Dead pipes are one of the most common points of entry for a rat to get into your premises. An old pipe that was once in service and that is now out of service creates a warm, dry area for rats to burrow in peace. They will go to the end of the pipe and begin to burrow outwards eventually finding their way into your home or business.

Identifying dead pipes can be done using CCTV Inpestion coupled with deductive testing. Eliminating what pipes are in service via dye testing and running water.

When the dead pipes are identified, depending on the access to the mouth of the pipe, they can be sealed off using Mechanical Plugs, Ratblock Bags or Cured in Place Liners to block connections to the sewer.

The Ratflap is a device that can be installed into a Drain or Pipe to allow wastewater flow freely away from your premises, while stopping vermin coming the other direction towards your property.

There are multiple different brands and designs of this device and we use the world leading Ratflap, which is manufactured in Ireland using the highest quality Stainless Steel. 

The incredible quality ensures long lasting protection from rodents, and guarantees a long life for the flap, wihtout it accumulating grease and other deposits during its service.

All our installations come with a warranty to give you peace of mind that if they cause a blockage, we will cover the cost of the job of unblocking the sewer or drain. With our expertise of installing them correctly, we can assure there will be no blockages and no rats.

Rats are some of the best Drain Surveyors in the business! They can find the smallest defects in an Access Juntion, Chamber or Manhole and they will then use their incredible digging finesse to burrow out of the chamebr into the surrounding soil.

They can burrow tens of metres from an access if left alone for long enough, eventually finding their way into your property.

The result is the soil and stone is burrowed back into the drain causing extensive deposits, resulting in bad blockages.

es-co have a number of methods to fully rehabilitate access points such as AJ's and Manholes to stop rats exploiting any such defects.