Preventive treatment in Al Jamiah, Makkah

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 Jamiah

Insects and rodents enter hotels and apartment blocks with visitors and goods arriving from the busy road all day long. The method is set out in full on the full Preventive treatment page.

The first reason

The busy roads and continuous traffic flow

King Khalid Road and Al Masjid Al Haram Road are busy all day with vehicles and buses. Insects and rodents travel with vehicles and visitors. The external residual band must be very strong and very wide on the main road side, as it bears the full pressure of roadside traffic.

The second reason

Hotels and apartment blocks standing very close together

Hotels and residential apartment blocks stand very close together on the main road. The gaps between buildings are extremely narrow and trap dampness. Insects move easily from one hotel to another through tight spaces and shared vents and floor connections.

The third reason

Makkah Mall and shops and restaurants around the district

Makkah Mall, shops and restaurants around the district provide constant insect sources. Food, waste and crowds attract insects and rodents. The programme focuses on entry points from the shops and restaurants into the hotels and apartment blocks above them.

Al Jamiah on the map

Al Jamiah sits about 1 km from Al Mursalat and about 1.5 km from Al Sanabel.

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Before treatment

What a preventive visit reads

The district sits on a main thoroughfare cut by two rapid roads, with apartment blocks and hotels standing very close to each other and wide pavements facing the street traffic.

The base of an exterior wall where the building meets the ground

The base of the outside wall

The exterior wall base facing King Khalid Road and Al Masjid Al Haram Road must be very strong and very wide, as it faces the full impact of traffic.

An exterior door threshold and the gap beneath it

Gaps and openings

Gaps between the closely spaced buildings are extremely tight and may contain shared passages and shared foundations below.

An outdoor air conditioning unit with a condensate pipe on the wall

Air conditioning condensate

Air conditioning condensate from hotels and apartments drains onto pavements and the street, creating dampness around the building base.

Floor drains

Ground floor drains from restaurants and shops drain directly into underground channels.

A drip irrigation line in damp soil beside planting

Irrigation against the wall

Irrigation on small gardens and courtyards in front of hotels may flow towards the building foundations.

A closed monitoring station at the foot of a wall

The monitoring points

Monitoring points are placed at every hotel entry, at every gap between buildings, and at the restaurants and shops at street level.

How we work

1
The baseline survey

We walk the outside boundary and then the inside: gaps under doors, pipe runs, vents, condensate lines, drains, the bin area and the store, and we fix the monitoring points before anything is applied.
2
Close the routes

Mesh on the vents, the gap under the door dealt with, the sleeve around a pipe run closed, and water put back into the drain nobody uses. Exclusion saves a spray that would otherwise repeat forever.
3
The band and the placed product

A residual band at the base of the wall outside and around door and window openings, with placed product inside joints and closed voids where it is warranted, and no open spray across living surfaces.
4
The scheduled visit: read, renew, record

We read the points to see which side is under pressure, renew the band where sun or irrigation has taken it, aim the visit at what the coming season opens up, and write down what was found and what was used.

What the preventive programme includes

A survey, then a check every visit

Entry points, moisture sources and storage, recorded before anything is applied and revisited each time.
Monitoring points that get read

At the wall and floor junction, under sinks and in the store, checked on every visit rather than only the last one.
A renewed exterior band

At the wall base and around the openings, put back wherever sun or irrigation took it between visits.
Drains, water lines and waste

The water seal in the drains, the condensate line and the ground around the bins, which are the standing water and food sources.
Between the visits

What to keep dry, what to keep closed, and what is worth a call before the next date. Ventilation we tell you before the visit.
A scheduled visit and a record of each

An agreed date, what the points held, what was treated, and what changed since last time.

Landmarks of Al Jamiah

Al Jamiah extends south from Makkah Mall and spreads towards Al Masjid Al Haram Road. Work begins at main entry points on King Khalid Road and spreads through the closely spaced hotels and residential blocks, with special attention to Alawi Tunsi Hospital's main entrance and the neighbouring shops that feed insect pressure into the district.

King Khalid Road
Al Masjid Al Haram Road
Makkah Mall
Alawi Tunsi Hospital
Abu Raysh Park
Al Iman Park

Questions about this district

Do hotels next to shops need a different preventive programme?

Yes, hotels next to shops face higher pressure. Insects come from the shops and restaurants and migrate to hotels from below and from the sides.

How are the narrow gaps between close apartment blocks monitored?

A monitoring point is placed at each narrow gap between adjacent buildings. Activity is detected from these points before insects enter the hotel.

Do visitors and tourists in the hotels increase the insect problem?

Yes, guests bring luggage that may carry insects. Hotels need intensive and rapid treatment if insects are detected.

What is the focus of the preventive programme for buildings on the main road?

The external band on the main road side must be very strong. Monitoring points at entries and windows facing the road need frequent inspection.

Does a restaurant or café on the ground floor increase the preventive programme pressure?

Very much so. Ground floor restaurants provide direct food for insects. Treatment of the shared wall base between restaurant and building above is critical.

Does Alawi Tunsi Hospital next to the district affect the insect pressure?

Hospitals are high pressure sources. Dampness and medical waste attract insects. The programme must focus on the boundary between hospital and neighbouring buildings.

How much does preventive treatment in Al Jamiah 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 Jamiah.