Traps with live mice should be put into a heavy duty plastic bag cage and all and carried to a forest or park at least 500 feet away from the home so that they cannot find their way back.
Remove fiberglass insulation between floors mice.
He quoted me a price of 7 000 00 which i thought was very high.
Pay particular attention to areas where the insulation is exposed since those are likely the places where mice will come in and out looking for food.
Getting rid of mice nesting in the insulation requires diligence and the right materials.
Follow the product instructions for proper use set the traps in dark corners near points of entry and wherever you notice a lot of feces.
You re getting a product that s either completely ineffective or it s compromised.
Plank floor osb vb joists and in between joist is insulation which the laths are holding in place.
When you get fiberglass insulation with the problems described above it s the same.
What we found when we removed insulation from the basement ceiling.
I can t believe i m sharing this for the world to read but i feel passionate about removing insulation now.
It did not appear to be a major infestation but the contractor said i would need to have all my insulation removed due to presence of pheromones and mice urine droppings and have all new insulation installed.
Set snap traps along the mouse.
Step 1 clean the house to remove any crumbs or other debris that could be used as a food source.
The other side of my basement has the same insulation hidden under a drop ceiling.
Mice getting at insulation under floors.
No sub floor rim joists or sill plate is being treated.
Plus dead mice hidden in walls or floors smell awful.
I viewed my attic insulation with the contractor.
They brought in acorns as well as pilfered candy from my kids.
So if you leave the insulation and spray a disinfectant you are saturating the insulation with a liquid and only treating 10 20 of the crawl space floor joists.
The weight of the disinfectant being trapped in the fiberglass can also start to pull the insulation from the sub floor.
One of the fundamental principles of building science is that a house needs a complete and continuous building envelope with insulation and an air barrier that are in contact.