Commercial kitchens on the high streets
Restaurants, cafes and takeaways along Richmond and Twickenham's high streets rely on warm pipework that runs close to the flats and offices above and beside them, and cockroaches can move along that same route between units. A single flat treatment rarely solves a problem that's really coming from the building's shared pipework.
Confirm what you're seeing
Cockroaches hide by day, so the evidence often appears before the insect: droppings like ground pepper, shed skins in cupboard corners, a faint musty smell near the cooker. A torch check after dark, when they're most active, usually confirms it.
In your own kitchen
Go methodically through the warm, enclosed spots, behind the fridge, under the sink, around the boiler, and inside the plinths under the units, as anyone near Kew will recognise, where leafy streets of period houses close to Kew Gardens and the river. It isn't a reflection of cleanliness, a damp cupboard or slow leak can matter every bit as much, just as near Kew, where leafy streets of period houses close to Kew Gardens and the river.
If you run a food business
Keeping pests out is a legal requirement for food businesses under food hygiene law, not just good practice, whether that's near Barnes, where village-style streets and large houses around the pond and the river towpath, or elsewhere in the borough. Record sightings with time and place, keep stock off the floor, and inspect deliveries as they come in, as anyone near Barnes will recognise, where village-style streets and large houses around the pond and the river towpath. Once the size and layout of the site is known, commercial premises get quoted individually - the same pattern holds near Twickenham, where riverside houses and terraces close to the Thames.
What to avoid while you wait
- Spraying at cockroaches you can see, which scatters the rest into the walls and neighbouring units
- Moving boxes or appliances from an affected kitchen into clean rooms
- Leaving pet food, dirty dishes or standing water out overnight
- Bringing second-hand appliances in without checking them first
Booking cockroach control in Richmond upon Thames
Cockroach control in Richmond upon Thames is £190 for a flat and £240 for a house (business premises quoted separately); since around Barnes, where village-style streets and large houses around the pond and the river towpath, telling us whether you are in a home or a business, and whether neighbouring premises might be affected, when you book cockroach control saves time, and the Richmond upon Thames cockroach control page has the rest.
