How Much Does Rodent Proofing Cost in Bexley?

The Published Price

One hour on site, £180, using materials rodents cannot gnaw through. We proof against rats, mice and squirrels - those three, not "pests" generally, because those are the three where sealing a hole reliably solves something.

What an Hour Realistically Covers

On a typical Bexley terrace or semi, an hour usually deals with several small openings: a pipe collar or two where soil and waste pipes leave the wall, a damaged or missing air brick grille, the gap under a garage or side door, a service entry where cables come in, and the junction where an extension meets the original brickwork.

You are told at the start what can realistically be done in the time and what cannot, so the hour is spent on the openings that matter rather than the ones nearest the front.

Where Proofing Stops

A collapsed or cracked drain run. A roof that needs re-bedding or a whole eaves course opening up. Rotten fascia or soffit boards. A wall that needs repointing. Those are a drainage contractor, a roofer or a builder, and quoting proofing for them would be charging you twice for a problem that would still be there.

We will identify it and describe it clearly enough for you to get the right trade in. That is a more useful hour than one spent foaming around a hole that is going to reopen.

Do the Treatment First

Proofing an occupied building seals rodents inside, which gives you a worse problem than the one you started with. Unless the property is already clear, treatment comes first and proofing follows.

Straight after a rat or mouse treatment is the ideal moment, because it is clear at that point where they were getting in and the hour goes on the right openings.

Why It Is Not Bundled Into Every Treatment

Because most people do not need a full hour. Some jobs are one gap behind a boiler that takes five minutes and gets done as part of the visit. Building a fixed proofing charge into every rodent price would mean charging everybody for the worst case.

Keeping it separate at £180 means you pay for it when the survey shows you actually need it, and not otherwise.