Rat in Your Toilet?

Finding a rat in your toilet can be a frightening experience. Although it sounds unusual, rats can sometimes enter properties through the underground drainage system connected to the toilet.

Rats frequently live within sewer systems and are capable swimmers. If there is damage within the drainage pipework, they may travel through the drains and appear through toilets or internal waste pipes.

How Can Rats Enter Through Toilets?

Rats do not normally live inside houses through the toilet itself. In most cases the problem is caused by defects within the underground drainage system connected to the property.

Common causes include:

• Broken or displaced drain pipes
• Open or unused pipe junctions
• Defective clay pipe joints
• Damaged inspection chambers
• Direct connections to the sewer system

When defects occur in the pipework, rats can move through the drainage system and enter the pipes connected to a property.

Rats in Drains

Rats commonly travel through the sewer system beneath towns and cities. If drains connected to a property are damaged, they can sometimes gain access through the drainage pipework.

Because these defects are underground, the most effective way to identify the problem is with a CCTV drain inspection.

CCTV Drain Inspection for Rats

A CCTV drain survey allows the drainage system to be inspected internally using specialist camera equipment. This helps identify defects in the pipework that may allow rats to enter.

Our service focuses on investigating how rats may be entering properties through drainage systems.

CCTV Rat Drain Investigation – Fixed Price £395

Call 0791 785 2384 to arrange a CCTV drain inspection.

Rats in Drains London

If you are experiencing problems with rats entering through drains, our CCTV investigation service can identify the cause within the drainage system.

See our Rats in Drains investigation pages for local information across London boroughs.