How To Keep Your Storage Unit Pest Free - GoodFriend Self Storage

A little effort can go a long ways towards protecting your items while they are in Bronx Storage. Anything worth paying to store is worth protecting it while it's stored. Although you might do everything in your power to eliminate unwanted pests, you have to make sure that those in neighboring units are doing the same. It definitely pays to pay attention to pest control. There are some things that you can do to ensure that those unwanted pests stay far away.

 

Here are some thoughts to consider about rodents and pests. An average-size rat can squeeze through a gap about the width of your pinky finger, an adult mouse through a gap the thickness of a small magazine. Many fire investigators say one quarter of all structure fires of undetermined origin are caused by rodents gnawing on electrical wire
Storage In Westchester facilities have rules and regulations that must be followed. Now you can only do so much on your part but look around and make sure that management is doing their job too. Make sure they have trimmed vegetation away from the structure. Make sure there are no holes that are left open around the facility. Still today, after hundreds of years the best way to kill a rat is with a spring-loaded metal trap mounted on a scrap of wood.