A homeowner in Los Angeles, California, found that rats had chewed the AC ductwork beneath the house. Insulation blew out of a vent when they ran the AC, and they wanted the rat problem addressed before repairing the ducts. They described the situation in a thread from May 2026.
One recommended company quoted $5,600 but would not include cleanup. That omission mattered: the homeowner also needed someone to deal with what the rats had left in the crawlspace, not only the rats themselves.
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The quotes
The first reported quote was $5,600 for rat work, with cleanup excluded. The homeowner did not describe its other line items, including whether it covered sealing the places where rats could enter…