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Hillingdon

Mouse and Rat Control in Hillingdon

Hillingdon is our home borough. We work from Uxbridge, so a rodent problem in UB8 or UB10 is a local call-out rather than a drive across London, and we know the housing stock street by street.

Mice Pest Control operates from Andrews House on Wallingford Road in Uxbridge, in the middle of the borough. We cover Hillingdon, Uxbridge, Cowley, Hillingdon Heath and the surrounding UB8 and UB10 streets, and we work mice and rats only.

The local picture

Hillingdon's housing is mostly interwar and post-war: 1930s semis along Long Lane and the roads off it, later estates, and pockets of older terraced housing closer to Uxbridge town centre. Properties of that age share a set of weaknesses that account for most of the jobs we attend.

  • Suspended timber ground floors. Once a mouse is in the underfloor void it can reach the whole ground floor, and in a semi or a terrace it can reach next door too.
  • Open cavities and eaves. The wall plate detail on a 1930s roof often leaves a continuous gap, which puts anything that reaches the roof line straight into the loft.
  • Unsealed service runs. Gas, waste and boiler pipework entering behind kitchen units is the single most common mouse entry point we find, and it is almost never visible without pulling a plinth off.
  • Extensions and conversions. The junctions between old and new work are rarely sealed to rodent standard, and garage conversions in particular tend to leave an open route at the old threshold.

Outside, the borough has plenty of green space and watercourses, from Hillingdon Court Park through to the Colne valley and the Grand Union Canal, all of which sustain rat populations that move towards buildings as autumn cools.

What a job looks like

We survey first, following the evidence back to the harbourage and the entry route. Treatment is matched to the property, using tamper-resistant bait stations, break-back trapping where children, pets or food are involved, or a combination. Where rats are the problem we assess the drainage too, because a defective drain run is a route no amount of bait will close.

Then we proof. Gaps get stainless steel wool, rodent mesh, metal plate and mortar, doors get rodent-proof brush strip, and air bricks are meshed rather than blocked so the walls keep ventilating. Foam and sealant on their own do not stop a rodent, so we do not use them as the fix. For a whole-property job with a follow-up inspection, see super-proofing.

Guaranteed work from a local team

We are family run and fully insured, our technicians hold the RSPH (BPCA) Level 2 qualification, we are rated 5.0 out of 5 on Google, and every treatment is backed by a written guarantee. A free survey is available on request, and being based in the borough means same-day and next-day appointments are often possible.

Frequently asked questions

Where are you based?
Andrews House, 61 Wallingford Road, Uxbridge, UB8 2RW. That puts us within a few minutes of most of the borough, which is why same-day and next-day appointments in Hillingdon are usually possible.
What is the most common way mice get into Hillingdon houses?
Unsealed service penetrations behind kitchen units. The holes cut for gas, waste and boiler pipework are rarely closed properly, and they are invisible until the plinth comes off. After that it is air bricks, worn door thresholds and gaps at the eaves.
Do you handle both mice and rats?
Both, and nothing else. Rodents are the entire remit of the business. Rats need a different treatment approach and a drainage assessment that mice do not, so it matters that whoever attends knows the difference rather than working from a general pest checklist.
Is the proofing included or extra?
Proofing is part of how we work rather than an add-on we hope you take. Treating without sealing the entry point produces a repeat visit, so the survey covers both and the quote sets out what proofing the property needs before you commit.
How long before the problem is gone?
A mouse infestation caught early often clears within a treatment and a follow-up. Rats typically take two to four visits, partly because they are wary of anything new in their environment and can take days to touch bait. The follow-up visit is what confirms it has genuinely stopped.