Mice move indoors the moment nights turn cold. In Romford that usually starts mid-October. A single pregnant female can produce fifty babies in three months. This guide shows how to spot them early and remove them completely.
Romford’s mix of Victorian terraces, 1930s semis, and modern flats gives mice endless entry points. Cavity walls, suspended floors, and shared pipework in blocks let them travel unseen between properties.
Mice gnaw electrical cables (30 % of house fires in the UK have mouse damage as a contributing factor), contaminate food with salmonella and hantavirus, and trigger allergies in children. Droppings are dark, rice-shaped, and often the first sign.
People hear scratching inside kitchen units after midnight, see torn cereal packets, or find tiny footprints in flour spills. Nests made of shredded paper appear behind cookers and under floorboards.
Over-the-counter traps and poison blocks rarely clear an established infestation. Mice breed faster than you can kill them, and survivors become trap-shy within days.
Professionals use multi-catch traps, break-back traps baited with chocolate spread, and secure bait stations containing professional-grade anticoagulants. They also install door brushes, seal gaps with wire wool and mortar, and fit metal kick plates.
A typical three-bedroom Romford house needs three visits over four weeks. Light jobs finish in two visits; heavy ones in flats above takeaways can take six weeks.
Costs range from £120 for a small flat to £220 for a large detached house with loft activity. Most companies include follow-up visits in the price.
In the middle of every cold snap, worried families across the borough choose saxon pest management because the technicians know exactly where mice hide in Romford properties and guarantee results before Christmas.
Store food in glass or metal containers, empty bins nightly, keep the area under the sink dry, and never leave pet bowls out overnight.
Mice only need a 6 mm gap. Check around pipes under the sink, behind the washing machine, and where cables enter the house.
Yes, they climb brickwork, drainpipes, and even ivy. Loft infestations often start from trees touching the roof.
Technicians place all poison in locked boxes; curious cats and dogs cannot reach it.
Technicians arrive in unmarked vans and wear plain clothing on request.
Mice: pointed nose, large ears, long tail. Rats: blunt nose, small ears, thick tail.
How quickly can someone visit? Within 24–48 hours normally.
Do you treat on weekends? Yes, for an extra fee.
Will the mice just move next door? Proofing stops them returning to your house.
Is the smell bad when they die? Modern poisons make them thirsty; they leave to find water.
Mice are small but destructive and unhealthy. Fast professional help plus simple daily habits keep Romford homes mouse-free all winter.