£180 for up to an hour. In a terrace or a converted property this is the service that decides whether you deal with rodents once or every year.
Suitable small-hole proofing in appropriate materials, for up to one hour — pipe penetrations, airbricks, unit plinth gaps, threshold gaps, cable and meter box entries.
It does not cover building work, drainage repairs or roof-level work. Where a defect needs more than that, we tell you what it needs.
Edgware's housing is largely terraces, semis and conversions, with a good deal of accommodation over commercial units. That shapes the answer.
Proofing is the only part of rodent control that works whether or not your neighbours cooperate. That is not a small thing in a terrace.
| Mouse | Rat | |
|---|---|---|
| Gap needed | ~6mm | ~25mm |
| Comparison | Width of a pencil | A fifty-pence piece |
| Typical routes | Pipe gaps, plinth lines, cavities | Airbricks, drains, thresholds, decking |
| Number of gaps | Many | Fewer |
| Gnaws through | Foam, filler, plastic | Foam, filler, plastic, soft mortar |
Proofing against mice is the harder standard, so a property proofed for mice is generally proofed for rats too.
See our full mouse control service, published prices and what proofing involves.
View Mouse Control Edgware →| Material | Works? |
|---|---|
| Wire wool packed tight, capped with filler | Yes — the standard fix |
| Appropriate metal mesh at an airbrick | Yes |
| Metal or purpose-made brush strip | Yes |
| Cement or mortar at a suitable gap | Yes |
| Expanding foam on its own | No — chewed straight through |
| Filler on its own | No |
| Tape, cardboard, plastic sheet | No |
Blocking an airbrick solid is the mistake worth naming: it ventilates the subfloor, and sealing it causes damp problems.
A let property that has had treatment three years running has an open route nobody has closed. Where the source is a neighbouring property or a shared drain, proofing is the only thing you can act on unilaterally — and one £180 usually beats repeated £240s.
We tell you exactly what we closed and what remains open. We cannot guarantee a defect we could not reach or one that appears later.
For a typical property with several small gaps, usually. If not, we tell you what is left rather than stopping silently.
Yes, where there is no current activity inside.
Proofing helps with wasps at a soffit too — and a live nest is £90 fixed in Edgware, guaranteed.
Suitable small-hole proofing in appropriate materials for up to one hour — pipe penetrations, airbricks, unit plinth gaps, threshold gaps and cable entries.
You share structure with someone, you cannot treat their property, and a closed gap stays closed. It is the only measure that works without their cooperation.
A mouse about 6mm, a rat about 25mm. Proofing against mice is the harder standard, so it generally covers rats too.
Wire wool packed tight and capped with filler, metal mesh at an airbrick, a metal brush strip, or cement at a suitable gap. Foam or filler alone is chewed through.
After. Proofing first seals rodents inside.
No. It ventilates the subfloor and sealing it causes damp. It needs meshing, not filling.
We can proof your demise. Communal and commercial areas need the freeholder's or business's instruction, and a written account of what we found is what you take to them.
Usually. One £180 tends to beat repeated £240s, especially where the source is next door.
£180 for up to an hour. In a terrace it is the part that actually ends it.
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