A dead animal in the roof or wall is hard to ignore. The smell builds quickly in warm weather, flies may start gathering near a vent or window, and stains can appear on the ceiling. In Springwood the cause is usually a possum or a rat, though other small animals can end up in a roof or under a floor as well.
When you call, we ask where the smell is strongest and how long it has been there. We also ask if you have used rat bait recently, since a baited rat often dies inside a roof or wall. The crew we book then searches the roof space, wall cavities and subfloor areas they can get into. They track the smell, look for flies and check the spots animals tend to use. Once they find the remains, they bag them and take them away.
- Searching the roof space, subfloor and reachable cavities
- Bagging and removing the remains
- Clearing soiled insulation or nesting material nearby
- Treating the spot with a sanitiser and odour neutraliser
- Finding how the animal got in, if it came from outside
Sometimes an animal is inside a wall where it cannot be reached without cutting the plaster. The crew will talk you through the options before doing anything like that. In most cases the remains can be reached from the roof or under the floor.
Dead animal removal is one of the most common requests we get across Springwood and nearby suburbs, especially in summer. If the animal came in through a gap, the crew can seal it on the same visit. To book, call 07 3543 7768 and we will give you an upfront price.
