Seal your house from rodents in the peripheral walls that these pests might be using to get in.
Sealing attic from rodents.
Prevent rodents from entering the home by checking inside and outside the house for gaps or holes.
Once we have located the parts of your attic that have been compromised and infiltrated we will get to work on sealing and blocking all of the entry points and making the attic rodent proof.
While spray foam insulation is great for sealing off these areas and may be a temporary solution for keeping rats and mice out of residential buildings the material is not rodent proof.
This will go a long way to keeping your attic rodent free.
Insulation drywall and often items in an attic hide these pests so this process will sometimes require insulation replacement and repair.
3 sealant make sure your home is thoroughly caulked.
Professionals such as the rodent proofing team from attic construction will use only high grade materials to keep the pests out.
Seal any holes or cracks in your home that are larger than one fourth of an inch.
Mice can squeeze through a hole the size of a nickel and rats can squeeze through a hole the size of a half dollar.
But don t stop there.
1 ridge guard a metal product developed in 2016 to secure ridge vents from mice.
A hole or crack that small is all a mouse needs to enter your home and a full grown rat only need a one half of an inch hole.
Here are some things you can do at home to help prevent rats from entering your attic.