Preventive treatment in Kawthar, 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 Kawthar

Insects from commercial shops appear in flats above within weeks of the shop opening, which means they find rapid highways between floors even when the flat is not directly above the shop entrance. The method is set out in full on what Preventive treatment involves.

The first reason

Commercial shops are constant pressure sources

Ground floor shops receive daily deliveries, many people and leave waste, creating ideal insect habitat. Insects climb to upper floors through walls, pipes and cavities, so the preventive programme focuses on sealing these passages from below first.

The second reason

Pipes and gaps link shop to flat

Drainage, power and water pipes enter from the shop and extend to upper floors, and small gaps around each pipe are open highways for insects. We focus on sealing these gaps tightly so they block any entry from below.

The third reason

Damp from drainage and standing water

Commercial shops, especially restaurants and fruit stores, generate damp and waste that attract insects. This moisture may seep into building walls or rise through cavities, so we focus on drying the area around the building base and treating any leak.

Kawthar on the map

Kawthar sits about 1.5 km from Salam and about 2.5 km from Mughammas.

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Before treatment

What a preventive visit reads

A mixed district on Al Qadisiyah Road outside the Haram boundary, with villas and apartment buildings on residential plots. Wadi Mudarraja channel lies along the eastern edge, and neighbourhood mosques and a local park serve the area.

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

The base of the outside wall

The base of the outside wall in Kawthar faces shop drainage and ground floor runoff, so we place a strong residual there that protects against damp and the insects coming from below.

An exterior door threshold and the gap beneath it

Gaps and openings

Gaps around drainage, power and water pipes connecting shop to flats may be large, so we focus on fully sealing them and cleaning out any debris that might attract insects.

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

Air conditioning condensate

Air conditioning condensate from shops and flats may be shared or run very close together, creating damp pooling around the building base. We monitor this point closely and direct drainage away from the wall.

Floor drains

Floor drains in the shop may be a direct entry point to shared piping, so we place monitoring points around these drains from inside the flat and around shared gaps.

A drip irrigation line in damp soil beside planting

Irrigation against the wall

Shop cleaning or daily washing may produce excess water pooling against the outside wall, so we monitor this area and ensure water drains away and does not collect.

A closed monitoring station at the foot of a wall

The monitoring points

Monitoring points go at the shared entrance, around voids between floors and around the party wall from inside the flat. Reading these points tells us the shop's pressure and cuts entry before insects spread.

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 Kawthar

Access from Al Qadisiyah Road is straightforward, and the programme schedules visits to work with shop hours and the adjacent park, because busy times at Al Khair Mosque and Scheme Eleven Park bring foot traffic and goods that raise entry risk. We choose visit times when foot traffic is lower and activity quieter.

Al Qadisiyah Road
Mansour Faqih Mosque
Al Khair Mosque
Al Walidayn Mosque
Scheme Eleven Park
Wadi Mudarraja

Questions about this district

The shop below seems to have many insects. Will they climb into my flat through the shared wall?

They may, especially if the shop is a food or produce store. Preventive spray places a strong barrier on your side of the wall, and the most important thing is monitoring points around shared gaps to tell us when insects attempt entry.

My flat is on the second floor and the shop is ground floor. Do insects reach this high?

Yes, insects climb easily through pipes and gaps around wiring and service runs. It may take weeks longer than the first floor, but they will arrive if we do not cut off their path from the start.

The shop below has been closed a long time. Will the insects in my flat disappear?

They may reduce but will not disappear completely because the shop may harbour small populations that revive when it reopens. The preventive programme continues with regular point reading, and we intensify visits if the shop reopens.

Can we treat the party wall from inside the flat without building work?

No. From inside the flat alone we cannot treat shared pipes and cavities. The programme focuses on blocking entry with a strong barrier and reading the points, and if it fails we need treatment from inside the shop too.

In summer the shop is shut and the flat is occupied. Does the programme change?

Yes, pressure may reduce but will not vanish. The monitoring points tell us the truth, so we may cut visits for that summer, but we intensify them when the shop reopens because lingering insects will search for new food.

The lane between the shop and the building collects water and waste. Does that bring more insects?

Yes, greatly. Water and waste together create ideal habitat and encourage insects toward the building. We focus on clearing the lane, stopping water pooling and applying a residual barrier around the base of the wall facing the lane.

How much does preventive treatment in Kawthar 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 Kawthar.