Dead Rat in the Wall
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If a homeowner in Orlando, FL smells a bad odor in the home, the most likely cause is a dead rat. Sometimes
they die in the attic, but they often fall down a wall they cannot climb out of, or simply die down in a wall
cavity. The best way to get a dead rat out of the wall is to locate the area and cut a hole to remove the animal.
A Dead Rat in the Ceiling
This house smelled terrible, this room in particular. There was no attic (flat roof) and no crawl space, so I knew the dead
animal was in the wall or ceiling. As I always do, I sniffed and sniffed like a dog, until I had it narrowed down
to one spot. When I started to cut, I noticed that the ceiling joists were only inches apart. Amazingly, I had cut in the one
exact small spot where the rat was - a nearly impossible to find place - and, as always, the first and only hole I had to cut
in the home.
A Dead Mouse in the Wall
Once again, I sniff like a blood hound until I find the right spot, then get it perfect with my very first cut into the
wall. Small animal, but BIG smell! To get rid of a dead rat or mouse in the wall, you've got to have a real nose for the
job, literally (there is no magic odor finding machine), and experience certainly counts for a lot.
Many wildlife control companies will cut the hole in the wall to remove the dead rat, but they won't fix the hole they've cut. I
do try my best to repair the hole that I've cut - I cut it at an angle, replace the piece I've cut, secure it, and spackle the
edges. Still, it's not perfect, and I'm not a drywall expert. I'm a wildlife expert. Most people are so grateful to have the
smell gone, that they don't even care about the wall.
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