How To Block Siding From Mice

Avoid using standard steel wool as it rusts and deteriorates over time.

How to block siding from mice. Look under the siding at the area meeting the foundation of your home for holes and gaps. But it looks sloppy and it doesn t keep them out very long. Most people use steel wool or spray foam to stop mice from entering their home. Walk around the outside of your house to inspect it for cracks or holes mice could use to enter your home.

Find the entrances mice use to enter your home. Crawl around the exterior of your home and use a flashlight to find cracks holes and gaps. Cut 6 square inches of hardware cloth with a pair of tin snips for holes between 1 4 and 1 2 inch in circumference. How to seal siding to keep out mice.

The bottom siding board is about 1 1 2 in from foundation wall and i stick a tape measure up 2 1 2 in between foundation wall and back of siding. Use s o s steel wool pads or chore boy copper mesh to fill any openings in the corner posts or j channels and seal with silicone caulk. Seal any holes you find that are bigger than 1 4 inch 6 4mm. It s best to use sturdy repair materials such as sheet metal hardware cloth or concrete mortar.

The hollow corner posts make it easy for mice to climb up the side of your house and the gaps between j channels and siding are often large enough for mice to get in behind the siding. Rodent exclusion guide for cleveland oh homes. I would like to seal this hollow cavity under the bottom siding board as i have seen mice run up into the cavity and believe this may be a major entry point. Watch the full clip.

Stuff the hardware cloth into the hole so it is below the surface of the foundation. Segment from webtogether a live webcast.