Drain Fly Control in Old Town
Small fuzzy moth-like flies breeding in drain film. Kill the film and you kill the problem. Covering Wells Street, Old Town Triangle, Sedgwick and the 60610, 60614 ZIP codes.
Drain Fly Control for homes and businesses across Old Town — Wells Street, Old Town Triangle, Sedgwick and the 60610, 60614 ZIP codes. Pro-Max is owner-operated, so the person who answers the phone is the person who does the work.
Why drain flies turn up in Old Town
Old Town is some of the oldest surviving frame and masonry housing in Chicago, much of it pre-dating the building codes that came after the fire. They breed in the film, not in the water, so pouring bleach down the drain kills the adults you can see and leaves the breeding site intact; in buildings sitting above restaurant kitchens the source is very often a floor drain on another floor entirely.
What drives it here specifically: settled foundations, original wood trim and soffits, and the moisture and gaps that come with 150-year-old construction. As for timing, year-round, and worse in summer heat and wherever a drain has gone unused.
Drain Flies look for the organic film lining a slow or seldom-used drain — floor drains, mop sinks, grease traps, condensate lines and the trap of a guest bathroom nobody uses — which is where the inspection starts, and why the first visit is spent finding the source rather than spraying the rooms you have already seen them in. In Wells Street and the rest of Old Town, that usually means checking what the property adjoins as well as the property itself.
Everything about drain flies — every sign to look for, and how the treatment works →
Drain Fly Control in Old Town — common questions
Do you do drain fly control in Old Town?
Yes. Old Town is one of the Chicago neighbourhoods Pro-Max Pest Control covers, including Wells Street, Old Town Triangle and Sedgwick and the 60610 and 60614 ZIP codes. Call (773) 592-6800 and you will speak to the owner, not a call centre.
What does drain fly control cost in Old Town?
Old Town is some of the oldest surviving frame and masonry housing in Chicago, much of it pre-dating the building codes that came after the fire, and that is what sets the price — the size of the property, how it is built and how far the problem has already gone. So the number comes after the inspection and before any work starts. You hear it, you decide, and nothing begins until you say so. No contract, no annual plan, no auto-renewal.
Why do I have drain flies in Old Town?
They breed in the film, not in the water, so pouring bleach down the drain kills the adults you can see and leaves the breeding site intact; in buildings sitting above restaurant kitchens the source is very often a floor drain on another floor entirely. In Old Town specifically, settled foundations, original wood trim and soffits, and the moisture and gaps that come with 150-year-old construction.
When are drain flies worst in Chicago?
Year-round, and worse in summer heat and wherever a drain has gone unused.
How soon can you come out to Old Town?
Call (773) 592-6800 to book. Hours are Mon–Fri 9a – 5p and Sat 9a – 1p, closed Sunday. Pro-Max is owner-operated, so the person who answers is the person who will do the work and can tell you honestly what the schedule looks like.
Is drain fly treatment safe for children and pets?
Treatment is organic and IPM-led, which means the first move is to find and remove what is drawing drain flies in rather than to spray broadly. Where a product is used it goes to the organic film lining a slow or seldom-used drain — floor drains, mop sinks, grease traps, condensate lines and the trap of a guest bathroom nobody uses rather than into open living space, and you will be told before the work starts exactly what is being used and what the re-entry time is.
Do you treat rental units and condo buildings in Old Town?
Yes — houses, condominiums, apartments and commercial units. In Old Town that matters more than usual, because settled foundations, original wood trim and soffits, and the moisture and gaps that come with 150-year-old construction. Where a building shares walls, stacks or a management company, say so when you call: treating one unit in isolation on a shared structure is the most common reason a drain flies problem comes straight back.
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