Seal the lower edge of the board and batten

[evaerixon]

We have clapboard on the house and last winter we got a lot of mice. We think they are coming in under the house's siding. Can you put a board at the bottom, or will that ruin the entire ventilation of the house? I was thinking of installing an angle strip but it's hard to find one with small holes that mice can't get through.

 

[Cruzze]

There should already be a horizontal rule quite far down behind the panel. Check where the nails on the covers are located.

 

[Gammelgalten]

We have clapboard siding on the house, and last winter we had a lot of mice getting in. We believe they are coming in under the siding on the house. Is it possible to attach a board at the bottom, or would that ruin the house's ventilation? I was thinking of attaching an angle strip, but it's hard to find one with small holes that mice can't get through.

I have nailed "musebandet" (Google on musstopp) to the lowest lath where the clapboard is also nailed, no problems so far. Air can pass through. Alternatively, try attaching mouse brushes or a kind of special steel wool to prevent mice.

 

[Ulf123]

When I replaced the panel on the house, I didn't use "musband". The neighbor, however, used nail bands, directly on the end grain.

 

[Nallis]

When I replaced the panel on the house, I used "mouse bands". My neighbor, however, used nail bands, directly on the end grain.

How do you attach nail bands to the end grain?

 

[evaerixon]

We placed mounting tape that was as wide as the panel. We secured it with short screws with larger heads.