Preventing Mice with Caulking & Steel Wool

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ธ.ค. 2024

ความคิดเห็น • 88

  • @Someone-vn9ce
    @Someone-vn9ce 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    When I was a first time home owner, I tried the steel wool in weep holes and it caused condensation to come up the seams in my house. I had to remove the steel wool and switch over to a very fine stainless steel mesh, that kept things out, but also prevented the condensation getting trapped which eventually happened with the steel wool.

  • @valkyrie9646
    @valkyrie9646 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you, kind sir. I have moved in with my mom to take care of her and we live in a wooded area, filled with mice. I have been working my way in and out of the house finding the holes and trying to fill them. Your advice is greatly appreciated.

  • @matthewmaurer5428
    @matthewmaurer5428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is the greatest video! I had a hole where they ran the wires and pipes for a new central ac unit. The contractor just gobbled black tarry calk over the outside. The mice chewed through that stuff, leaving a pretty big space - mouse freeway into my basement. The solution here worked perfectly. I also love that he showed me to wear rubber gloves - good idea! He also showed exactly (!) how to put the calk in the bit of scrubber (squirt it inside). THANKS! problem solved!

  • @jump4j
    @jump4j 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    enjoyed your show on tv years ago, nice to see you still providing us with great tips

  • @horacio2562
    @horacio2562 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I had em get in and we didn't notice until bags of sunflower seeds went missing 😂 I defeated them badly; I replaced the shiplap on the house after walking my dobermann the perimeter to find the entry holes and filled holes with expanding foam mixed with fine steel wool from lowes. Then went inside the attic and filled the found entry holes (i had 2 of them only!) with the same mixture. I honestly only caught 1 mice after filling everything and haven't seen or heard anything since mid December. Victory ✌

    • @joleshore4818
      @joleshore4818 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Once you see one there’s dozens more and they eat foam

    • @horacio2562
      @horacio2562 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@joleshore4818 yeah them boys gone if they still here they can't get inside I think the repairs outside did the trick. They are gone gone

    • @joleshore4818
      @joleshore4818 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@horacio2562 awesome

  • @j240lkny
    @j240lkny 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you this worked perfectly! I did this all over a very old house. Its been over a year and still no mice.

  • @jenmb2679
    @jenmb2679 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Does the caulk snd steel wool stick to brick walls? Whats the best caulk to use.? How do you get that ball inside such a small hole?

  • @dianebertrand7199
    @dianebertrand7199 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, just noticed they came into my home, very tiny. Time now to clean house..

  • @orangeelliot
    @orangeelliot 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Thank you for explaining! I needed a visual explanation, and now I think I can do it myself to keep those pesky mice out of my kitchen.

  • @DavidSmith-rz1pc
    @DavidSmith-rz1pc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    In Germany an associate at OBI hardware recommended adding broken glass to the caulk. There are a lot of old houses in this area of Eastern Germany - with mice! So probably based on experience. Sounds risky so I am trying very coarse steel wool with caulk first.

    • @jenmb2679
      @jenmb2679 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ooh good idea

    • @jenmb2679
      @jenmb2679 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But i did read they can chew glass. Craziness!

  • @arizsai3149
    @arizsai3149 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Excellent job , the best way to get rid of them is stop them from entering your house.

  • @tickyul
    @tickyul 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you want to seal stuff up really good, go with stainless-steel-wool
    impregnated in type-m mortar.

  • @MovingT5
    @MovingT5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I never thought I’ll see the day. “3 blind mice, 3 blind mice, See how they run, see how they run”. It all makes sense now now that I have been forced to deal with them. They make me sick n they have a distinct smell. Ooo “you’re as quiet as a mouse” it all makes sense! Well, thank God for sticky traps n floorboards, I can hear them scurrying along the floor. I’m now a mouse listener! Since my neighbour moved out it’s been a Mouse Party at my address, I fed them with green popcorn…I’m sure they’ve told their mates so THEY also can eventually disappear. Anyway, thank you for your video :)

  • @jsilva7423
    @jsilva7423 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What if it’s behind the end cap of a heater will it be to hot to use steel wool?

  • @shanshancc
    @shanshancc ปีที่แล้ว

    I subscribed. I have looked for a solution like this for 3 months. Thank you for your good video.

  • @aliciamilam5636
    @aliciamilam5636 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What about wood blocks and fill with caulk will that work. Or sos scrub padds

  • @61chihugs
    @61chihugs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    We have severe rat infestation in rural seniors mobile home park here on Vancouver Island. I will get help to search and block places of entry asap. Then somehow get rid of rat(s) under floors or walls. In the meantime it is so stressful I am feeling queasy and not sleeping. At least pantry foodstuffs are in glass and food grade pails.

  • @aussiegirl654
    @aussiegirl654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for the demonstration. I'm going to fill up a few holes just in case. We have a mice plague at the moment in country areas of Australia, supposedly they may make it to the city in the next few months so I'm getting prepared. I was thinking of using the the method you used thankyou. Plus I bought some rods off ebay you put on a bucket of water with peanut butter and rodents step on rod lose their balance and fall in the water and drown.

  • @northof4926
    @northof4926 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    fyi, the brand name is "SmartCap"

  • @rosemaryheart4706
    @rosemaryheart4706 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome! My mother told me this is what I had to do to cover up Mouse Holes but I needed to see how it's done. Now, I found a hole basically on the edge of a wall outlet & I am wondering if it's safe to put caulking there.

  • @robertascherman6582
    @robertascherman6582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    What type of caulk works best?

  • @matiasblanco4300
    @matiasblanco4300 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Going to menards tommorow ty

  • @angellizd5975
    @angellizd5975 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I have a hole in corner of living room .... mice have ate thru carpet and all... being cold weather is coming I will seal it up. .
    thank you !!!💚

    • @aquamoor3145
      @aquamoor3145 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Add some broken glass

    • @deetee4919
      @deetee4919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I heard of that. Does it work? have you tried it yet? the mice never came back?

    • @jenmb2679
      @jenmb2679 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aquamoor3145 to the caulk or to the foam insulation?

    • @aquamoor3145
      @aquamoor3145 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jenmb2679 This is what worked for me steel wool with broken glass stuffed in the hole. You then seal the hole up with cement I mixed with a little bleach. There is a product out you can use to seal the hole it expands. Plus it's a poison.

    • @getsaved995
      @getsaved995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@aquamoor3145 poison is bad because you have a dead mouse/rat inside dead and rotting...

  • @Driver--cl2ye
    @Driver--cl2ye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A bit of steel wool in an attic can prove to be pretty flammable but I suppose it depends on the type

  • @mogtrader8
    @mogtrader8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Should I mix steel wool and that scrunchie together? Does the coarseness of the steel wool matter?

  • @karunald
    @karunald หลายเดือนก่อน

    What kind of exterior caulk would be good for this??

  • @joebrown5249
    @joebrown5249 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Would that make mice try to chew around it?

  • @hrob6381
    @hrob6381 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What product would you suggest I use to have hair like yours?

  • @rodneywawryk7000
    @rodneywawryk7000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can u use a stainless steel scrubber with caulking like that in the hole where the wire comes out for an electric baseboard heater??

    • @regarded3833
      @regarded3833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't see why not unless there's any type of movement that can cause friction over time.

  • @tinamichelle6969
    @tinamichelle6969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you very much Sir .

  • @gbek4412
    @gbek4412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Mice in my apt chewed through the steel wool. What am I dealing with?

    • @ggshandsomeboy5103
      @ggshandsomeboy5103 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Use copper mesh. Do my own pest control has a website or maybe a big box store.

    • @ramonp.3417
      @ramonp.3417 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aka chore boy is one brand

    • @Gnerd420
      @Gnerd420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Demons

    • @duckula316
      @duckula316 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Gnerd420 🤣🤣🤣

  • @nataliazondo521
    @nataliazondo521 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!

  • @DjMicr0dot
    @DjMicr0dot 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Interesting,...I live downtown Dear Lord, these rats chewed through a street sign. I used a street sign 'cause I found 1 and I used it to plug up a hole and they chewed through that.

  • @chriswildfire
    @chriswildfire 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would this work on gas lines? The mice are getting in through there.

  • @saisbookshelf2688
    @saisbookshelf2688 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tq.what to do to prevent rat entering into house when door is to be kept opened?

  • @TOR40664
    @TOR40664 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Jon!

  • @jeremiahmagic
    @jeremiahmagic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "My sister is flaky" ..... " Bats are a form of mice"

  • @kimberlystanley2529
    @kimberlystanley2529 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is that tool that you're using to plug your caulk and keep it from getting hard, can I buy it on Amazon??

    • @Rew123
      @Rew123 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You know, people spend a lot of money on things to get their caulk hard.

  • @r3jk8
    @r3jk8 ปีที่แล้ว

    excellent video. there are so many "that's what she said" moments here. :)

  • @eamoncrosby2368
    @eamoncrosby2368 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you your Awesome 🙏 Very informative we spent £ 500 British pound to get rid of them to a pest control company . But they can’t catch them . The pesky mice won’t take the bait . And now I’m £500 out of pocket 😢

    • @katpunkyfish
      @katpunkyfish 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try to fill the entry points.

    • @bitTorrenter
      @bitTorrenter ปีที่แล้ว

      Mice have developed resistance to many anti - coagulant poisons. Vitamin D in the form of Cholecalciferol is now being used on some farms. (BASF). You can also find one type of poison which acts as a narcotic, so rather than bleeding to death, they OD. Really tasteful isn't it?

    • @christophergubler4471
      @christophergubler4471 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Peanut butter and bacon. Best bait. Took less than 12 hours for us to catch them with that.

  • @ondinefinn
    @ondinefinn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Excellent information thank you 🙏🏽

  • @marthanava9792
    @marthanava9792 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you very informative...but I have an issue. What can I do , the mice come in through two 2 inch pipes for the furnace. Cannot plug the holes because one pipe is for exhaust system and the other is a muffler because the Lenox furnace is very loud. Can you please help? Again, thank you.

    • @sodiumyoutube
      @sodiumyoutube 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I would cut pieces of strong mesh wiring and staple it around the opening. I hope this helps.

  • @joebarniak
    @joebarniak ปีที่แล้ว

    My mouse pulled the steel wool out of the hole and went through. If I used caulk it would have stayed.

  • @thurm101
    @thurm101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for the visual. Love it.

  • @shweetiepetina1563
    @shweetiepetina1563 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I found a Handyman for my 1200 square foot home to seal any crevices where mice might be getting in. He quoted me between $200-$300 in Michigan. Does that sound right? Thanks for your video. 😊

    • @drislady
      @drislady 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I live in Michigan, I'd love to have him come over and seal things up for me. Can I get his information please?

    • @shweetiepetina1563
      @shweetiepetina1563 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He kept me waiting for three weeks and now not returning my calls. I ended up doing it myself with foam and steel wool with my broken leg as I am that desperate. I rolled a tennis ball sprayed with mint in the area the day/night before and sprayed some rodent detergent spray where they were digging under the house. Grr These animals are costing me a fortune. Lol

  • @zSneek
    @zSneek ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video

  • @cathyfitzpatrick9384
    @cathyfitzpatrick9384 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Aww that video was short and sweet thanks for the tips Jon.

  • @jenmb2679
    @jenmb2679 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wait, the title says caulk and steel wool!! I didnt see that in the video

    • @someguy2744
      @someguy2744 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      2:54 - both the caulking and steel wool is combined to create a combination to fill gaps so rodents can be blocked off - so they do not enter homes and infect the places where people live with various disease-carrying organisms (bacteria, viruses, etc.) that they may carry and spread by urination, excretion, or any other matter that carry these bacteria, viruses, etc. which may infect people and cause (I assume) serious illnesses.
      Diseasess by Rodents: www.cdc.gov/rodents/diseases/index.html
      Diseases Directly Transmitted by Rodents: www.cdc.gov/rodents/diseases/direct.html
      Diseases Indirectly Transmitted by Rodents: www.cdc.gov/rodents/diseases/indirect.html
      from Terminix: "The problem is, oftentimes, they will grab the bundle (of steel wool) with their feet and pull it out of a sealed opening." - so if you do block it off with steel wool, mice can apparently pull it out, but if you caulk it, then they can't do that because it's obviously stuck to the hole. ( www.terminix.com/pest-control/mice/behavior/what-can-mice-chew-through/ )

  • @teddyw8642
    @teddyw8642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Actually copper mesh is better than steel wool. Copper does not rust. Mice do not like copper mesh.

  • @jamieweekes6882
    @jamieweekes6882 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the visual, I will try it.

  • @jam1148
    @jam1148 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bats are not mice

  • @regarded3833
    @regarded3833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well isn't that cool. I was about to just use some putty.

  • @montanaflower
    @montanaflower ปีที่แล้ว

    John Stamos?!!

  • @kelamuni
    @kelamuni 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    bats are not mice. bats are like insectivores; mice are rodents.
    otherwise a good video.

    • @CGBalla1014
      @CGBalla1014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think he’s simply saying that because of the context of the video. It’s about getting rid of “PESTS”, no matter what scientific genus they hold.

  • @lawrence9645
    @lawrence9645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Bats are a form of mice"? Sorry Jon bat are most decidedly not a "form of mice". They belong to order Chiropteran meaning "hand wing". Mice belong to the order Rodentia - rodents. The bats in your sister's roof will also be performing a value insect controls including disease carrying mosquitoes, spiders and other annoying bugs. They can eat up to 500 an hour, each! So a small colony is a dynamo of insect control and should be accommodated whenever possible. It is most important not to disturb microbats (small bats) when they have young (find out the species) and not to seal them in so that they starve. Most nations have strict laws around the relocation of bat colonies because they are often species needed and in decline. Again - find out. Thank you.

    • @chayu7077
      @chayu7077 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think he means that they're annoying and rodents..

  • @Africa1000
    @Africa1000 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bats are NOT " a form of mice". They are totally different. Mice are rodents. The bats in your sister's belfry are insectivorous mammals.

  • @hellspite
    @hellspite 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Get on with jeez

  • @kaami100
    @kaami100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ughhhh... too much talking.