Pest-Proof Your Loading Dock With Exterior Levelers - Dockzilla

Pest-Proof Your Loading Dock With Exterior Levelers

Rats, mice and insects galore are on the hunt for a for a cozy spot to take shelter. And the hard-to-reach nooks and crannies of a pit leveler offer the ideal haven.

You’ve tried traps, weather sealing and who knows what else, but have you tried a pest-proof loading dock design? Did you know one exists? Read on to learn how Dockzilla’s Dock House Exterior Loading Dock Leveler stacks up against pit levelers to keep pests out once and for all.

The Problem with Traditional Pit-Style Dock Levelers

The traditional loading dock design, with a pit dug into your building floor, offers opportunities for pests to live their best lives at the loading dock.

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Leveler Cracks: Pit levelers have one-inch gaps that are completely open to the outside environment making it easier than ever for pest to slip inside.

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Uncollected Garbage: Cleaning out pit leveler debris is a dangerous task so it’s often put off to create a dirty environment ripe for pests.

Once pests have infiltrated your facility, they can wreak havoc on your operations, including:

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Property damage: rodents chew through cables and insulation, causing expensive repairs..

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Contamination: pests can infect food, beverages, medications and other products, leading to health risks and product loss.

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Higher insurance: pest infestations can even lead to higher premiums.

Pit Levelers Invite Pests In, Dock House Exterior Levelers Keeps Them Out

If you have a traditional dock leveler installed in your building floor, you might be saying:

“I’m already taking all the necessary precautions to keep pests out… we inspect regularly, caulk and seal gaps, added weatherstripping, set out traps,…”

Stop with all the non-reliable tactics and save time, money, and energy by adding Dock House Exterior Loading Dock Levelers which are installed outside your building.

Dock House Exterior Levelers Eliminates Pest Infestations

The Dock House Exterior Loading Dock Leveler is installed on the outside of your facility in one day. You do not dig pits or mess with concrete which means you completely eliminate gaps in your floor, and you allow the building door to close tightly onto the concrete floor.

Not to mention you forgo messy construction to get loading faster, protect your building from impact and save space and energy.

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Upgrade to Pest-Free Loading

While obsolete pit levelers owners battle the pests, Dockzilla’s Dock House Exterior Loading Dock Levelers are doing the heavy lifting to keep unwanted guests out with a smarter design.

  • Closes floor gaps: You don’t need big holes in your floor to have a high-cycle dock leveler. This is an old-school design that isn’t doing you any favors.
  • Easier, safer cleaning: You don’t need a service to sweep under a Dock House Exterior Loading Dock Leveler, it’s as simple as using a broom without any danger of a leveler coming down on you.
  • Sealed dock door: When you have a Exterior Loading Dock Leveler, you can close your floor directly on the concrete floor vs on a steel pit leveler that leaves gaps.

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