Mice Behind Vinyl Siding

Grass and mulch along the foundation provides habitat for mice.

Mice behind vinyl siding.

Stoops are like a rodent magnet. The hollow corner posts make it easy for mice to climb up the side of your house and the gaps between j channels and siding are often large enough for mice to get in behind the siding. Mice can squeeze through spaces as small as a dime. Chipmunks mice and rats always try to inhabit these areas.

Mice have a keen sense of smell and can pick up odors from cereal boxes and other stored food. There are professional materials that can be utilized to secure these areas on a home. The bottom siding board is about 1 1 2 in from foundation wall and i stick a tape measure up 2 1 2 in between foundation wall and back of siding. There are 3 main types of siding.

1 ridge guard a metal product developed in 2016 to secure ridge vents from mice. Mice also transmit pathogens that cause diseases. Wood vinyl and aluminum. One common way mice enter your home is through irregularities in your home s foundation where it meets the siding.

I would like to seal this hollow cavity under the bottom siding board as i have seen mice run up into the cavity and believe this may be a major entry point. Holes occur over time when seals crack around plumbing fixtures on your siding allowing mice entrance into your home. You can find gaps and cracks along the siding after inspection. Under the bottom row of siding.

If you see mice in your kitchen and you can t find holes anywhere in the room or rest of the house check your home s vinyl siding for damage. You will want to stick your fingers behind the bottom row of siding and run them along the entire perimeter of the home.