Re: [pestlist] Mouse proofing doors

2016-09-07 Thread Thomas Parker
gt; On Behalf Of Paul Storch > Sent: 06 September 2016 15:17 > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: Re: [pestlist] Mouse proofing doors > > Actually brass wool works better- doesn't rust. It's available from > suppliers like Grainger and McMaster-Carr in cases. > > Paul Storc

RE: [pestlist] Mouse proofing doors

2016-09-07 Thread Christian Baars
ist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Paul Storch Sent: 06 September 2016 15:17 To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Mouse proofing doors Actually brass wool works better- doesn't rust. It's available from suppliers like Grainger and McMaster-Carr in cases. Paul Storch On Mon,

Re: [pestlist] Mouse proofing doors

2016-09-06 Thread Paul Storch
Actually brass wool works better- doesn't rust. It's available from suppliers like Grainger and McMaster-Carr in cases. Paul Storch On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 8:05 AM, Shockley, Joel wrote: > Use steel wool. Fill in the suspected gaps with the wool. We have been > using

[pestlist] Mouse proofing doors

2016-09-06 Thread JP Brown
Dear Christian Metal-coat the threshold and the outer bottom lip of the door to negate gnawing (e.g., aluminium or, more attractively, brass threshold cover plates). If that does not reduce the gap below 6 mm then try this: metal filled excluder

Re: [pestlist] Mouse proofing doors

2016-09-05 Thread Voron, Joel
Brush style door sweeps installed on the inside will degrade slower and last longer if you can tolerate the asthetics. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 5, 2016, at 8:20 AM, Christian Baars > wrote: Dear colleagues, We

RE: [pestlist] Mouse proofing doors

2016-09-05 Thread hoffbug
.ba...@museumwales.ac.uk> Date: 09/05/2016 7:20 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "'pestlist@museumpests.net'" <pestlist@museumpests.net> Subject: [pestlist] Mouse proofing doors Dear colleagues,   We have a low level problem with mouse ingress through four doors on one side of

Re: [pestlist] Mouse proofing doors

2016-09-05 Thread Shockley, Joel
Use steel wool. Fill in the suspected gaps with the wool. We have been using for all our doors and other gaps and holes in the wall. It does work. On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 7:19 AM, Christian Baars < christian.ba...@museumwales.ac.uk> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > > > We have a low level problem

[pestlist] Mouse proofing doors

2016-09-05 Thread Christian Baars
Dear colleagues, We have a low level problem with mouse ingress through four doors on one side of the building and I am wondering whether you may have any experience with retrospective mouse proofing of external doors. The doors in question are solid wood with wooden thresholds; there is a gap