant to offset population rebound and get the infestation under control quickly. 

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How To Keep Rats Out Of Your Attic

You can easily keep rats out of your attic by contacting Summit’s rodent control experts for preventative services. Our team will: 

  • Locate and seal all entry points 
  • Locate and fortify weak spots that can potentially become entry points
  • Treat your property for rodents on a monthly or quarterly basis 

SES can help prevent rat infestations in Hampton, Norfolk, Newport News, and Virginia Beach

Roof Rat Infestation Removal Cost

The cost to remove a roof rat infestation is variable, depending on the severity of the infestation and the exact specifications of your property. That’s why Summit Environmental Solutions offers FREE estimates, so we can come out, assess the situation, and provide you with a quote for the estimated cost of removing a roof rat infestation. Give us a call to get started today at 757-901-4455!  

Best Rodent Control in Virginia Beach

Summit Environmental Solutions offers the best rodent control in the Hampton Roads area. Our team of experts will comprehensively inspect your property, locate the source of the infestation, and begin a highly effective rodent control program that limits population rebound. After all the rats are gone, we will seal and fortify all entry points, and regularly provide you with preventative rodent control treatments. It’s important to deal with a rat infestation immediately, as these disease-carrying pests can contaminate your food supplies and food preparation surfaces, destroy your insulation, and even create fire hazards by chewing through wires. Contact our team to get started with rodent control in Virginia Beach, Hampton, Norfolk, or Newport News today at 757-901-4455!