£180 for up to an hour of small-hole proofing. For mice this is usually the half of the job that decides whether you are doing it again next winter.
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 fitting a new door. Where a defect needs more than that, we tell you what it needs.
A mouse gets through 6mm. A 1930s Kenton house has more 6mm gaps than anyone wants to count, which produces the pattern we see constantly: treated in November, back the following November.
If you have had mice two winters running, the second one was not bad luck. It was the same gap.
Worth knowing, because the wrong material is why DIY proofing often fails.
| 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 |
| Expanding foam on its own | No — mice chew it |
| Filler on its own | No — same reason |
| Tape, cardboard, plastic sheet | No |
| Steel wool that rusts through | Short-lived |
See our full mouse control service, published prices and what proofing involves.
View Mouse Control Kenton →We would rather say what is out of scope than do a rushed job on it.
Some of this is genuinely within reach, and we would rather you knew that than paid us for it.
Blocking an airbrick entirely is a mistake worth naming: it is there to ventilate the subfloor, and sealing it causes damp problems. It needs meshing, not filling.
Proofing is what reduces repeat call-outs at a let property. A house that has had treatment three winters running has an open route that nobody has closed, and £180 once is cheaper than £240 annually.
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 house with several small gaps, usually. If it is not, we tell you what is left rather than stopping silently.
Yes, where there is no current activity inside.
Proofing keeps wasps out of a soffit too — and a live nest is £90 fixed in Kenton, guaranteed.
Suitable small-hole proofing in appropriate materials for up to one hour — pipe penetrations, airbricks, unit plinth gaps, threshold gaps and cable entries.
A mouse gets through about 6mm and a period house has many such gaps. Treatment removes the population; only proofing changes next winter.
Wire wool packed tight and capped with filler, appropriate metal mesh at an airbrick, or a metal brush strip. Expanding foam or filler alone does not — mice chew through.
After. Proofing first traps mice inside.
No. It ventilates the subfloor and sealing it causes damp. It needs meshing, not filling.
Structural building work, drainage repairs, roof-level work, and anything beyond an hour — though we tell you what remains.
Yes — wire wool and filler at a pipe, or a brush strip on a door. Airbricks and anything at height are not worth attempting.
Usually. £180 once tends to be cheaper than £240 annually.
£180 for up to an hour. If you have had mice two winters running, this is the part that was missing.
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