Perhaps someday, in the not too distant future, restaurants will not need doors. But for now, doors are an essential part of every building, and just like they provide access for human beings, they also provide access for nonhuman beings.
When a door is closed, does it look closed to you? Therein lies the problem: it may be closed only to you, and not closed to other, small creatures, especially rodents. Rats and mice are often so fearless and so motivated that you will literally catch a glimpse of them running in through your front door and then dashing behind some object. It will make you pine for the days of doorless restaurants.
To prevent these sort of unwelcome visitors, you should periodically do the following:
1) Open and close your doors and see how they look. Can you see a visible gap? Do the doors close all the way or do they get stuck ajar? Can you fit a screw driver through the gap? If you can, then a rodent can fit through.
2) Invest in new door sweeps every so often. Door sweeps are very effective when installed properly. However, like anything, they wear out over time and need to be replaced. Check yours to make sure they are still doing the job.
3) Consider in stalling an add on piece of equipment that you can put on over night to give you additional coverage. This could be something a like a piece of plexiglass that you attach via velcro over the middle of the two doors every time you leave for the night.
4) Other measures that your pest management professional can help you with include applying repellants to the doors to drive rodents away, as well as installing discreet devices to monitor and intercept intruders.
5) Make sure your drawbridge is up at night, and keep the moat stocked with predatory reptiles to hunt the rodents.
You can't just think about the inside of your restaurant, you have to think about the outside as well. Your doors are your restaurant as much as your ovens. In the meantime, let's keep brainstorming about our brave new doorless society.
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