Rat Treatment for a Kenton House – What Does £240 Cover?

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Visit by Visit

Where We Look in a Kenton House

The 1930s semis and terraces here have a fairly consistent set of weak points, and a good inspection goes through them in order.

• Under the kitchen units and behind the appliances — the void under a fitted kitchen runs further than people expect
• The subfloor void beneath suspended timber floors, and the airbricks that ventilate it
• Where a kitchen extension meets the original house — a very common entry point
• Around the soil pipe and any pipe or cable penetration
• The loft, and the cavity or service run connecting to it
• The drainage — inspection chamber, gulley, and any sign of a defective run
• The garden — decking, shed, compost, feeders, fence line

Placement in a Family Home

The part of the job that changes most when there are pets and children in the house.

• Tamper-resistant stations where anything is placed in an accessible area
• Void, subfloor and loft placement wherever possible — out of reach entirely
• Trapping instead of rodenticide where the risk cannot be managed properly
• Nothing loose in a room, cupboard or garden a child or dog can get into
• Secondary poisoning considered — it matters for cats especially
• Everything recorded, so you know what is where and it can be removed at the end

Tell us at the enquiry stage. It is not an obstacle; it just needs to be known before someone is standing in your kitchen.

Read nextHow Do You Get Rid of Rats From a Kenton Property? →

What You Should Do Before the First Visit

• Clear under the sink and out of the base of any cupboard with signs in it
• Move stored food into sealed containers
• Note where you have heard or seen activity, and at what time
• Photograph any droppings rather than clearing them — they tell us a lot
• Take the bird feeder down for the duration
• Move pet food indoors and store it sealed
• Tell us about pets, children, and anyone with health concerns

The Garden Is Half the Job

In a house with a garden the treatment inside will not hold if the outside keeps supplying rats.

• Bird feeders — take them down entirely while the job is running
• Compost — no cooked food, no meat, and a base the rats cannot get under
• Decking — a covered run, and the hardest thing on this list to deal with
• Sheds and garden offices — check underneath
• Pet or chicken feed — sealed, indoors, and not left out overnight
• Fence lines and neighbours — worth a conversation, because rats range further than one garden

When Proofing Is the Real Answer

Treatment removes the rats present. Proofing stops the next ones, and in a house with an identified entry point it is what actually ends it.

We keep them separate and priced so you can see what you are being asked to pay for, rather than bundling one into the other.

Read nextRat Control or Rat Proofing in Kenton – Which Do You Need? →

Related Questions

Is £240 the same for a semi and a detached?

Yes. It is the house price.

What if it is coming from next door?

We can only work where we have the occupier's permission, but we will tell you what we can see and what to raise with them.

What if it turns out to be mice?

Same price, different approach. We tell you which it is.