There is only one
rodent that is able to invade a home through a
plumbing system and this would be a rat. Norway
rats in particular are amazing swimmers and are
able to enter the home through drains and all
sorts of plumbing, including toilets. In modern
homes, special valves are installed so as to
make sure that rats are unable to reach the home
through plumbing. If you are not too sure about
the presence of such upgrades within your own
home, then it will serve your best interests to
find out and know for sure.
The fact that rats can enter into your home
through toilets can be really disturbing. Many
issues such as this one are easily prevented by
grate installation on the valves as well as the
drains within the plumbing system.
The other way of protecting yourself when you
are moving into an apartment within the city is
to ask about the plumbing and get to know if it
is rat proof. You will note that many old
buildings may not have the best or the latest
modes of rat prevention in place.
Norway rats are also referred to as brown rats
or sewer rats. These are well known for their
swimming abilities into homes via the drain
outlets and pipes. Even though they are not too
good at climbing, they are able to go high
enough in a building so as to get to the roof.
If there is roof plumbing within the place where
you live, like the case in most of the city
apartments, then to be safe, you need to ensure
that a grate is installed so as to prevent
access of rats.
One of the common rats that you find at the
rooftop is the black rat. It has great skills
climbing as compared to a Norway rat. These rats
usually have an inclination to get into your
homes by swimming through the pipes. The
possibility of rats entering your home through
the roof plumbing is rather rare. All rats of
all kinds are able to get into the home via the
roof, through the vents or pipes which aren’t
protected. The best way to take care of this is
to guard your home against intrusion by all
means possible.
Always ensue that the openings have grates and
caps. All the holes or areas that have been
damaged also have to be repaired. If you fail to
effect these steps, you may be faced with a
rodent issue that is very serious and most
especially in the urban areas. Plumbing stacks
are another way that rats can get into the home.
Rats are able to climb down. Hire professionals
to fix any plumbing stack damaged by rats.
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