- Jun 5, 2010
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Hi everyone!
I have a super mouse problem in both my garage and coop, and this year I want to do something about it! They are unbelievable.
I bought the house 4 years ago, the house itself is 100 years old and the outbuildings about 40. The lot behind me is more or less unused and so I have a lot of brush and trees that crowd my property and harbor no end of rodents.
The mice have gnawed their way completely through the sill of the coop, the horizontal wood beam that meets the concrete foundation. They've nested in the tar paper and gnawed huge holes in the roof (soffits and fascia) of the coop.
Right now, the coop is gutted, completely. I want to get a fresh start and do it right. I'm replacing chewed and rotten wood right now.
What do you folks use to keep mice out? I was thinking of running a roll of aluminum flashing from 6" below the concrete foundation up the wall about 2 feet or so. What do you think?
This is less about getting RID of existing mice, but more about PREVENTING mice from entering once I fix this building up.
Thanks for your help!
Bill
I have a super mouse problem in both my garage and coop, and this year I want to do something about it! They are unbelievable.
I bought the house 4 years ago, the house itself is 100 years old and the outbuildings about 40. The lot behind me is more or less unused and so I have a lot of brush and trees that crowd my property and harbor no end of rodents.
The mice have gnawed their way completely through the sill of the coop, the horizontal wood beam that meets the concrete foundation. They've nested in the tar paper and gnawed huge holes in the roof (soffits and fascia) of the coop.
Right now, the coop is gutted, completely. I want to get a fresh start and do it right. I'm replacing chewed and rotten wood right now.
What do you folks use to keep mice out? I was thinking of running a roll of aluminum flashing from 6" below the concrete foundation up the wall about 2 feet or so. What do you think?
This is less about getting RID of existing mice, but more about PREVENTING mice from entering once I fix this building up.
Thanks for your help!
Bill