Rat Exterminator in Paramus, NJ for Homes, Restaurants and Stores

Rat control in Paramus: two very different problems

Paramus has mid-century neighborhoods next to Garden State Plaza, Paramus Park and the Route 4, Route 17 and Garden State Parkway corridors. A rodent problem looks different depending on which side of town you're on:

Mice exterminator in Paramus, NJ: split-levels, ranches and attached garages

Much of residential Paramus was built after World War II, and the house styles shape where mice go. In a split-level, the lower level often sits partly below ground beside the garage, so mice coming in under the garage door end up in the family room or laundry. In a ranch, mice tend to travel up through the walls into the attic, where they nest in the insulation over the bedrooms.

Attached garages are the most common way in. A worn rubber seal at the bottom of the garage door, a gap where the door meets the frame, or a pipe that passes from the garage into the house is all a mouse needs — about a quarter inch. Rats need roughly half an inch and usually start outside, digging under a shed, a deck or a concrete patio.

Many Paramus yards back onto wooded strips, brooks or the parks — Van Saun County Park and the Saddle River County Park area are both in town. That green space is part of why Paramus has so much wildlife, and it also gives rats cover close to houses.

More reading: mice in the walls and where mice are coming from.

Signs of rats and mice — and which one it is

See our full guide: signs of mice and rats in your house.

Droppings, odors and baiting safely

Droppings and nests. Don't sweep or vacuum dry droppings. We do droppings cleanup and HEPA cleanup, and remove and replace attic insulation when mice have soiled it. See our Paramus droppings cleanup and sanitation page.

Dead rodent smell. A sudden, rotten smell in one room usually means a rodent died in a wall or ceiling, often after store-bought poison was used. We do dead rodent removal and odor treatment, then seal the opening.

Bait around kids, pets and customers. Inside homes and businesses we rely on traps, not loose poison. When outdoor bait makes sense, it goes only in locked, tamper-resistant stations that children and pets can't open.

Rodents in Paramus apartment buildings

Who handles rodent infestations in apartment buildings in Paramus? Silver Bullet Pest Control works with landlords, supers, property managers and condo boards on Paramus ranches, split-levels and the apartment and condo buildings off Route 4 and 17. In a building, mice and rats travel between units through pipe chases, shared walls and the basement, so treating one apartment usually just moves them next door.

Our building plan:

1. Inspect the whole building: the reported unit, the units on either side and above and below, the basement, boiler room, trash room and the outside.
2. Exterior bait stations in locked boxes along the foundation and near the trash area.
3. Interior trapping in the affected units and common areas.
4. Seal the building, starting with where pipes and utility lines come through the foundation and floors, door sweeps on basement and exterior doors, and gaps in the trash room.
5. Follow-up visits and a written report so you can show tenants and inspectors what was done.

Multifamily buildings are priced differently from single-family homes because of the number of units and common areas. Call or text 973-510-2585 or email info@gsbpestcontrol.com to set up a building walk-through.