just pull a rule under the panel against mice? = mold?

[Yrrol]

If I just put a say 2x2 all the way along, like close everything at the bottom... what happens then, mold?

 

[BigGitt]

Old problem. You nail standard hålband 20mm from underneath. Most Älvsbyhus owners do it nowadays. The air circulates, but no mice come in.

 

[Yrrol]

okay, good.. was on that track but no one dared to speculate if it choked the ventilation too much.

It was a carpenter who mentioned that they just put a board underneath, but whether it completely closed up or not I didn't quite catch. - but it sounded convenient..

 

[BigGitt]

It works very well. Some even add insect nets at the same time!

 

[Yrrol]

but how do they attach the insect net then? I understand on the panel but where do they pinch the other end.. or maybe they don't stretch the net all the way to the foundation..

 

[BigGitt]

Cut a strip about 3cm and staple it to the wood at the end. Then nail the tape.

 

[Yrrol]

I was checking out the different perforated strips I could get, but they had quite large holes which contradict what's claimed about mice being able to get through... although, if I first use a net as a complement, they shouldn't be so disturbed that they gnaw through a small hole in the strip, perhaps...

 

[pbengtsson]

Is it an old farm?, there is no electric fence lying around, stretch this underneath, if it scares horses it probably scares mice

 

[Yrrol]

haha, well, today I spent a grand on electric repellents so why not go all the way and electrify a barrier around the base of the house... bzzZzzzz..

maybe it's just as well to do the door handle too so I can avoid the neighbors

 

[BigGitt]

You definitely scare me. Hehe

 

[Yrrol]

But seriously, the metal strips had like 7mm holes and Anticimex says 5-6mm.. a salesperson said the old school taught that holes as big as a pencil were enough for mice... so I don't know...

I wonder if I should just fasten boards to the foundation and install those mouse bands instead, but it would look awful... at least the metal strips wouldn't be visible...

 

[yxet]

there are enkoma mouse bands flexible and just enkoma for your concern

 

[yxet]

http://www.tjb.se/

 

[Yrrol]

*don't really understand* is "enkom" a brand or a foreign word for me

googled but didn’t find anything sensible

 

[Yrrol]

Oh well, but those are the music bands I can't have because they don't match how my walls are crafted.