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Rats! - Looking for good pest control company

jenn
16 years ago

Hey everyone! It's been a while since I've been here. Now that cooler weather is here it's time to get back out to the garden.

We have rats in our attic. We hear them at night. We know they are in the neighborhood (we live in the foothills) and other neighbors see them as well.

We're getting estimates from pest control companies. In addition to setting the traps, checking them, and closing the entry points where they are getting in, we also want a company who will clean, sanitize, remove the old insulation, and install new insulation. We were planning to have the insulation replaced anyway, and Hubby does NOT want to do this dirty job (especially not with rat droppings up there), so we'll pay to have them do it.

We have two estimates so far. With the exception of installing new insulation (company #1 does, the other doesn't), both do the same job:

- Set and check traps 1x/week for a month

- Locate and seal the entry points

- Remove old insulation

- Clean and sanitize

The estimates are very different. Company #1 estimated $11,000 (including new insulation), company #2 estimated $2800-3000.00 (not including new insulation). We plan to call company #1 to ask why their rates are so much higher and get details about materials to compare with company #2.

We checked their ratings at the BBB, both are excellent (AAA and AA, respectively).

We're wondering why the estimates are so different. Even if company #2 also installs the new insulation, the price would probably be closer to $5,000 than $11,000.

Does anyone have any information to help determine which price is typical for the job we want done?

Please don't suggest we do this ourselves... it's a VERY dirty, unhealthy task that should be left to professionals. But, who?

Any comments? Recommendations? Referrals from your own experience?

Thanks!

Jen

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