Treatment removes the rats that are here. Proofing stops the next ones. Most houses with an identified entry point need both, and we price them separately so you can see why.
Treatment (£190 flat / £240 house) deals with the rats present now. Proofing (£180) closes the way in so it does not recur.
Most houses need both. Treatment alone in a property with an open entry point buys you a few months, not a solution.
| Treatment | Proofing | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Remove the rats present | Close the way in |
| Price | £190 flat / £240 house | £180 |
| Visits | Multiple, over 2–3 weeks | Usually one, up to an hour |
| Result | Activity stops | Recurrence prevented |
| Alone, is it enough? | Not if a route is open | Not if rats are already inside |
It would be easy to fold proofing into a single higher headline figure. We do not, for two reasons.
It also means you can decide. If we find an entry point and recommend proofing, that is a recommendation with a number attached, not a surprise on the invoice.
A price you can see is a price you can question. That is rather the point of publishing them.
See our full rat control service, published prices and what treatment involves in a family home.
View Rat Control Kenton →It does not cover structural building work, drainage repairs, or fitting a new door. Where the defect is beyond an hour's proofing we tell you what it needs rather than doing half a job.
Neither service addresses the reason rats came in the first place, and in a Kenton house that is usually outside.
Free to fix, and it does more than either service on its own.
Read nextHow Do You Get Rid of Rats From a Kenton Property? →Proofing is the one that reduces repeat call-outs at a let property. Treatment alone at a house with an open entry point tends to become an annual expense; £180 once is usually cheaper than £240 repeatedly.
Some of it. Wire wool and filler at a pipe penetration is within most people's reach. An airbrick or an extension join usually is not.
We will tell you exactly what we closed and what remains open. What we cannot guarantee is a defect we were not able to reach or that appears later.
Treatment, then proofing. Closing the way out while rats are inside is not helpful.
Proofing also keeps wasps out of a soffit — and a live nest is £90 fixed in Kenton, guaranteed.
Treatment removes the rats present now. Proofing closes the way in so it does not recur.
Most houses with an identified entry point do. Treatment alone buys a few months, not a solution.
Not every job needs proofing, and a single bundled figure hides which part of the work is which.
Suitable small-hole proofing in appropriate materials for up to one hour — airbricks, pipe penetrations, extension joins, threshold gaps, cable entries.
Structural building work, drainage repairs, or fitting a new door. We tell you what those need instead of doing half a job.
Treatment, then proofing. Closing the way out while rats are inside is not helpful.
Some of it — wire wool and filler at a pipe penetration. An airbrick or an extension join usually is not.
Usually. £180 once tends to be cheaper than £240 repeatedly.
Tell us what you have found. If you only need one of them, we will say so.
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