Tom, if you should ever need to fill those holes in, you may consider putting some steelwool in there first and then calk over that. THis is a way to prevent the mice from chewing through the calk and gaining entry into your home.
Scott Howell [email protected] On Feb 1, 2009, at 6:38 PM, Tom Vos wrote: > We've had plenty of mice over the years that have found their way > into our > house. > During a recent kitchen project, I had a new stainless steel sink > setting in > the basement. When we got around to installing it, there was a dead > mouse > in it. Climbed or fell in and couldn't get back up the steel sides. > I keep traps set all the time, but I'm trying to seal off the > possible ways > they get in. > Someone gave me this hint for finding the little holes in the house. > On a > windy day, search for the places you feel cold air coming in, > because when > the wind is from the opposite direction, the mice will follow the > warm air > coming out, and find the secret route into the house. I filled a > hole with > caulking again this week. > Blessings, > Tom > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
