A homeowner in Sacramento, California, wanted help keeping roof rats out of a roughly 1,500-square-foot, two-story house. The rats had reportedly arrived recently and were not numerous, but the homeowner could not reach the main areas where traps would need to go.
In a thread from January 2025, the homeowner described a $1,300 exclusion bid paired with $70 a month for trapping and maintenance. The sales explanation and what the company’s pest-control workers said did not line up, so the homeowner began seeking other bids.
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The quotes
The first company quoted $1,300 for exclusion: work intended to close the places rats use to enter. It also quoted $70 per month for trapping and maintenance. The homeowner did not list the entry points the company proposed to close or say what the monthly visits would involve…