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Rodent Proof Garbage Bins
Rodent proof garbage bins built from solid welded steel - no gaps, tight lids and reinforced door frames, so rats have nothing to chew, pry or squeeze through.
Custom fabricated in our Brooklyn shop to your bin count and footprint, then installed by our own crew across New York City.
Rodent proof garbage bins are the only version of this job worth paying for in New York City. Steel Masters has been building solid welded steel bins and enclosures since 1972 for buildings under real rodent pressure - sealed seams, lids that close flush, reinforced door edges and a steel mesh or plate bottom, because no animal chews through welded steel.
Why NYC Owners and Managers Choose Steel Masters
- Solid welded steel, no gaps - seams are welded closed and edges reinforced, so there is no joint, corner or plastic panel for a rat to start on.
- Tight lids and doors - lids sit flush to the frame and doors close against a stop, so the unit stays shut in wind and after collection.
- Mesh or plate bottoms - keeps rodents from tunnelling up underneath while still draining and washing out cleanly.
- Lockable slidebolts - standard hasps and slidebolts stop scavenging, illegal dumping and bins being dragged off.
- Sized to your space - from a two-can box on heavy casters to a multi-bin enclosure fitted to a setback, areaway or sidewalk footprint.
- Built for the street - primed and painted or galvanized, with lifting handles and wheels where the bins have to reach the curb.
Bins, Boxes and Full Enclosures
Smaller properties usually want a welded steel bin or box that holds two to five cans, painted, on wheels, with a lockable lid. Larger buildings, restaurants and industrial sites move up to a full enclosure with steel plate doors and walls that houses the bins in place.
Both are built the same way and to the same standard - the difference is capacity and how the unit meets the sidewalk. We measure on site and tell you which one actually fits before anything is cut.
Why Plastic and Bolted Units Fail
Plastic corrals and bolt-together kits fail at the joints: rodents work the seams, lids warp, and exterior hardware gets unscrewed or cut. Shop-welded steel has no exterior hardware to attack and no fastener line to open up, which is why the units we built decades ago are still closing properly today.
Measure, Fabricate, Install
We field-measure the space and your bins, fabricate the unit at 135 Liberty Ave in Brooklyn, and install it ourselves - anchored, levelled and touched up. In-house shop drawings are available when management or an architect needs to sign off first.
We fabricate in our Brooklyn shop and install with our own crew, using measurements and project details to build each job for the space, the same hands-on way we have worked since 1972. - Prevent a Disaster, Call SteelMaster.
Related Steel Masters Product Lines
- Economaster Outdoor Garbage Enclosures - our value line for residential and small commercial bin storage.
- Heavy Duty Commercial / Industrial Enclosures - steel plate doors and walls for restaurants, industrial and high-traffic sites.
- All Garbage Bin Enclosures - compare every enclosure line in one place.
- Expanded Metal & Steel Mesh - mesh infill for vented panels, cages and bin surrounds.
- Custom Iron Work - one-off steel fabrication when the site needs something unusual.
Serving All Five Boroughs, Long Island & Westchester
Steel Masters fabricates in Brooklyn at 135 Liberty Ave and installs with our own crews across Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Long Island and Westchester. Call (888) 577-8335, send us your plans through shop drawings and plans, or contact us online for a quote on rodent proof garbage bins.
Frequently Asked Questions
Solid welded steel with no gap a rat can start on. We weld the seams closed, keep the lid tight to the frame, reinforce the door edges and set the unit on a steel mesh or plate bottom so nothing can tunnel up from underneath.