Foam sealant to stop mice?

[Staffans2000]

Supported? Baneman? Funny with a comment that belittles and ridicules? That doesn't belong here.

svartöra has a point. No human can know how a mouse thinks. Then you can use whatever invective you want. It will still only be a guess.

 

[hsd]

Oooj oj
Staffan2000 has gotten the hiccups

 

[Staffans2000]

Pagani non repete!
But I don't play the violin. Therefore, I can sometimes be a bit repetitive.
My motto is: -"Speak with the learned in Latin, and with farmers in a farmer's way.
A motto I unfortunately don't always adhere to myself.

Filosofen

 

[Cider]

Sorry for the delay! I was reading in this thread and was almost convinced of the good properties of foam sealant in the fight against mice. But then I remembered an article on the GDS website. GDS means Do It Yourself. It usually costs money to read there, but I got in for free - just a short moment - when I googled GDS foam sealant.

Foam sealant is fantastic, but it attracts moisture! There can be moisture damage, even from the moisture in the air. The foam should therefore always be protected, with paint or something else. It might not be so easy if I've sprayed the foam into a mouse hole. Or is there a solution for that too?

 

[cpalm]

The foam should therefore always be protected, with paint or something else.

That sounds strange, I've never seen anyone encase foam with any sort of moisture barrier. It might be that you should not use it outdoors or anywhere else where it could potentially be exposed to heavy moisture.

 

[andersmc]

Excuse the delay!
I was reading in this thread and was almost convinced of the good properties of the foam in the fight against mice. But then I remembered an article on the DIY website. DIY stands for Do It Yourself. It usually costs money to read there, but I got in for free - just for a short moment - when I googled DIY foam.

Foam is fantastic, but it attracts moisture! It can cause moisture damage, even from the moisture in the air. The foam should therefore always be protected, with paint or something else. It might not be so simple if I've sprayed the foam into some mouse hole. Or is there a solution for that too?

No, they're just making it up. Hardened foam does not attract any moisture.

 

[hempularen]

I have understood that certain types of foam can transport moisture, so if you have a sill against a concrete slab, with a sill gasket underneath preventing moisture migration between concrete and wood. But then someone applies a bead of foam that comes into contact with both concrete and wood. Then you can get moisture transport.

 

[JoE1090]

Sounds a bit strange to my ears. Foam cures with the help of humidity but in its cured state it does not absorb water. Maybe not the best moisture barrier but it does not attract moisture. However, it is very UV-sensitive so if it is exposed to light it must be painted or protected in another way. Otherwise, it will degrade.

 

[Elåldring]

Mouse repellers don't help at all, or well... I get irritated by the high-frequency sound...
Found 2 big nests in the garage, one about 2 meters from a mouse repeller.
Snap traps are the most effective, I bait with a small piece of parmesan cheese or raisins.

I have used a mouse repeller with very good results. Since I placed one in the garage and one in the attic, I haven't seen any mouse droppings and haven't heard the usual gnawing in the walls, and the apples in the garage are untouched as well. The traps in the attic stand untouched (like the bait). It probably depends on the type you buy. They weren't cheap, but worth their price. The frequency is said to vary to prevent habituation, and the dog hasn't reacted.

 

[Elåldring]

Foam sealant doesn't work. I have experience with it. However, foam with gravel or crushed glass has worked better.

Cats work in the sense that they eat mice, so they become fewer. But they don't prevent mice from running in the walls. Basically, they don't care about the smell of cats.

I also think ultrasonic pest repellents work. But you can't have those everywhere.

I'm satisfied as long as they're not inside the house, just in the attic.

You could try with a ferret😬. But it reeks after them because their pee has a strong smell. Let them loose in the attic, and you'll get rid of the mice, but you'll have a house that smells like ferret pee.🤪

 

[Nygge72]

I have used a mouse repeller with very good results. Since I placed one in the garage and one in the attic, I have not seen any mouse droppings and haven't heard the usual gnawing in the walls, the apples in the garage are untouched too. The traps in the attic remain untouched (as well as the bait). It probably depends on which brand you buy. They weren't cheap, but worth the price. The frequency is supposed to vary to prevent habituation, and the dog hasn't reacted.

What brand are you using?

 

[Elåldring]

What brand are you using?

 

[Nygge72]

Thank you

 

[SWEBMA]

You could try with a ferret😬. But they leave a smell because their urine has a strong odor. Let them in the attic and you'll get rid of the mice, but you'll have a house that smells like ferret pee.🤪

we had a marten in the attic at the cottage last year, a young marten fell down the stairs in the middle of the night, had to carry it back up, had no mice in the attic (but they made a lot of noise when they played)