A technician fitting exclusion netting to a building facade

Bird and pigeon control in Al Misfalah Makkah

Al Misfalah is the low ground that slopes away south of the Grand Mosque along Ibrahim Al Khalil Street. Old apartment buildings stand shoulder to shoulder, with hotels and pilgrim lodgings filling the slopes. Pigeons nest on closely spaced roofs and in openings in the ageing walls. Ibrahim Al Khalil Street is crowded with restaurants and shops where birds hunt for food constantly.

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Targeted, not broadcast

Product goes into cracks and runways, never sprayed across open surfaces.
Told before we start

What we will use, where it goes, and what to cover or move before we arrive.
A follow-up visit

We return after the first treatment, because what survives it does not show on the day.
Homes and businesses

Apartments and villas, and kitchens and stores that need a record of each visit.

Why they keep coming back in Al Misfalah

Pilgrims and Umrah visitors walk the streets all day and food is constantly available in restaurants, bakeries and small shops. Pigeons perch in high openings and wait for food opportunities to present themselves. The method is set out in full on Bird and pigeon control in detail.

The first reason

Tightly packed buildings and tiny gaps between them

Buildings in Al Misfalah are very old and very closely spaced, and the gaps between them are tiny, but pigeons can pass through. We fit strong metal mesh to every gap and run metal strips that seal the void completely. Mesh must be robust to resist pigeons forcing their way in.

The second reason

Close roofs at different heights with varying ledges

Roofs in Al Misfalah are tightly spaced but stand at different heights. A ledge on one side may be high while the adjacent building is much lower. We fit a deterrent to each ledge suited to its height and the strength of the aged structure.

The third reason

Crowded street and constant food availability

Ibrahim Al Khalil Street is one of Makkah's most congested roads, and restaurants, bakeries and shops attract pigeons from a distance. Pigeons move from the street to the roof hunting for rest and safety from passing crowds.

The character of Al Misfalah

Apartment district: residential blocks, repeated floors and shared entrances

Al Misfalah is an apartment district of residential blocks with repeated floors and shared entrances, which means pigeons can move between flats through common vents and internal shafts. We focus on sealing all common vents, internal shafts and inter-storey gaps decisively and completely.

Before treatment

The building decides which deterrent works

The ground slopes away from the Haram, humidity is very high, buildings are tightly packed and very old, and streets are narrow. Ancient quarters such as Al Kakiyah and Qawz Al Nakasah extend towards Jabal Sharaf. Old construction and old drainage networks keep the environment consistently damp.

A narrow concrete projection on a building facade

Ledge width

Roof ledges in Al Misfalah are very old, possibly weak coral stone or crumbling old brick, so we use suspended mesh hung on strong metal brackets anchored to the wall structure, not the ledge.

Outdoor condenser units on a building roof

Air conditioning platforms

Small window air conditioning units sit on old windows, and pigeons perch on them easily. We fit mesh below the unit and around water and drain pipes.

A twig nest sitting on a building projection

The nest itself

Nests shelter in old openings, cracks between stones, voids beneath roofs and beneath weak metal soffits.

Bird droppings marking an exterior concrete wall

The droppings pattern

Droppings accumulate heavily because pigeons spend long hours on roofs and in openings hunting downward for food from the crowded street below.

A mesh covered ventilation opening in an exterior wall

Openings and shafts

Openings are numerous: tiny balconies, ventilation shafts, gaps between buildings, voids beneath rooflines and pipes. Each needs tight protective sealing.

A water tank standing on a building roof

Around the roof tank

Small water tanks on aged roof supports or on old poles may be fragile, so we fit lightweight mesh or tight metal covers that allow water but exclude birds.

How we work

1
Survey the roof and the facade

We walk the roof, the projections, the condenser platforms and the shafts, separate the nesting positions from the perching ones, and measure and photograph every ledge.
2
Strip the nests and treat the parasites

Droppings are wetted before they are lifted so nothing goes airborne dry, bagged closed, and the nest position is treated for ticks and mites before the surface is sanitised.
3
Close and fit

Netting tensioned on a perimeter wire with no gap at the corners, spikes or wire on the narrow projections, metal mesh across vents and shafts, and the roof drains freed of the nest material packing them.
4
The follow-up visit

We come back to check the tension, the corners and any position the flock has moved to, and correct what has slackened before a bird finds it.

What bird and pigeon control includes

A recorded survey

Every ledge, condenser platform and shaft, photographed, with nesting separated from perching before anything is chosen.
Nest removal and drain clearing

Lifted wet rather than swept dry, bagged closed, and the roof drains freed of the nest material packing them.
Parasite treatment and sanitising

The nest position treated for ticks and mites, then the surface the droppings sat on sanitised.
Sealing and fitting the deterrents

Netting tensioned on a perimeter wire, spikes or wire on narrow projections, and metal mesh across ventilation openings.
Aftercare instructions

The condensate water, food left on the roof, and what should not sit beside a ledge if the attraction is to stay gone.
A follow-up on tension and corners

Netting slackens and corners open over time; the visit corrects that and closes any new position.

What is different about Al Misfalah Sub-Municipality

Al Misfalah sub municipality runs downhill from the south of the Grand Mosque through Al Misfalah, Kudai and Al Rawabi to Al Taqwa, Al Hindawiyah, Al Khalidiyah and Al Rusayfah at the third ring road. The northern end is old apartment blocks and pilgrim hotels with restaurants along Ibrahim Al Khalil Street and the huge coach parks at Kudai. The south and west are dense popular districts with countless small shops and unplanned hillside housing, some of it already cleared for redevelopment, giving way to orderly land grant schemes in Al Rusayfah beside the railway station.

Questions about this district

The old walls are very weak; how do we fit mesh?

We test wall strength first and use special metal fasteners that grip gently without hard torque. We may use a metal plate that spreads load across a larger area.

Does high humidity damage the metal mesh?

We use stainless steel mesh or mesh treated with a protective coating. High humidity requires materials that resist rust effectively.

Do pilgrims throw food to the pigeons from windows?

It may happen. We fit mesh on windows from inside to prevent throwing and advise residents against feeding the birds.

Are the wall openings so old they cannot be sealed?

We seal every opening with metal strip, angled cement or suspended mesh hung on brackets. Every opening has a solution.

How many hotels and buildings need treatment?

Every building and hotel housing pilgrims or Umrah visitors needs treatment. We prioritise the roofs and crowded openings first.

Is the work in Al Misfalah harder than other quarters?

Yes. Old construction, very high humidity and many openings make Al Misfalah more challenging. But we specialise in old quarters.

How much does bird and pigeon control in Al Misfalah cost?

It is set after the inspection, because the price follows the type of infestation, the size of the space, how far it has spread and the number of visits it needs. Send a photo and a description on WhatsApp and we will give you an estimate before we reach Al Misfalah.