Professional Pest Control Roodepoort
Roodepoort has some of the older housing stock out west, and an older roof has had decades to open up the small gaps a rat needs: a warped fascia board, a perished eaves vent, a pipe entry that was never sealed properly. Poisoning what is already inside does nothing about that gap. We find where they are getting in and close it off.
Roodepoort, Johannesburg
We know what's
bugging Roodepoort.
Pests in Roodepoort aren't the same as pests two towns over. We know the ones that show up here, and we know how to get rid of them. Take a look at what we treat below.
Ants Control
Ants Control
Ants are sneaky. They get into your food and hide deep inside your walls. We find exactly where they’re coming from and stop the whole colony for you.
Spiders Control
Spiders Control
Nobody likes walking into a spider web. Whether they're in the garage or the basement, we clear them out and make sure new ones can't get back in.
Roaches Control
Roaches Control
Roaches are tough to get rid of by yourself. We use special tools to find their hiding spots and clear them out quickly.
Rodents Control
Rodents Control
Mice and rats can chew on wires and make a big mess. We catch them and seal up any tiny holes so they can’t sneak back into your house.
Mosquitoes Control
Mosquitoes Control
Mosquitoes can ruin a nice day outside. We treat your garden and the places water collects so they stop breeding and stop biting.
Bed Bugs Control
Bed Bugs Control
Bed bugs hide in your mattress and bite while you sleep. We use heat and safe treatments to get rid of them so you can sleep soundly again.
Fleas Control
Fleas Control
Fleas are tiny bugs that jump on you and your pets. We clear them out of your carpets and bedding to make your home feel clean again.
Silverfish Control
Silverfish Control
Silverfish love damp corners and can ruin your books or clothes. We find where they’re hiding and stop them before they do any damage.
Wasps Control
Wasps Control
Wasps build nests around your home and can sting multiple times. We find every nest and take it down safely so you can use your garden again.
Termites Control
Termites Control
Harvester and subterranean termites work through timber out of sight. We treat the colony and inspect the property, including for transfer clearance.
Our pest control credentials
Registered PCO
Registered as a Pest Control Operator under South Africa’s Act 36 of 1947.
CropLife SA
Accredited in the responsible use of registered pest-control remedies.
HACCP compliant
Pest management suited to food-safety requirements in commercial premises.
Why our neighbours trust us.
Most people who call us about rats have already put down bait themselves. Bait was never the missing piece — knowing where the roof is actually open is.
Registered and accountable
We are registered as a Pest Control Operator under Act 36 of 1947, so if the work is poor you can take it up with the Department of Agriculture, not just with us.
Randburg based
We work out of Randburg and cover the west of Johannesburg regularly, so a Roodepoort callout is a normal part of the week for us, not a special trip.
We find the entry point
On an older roof the gap is rarely where you'd guess. We check the fascia, the eaves vents and every pipe and cable entry before we treat anything.
We show you the gaps
Every entry point we find gets pointed out to you, so you know what is still open once the treatment itself is finished.
Getting rid of pests
is pretty simple.
What actually happens when a Roodepoort homeowner calls us about noises in the roof.
Get a Quote
Tell us what you're hearing and where in the house. You get a written quote before anything is booked, so the number you agree to is the number you pay.
We Come to You
We get up into the roof void and check the roofline from the outside, the fascia boards, eaves vents, pipe and cable entries, looking for how they are getting in as well as treating what's already there.
We Back Our Work
We show you what we found before we close anything off, so you know exactly what let them in and what was done about it.
Stay Bug-Free
If a gap reopens or a new one appears on an older roof, we come back with the record of what was already sealed, so a follow-up starts from something concrete.
Good work
speaks for itself.
No lock-in contract and no vague verbal promises. A written quote, a proper roof inspection, and a written record of what was found and sealed.
Pest control questions from Roodepoort homeowners
The things people here ask us most, answered straight.
Because that is when they come out to feed and you are lying still enough to notice. Rats are territorial and nest close to where they get in, so a scratching sound over the same corner of the ceiling most nights usually means the entry point is directly below it, not somewhere across the roof. That is the first thing we listen for and look for when we get up there.
Houses out this way tend to be older, and an older roof has had thirty or forty years to develop the small gaps a rat needs, which is not much more than the width of a thumb. A warped fascia board, a broken tile, a gap where a pipe or cable enters the wall, an eaves vent with the mesh perished away. None of these are obvious from the ground. We check the roofline from a ladder, not from the driveway.
Bait removes the rats that are up there right now. It does not do anything about the gap they used to get in, so without that second step the roof empties out and then refills over the following months as the next lot finds the same opening. We treat the roof void and then seal or point out every gap we find, because the two jobs only work as a pair.
Yes, and on an older stand that is the more useful part of the visit. We walk the roofline and the foundation looking for the actual entry points, then show you what we found before we close anything off. Most of our Roodepoort customers say nobody had ever pointed out where the gaps were, only offered to poison what was already inside.
Rats are the pest we are called out for most in this part of Johannesburg, but a warm, undisturbed roof void with the odd gap in the eaves also suits cockroaches and, in the older sections with real ceiling boards, borer. If we are up there for rats we will tell you if we see signs of either, rather than treating the roof as a one-pest job when it isn't.
We work out of Randburg and cover the west of Johannesburg regularly, so Roodepoort is not an out-of-the-way call for us. Our line is open around the clock from Monday to Friday, so you can ring as soon as you hear something rather than waiting until Monday morning.
Find the gap, not just the rats.
Tell us what you're hearing and we will give you a free written quote. We cover the west of Johannesburg regularly and our line is open around the clock, Monday to Friday.