# One suite's cockroaches are a building problem.

> Cockroach control for Calgary buildings with shared walls. Monitor, bait what is active, seal the routes between units, and recheck on a written schedule.

Canonical: https://www.frameworkpest.ca/pests/cockroaches/
Last updated: 2026-10-27

Shared-wall pests

They move through wall voids and pipe penetrations. We monitor, bait what is active, and seal the routes between units.

## What you are seeing

Droppings, shed skins, and live activity at night near heat, water, and plumbing. A kitchen sighting is the clue. The chase behind the wall is the job.

## Why it does not stay in one unit

A cockroach uses the same pipe penetration the building uses. Spray one suite and leave the route open, and the next suite inherits the problem.

## What the visit is

Monitor to find the source. Bait what is active. Seal the routes between units. We confirm the visit count in writing after the inspection. This is a program, not a single visit. A typical Framework visit on other work is [$100–$1,500 + GST after inspection](https://www.frameworkpest.ca/cost/). The cockroach count is not a blank on that page. It is written once we have seen the building.

## What the guarantee is not

The [Gap Guarantee](https://www.frameworkpest.ca/guarantee/) covers joints Framework Pest closes. It does not promise the building is cockroach-free. If activity continues, we come back on the written schedule. That is a different promise from a sealed joint.

## What not to do

Do not bomb or fog a suite. It scatters them into the next unit. Do not treat this as a house spray you buy once.

## What we work under

Bait, when we use it, is a Health Canada-registered product used to the label. Service work in Alberta sits under provincial pesticide rules.

- [Health Canada — pesticides and pest management](https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public.html)
- [Health Canada — search a pesticide label](https://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/ls-re/index-eng.php)
- [Alberta — pesticide regulations and schedules](https://www.alberta.ca/pesticide-regulations-and-schedules)
- [Alberta — Environmental Code of Practice for Pesticides](https://open.alberta.ca/publications/pesticide2)