A technician fitting exclusion netting to a building facade

Bird and pigeon control in Harat Al Sarahin Jeddah

Harat Al Sarahin is an old quarter of Thuwal built in mud brick and popular style, where families cluster their houses in the coastal village pattern. Salt and maritime humidity attack everything, and roofs and walls are so old they crack easily with widening gaps. Pigeons nest in fissures and cracks with ease, and water from rain seeping and salt spray provides a permanent drinking source. The building fabric itself offers shelter in ways that modern housing never does.

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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 Harat Al Sarahin

The very old mud brick buildings have natural cracks and gaps throughout, and pigeons find nesting places easily without having to build complex nests or attach anything. The method is set out in full on how we approach Bird and pigeon control.

The first reason

Mud brick construction and deeply aged building fabric

Mud brick buildings decades old have cracks and fissures in every wall. Clay crumbles under salt and humidity attack, and gaps grow wider every year. Pigeons find complete shelter in these natural fissures without needing any separate nesting location. The structure itself is their refuge.

The second reason

Humidity, salt and maritime exposure effects

Salt from the sea and coastal moisture penetrate walls and weaken them further. Traditional deterrents may not fix properly to weak stone and crumbling clay. Treatment needs materials specifically designed to withstand salt and severe dampness and to hold on unstable surfaces.

The third reason

Proximity to the harbour and open fish and seafood

The quarter sits close to Thuwal Harbour and the tourist corniche, with fishermen's houses clustered by the water's edge. Exposed fish and sea waste provide rich abundant food for pigeons daily. The combination of food and shelter is exceptionally strong.

Harat Al Sarahin on the map

Harat Al Sarahin sits about 0.5 km from Harat Al Baharah and about 0.5 km from Harat Al Amir.

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Before treatment

The building decides which deterrent works

An old quarter with mud brick and popular construction, where related families live in tightly grouped houses following coastal village patterns, within a town undergoing replacement of unfit dwellings.

A narrow concrete projection on a building facade

Ledge width

The mud brick roof edge is very old and may be broken or cracked, with height and length varying between houses based on construction age.

Outdoor condenser units on a building roof

Air conditioning platforms

Air conditioning units are rare in old houses, and ventilation comes from small windows or natural openings only.

A twig nest sitting on a building projection

The nest itself

Nesting occurs in natural cracks and gaps in the clay rather than only on the ledge, making removal difficult.

Bird droppings marking an exterior concrete wall

The droppings pattern

Droppings accumulate rapidly and salt makes them hard to clean and they leave marks on clay.

A mesh covered ventilation opening in an exterior wall

Openings and shafts

Openings are few and limited in old houses, windows are small and doors are narrow.

A water tank standing on a building roof

Around the roof tank

Water tanks are rare and may be a single small container, and seeping rainwater provides sufficient drinking water.

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.

The character of Harat Al Sarahin

Mixed district: shops at street level with homes above them

Mud brick and historic houses combine food from the harbour and natural nesting cavities in cracks, making pigeons settle easily. Protection needs materials that withstand strong salt and humidity, and weak building requires special care when fitting deterrents.

Questions about this district

Salt and humidity from the sea damage mesh and spikes after fitting?

Yes, salt corrodes spikes and mesh quickly. We use salt resistant materials and stainless or galvanised products. Routine maintenance is essential. Galvanised steel mesh or corrosion resistant material is the best choice for this location.

The quarter is very old and the building is very weak, will roofs support fitting?

Weak building needs special care. We inspect the foundations and walls before fixing and choose a lightweight mounting method that adds no load to the wall. In rare cases we use external fixing methods that create no holes.

Is protecting one house enough or should the whole quarter be treated?

Pigeons do not travel far between separate quarters. Protecting your house stops nesting on it. If neighbours are interested, shared treatment gives better results and costs less per property.

The quarter is old and houses are tightly packed, does nesting occur inside the house or on the roof?

Nesting happens in cracks and gaps in both walls and roofs. Mud brick offers internal and external cavities, and complete cleaning with fitting protects against both.

Fishermen's houses sit near the shore where fish are displayed, does exposed seafood super attract pigeons?

Yes, fish and marine waste are rich abundant food. Pigeons settle in the quarter easily because food is constant. Treatment is more essential here than in other areas.

The tourist corniche at Thuwal, do visitors throw food that brings birds?

Visitors may throw scraps at the corniche, but urban pigeons prefer fish and marine waste. Protecting your house stops pigeons settling there even when food sources are plentiful.

How much does bird and pigeon control in Harat Al Sarahin 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 Harat Al Sarahin.