Why Do I Have Mice In My House

Why Do I Have Mice In My House And How Does Mouse Urine Factor In?

Field Mice and Deer Mice are quite common in all types of homes. You are literally not alone.

Safety

Tucked away in your walls and attic mice are protected from the elements and preditors. They say ‘your casa me casa’

Food and Water

No need to head outdoors with food sources and water readily available in many accessible places

Mouse Urine

Where mice travelled once, they are quickly followed by others via the pheromone trail in the urine. And they leave a lot of trail.

But The Number One Reason For 'Mice In The House

Home construction methods enable mice to take full advantage of us as free loaders. Infact, most of us home owners don’t have a clue or learn the hard way. Usually resting on top of the foundation the brick layer forms a layer of weep holes for wall ventilation such that they are wide open gaps. The home builder doesn’t bring this up in the sale of the home because they don’t want purchasers to think their house might have mice. Rather than install covers they leave it out of sight out of mind. The HVAC company installs the furnace and AC and leaves gaps where pipes pass through the wall. The Siding company installs the soffit and facia with a natural gap between the brick wall. The roofer installs the roof without reinforcing certain joints and vents against penetration by wildlife. The Overhead door installer is dealing with an imperfect garage floor and leaves a small opening usually in the bottom corners when the door is closed. And the list goes on and this list doesn’t address older style homes with wooden exteriors. Where Mice Enter Homes?

Why Do I Have Mice In My House

Mouse Wall Penetrations

Mice Climb Walls

Gaps Used By Mice

Wildlife Vandalism Is The Number Two Reason

Pests and Wildlife are continuously casing our homes for entry points and weak spots. If they can’t find an opening its not beyond them to create openings. This is where many building materials and practices are not set up for success against the jaws of mice, rats, squirrels, raccoons and the like. In this case a repair is often needed with materials more suitable for the job.

Typical Weep Hole

Weep Hole Fail

Proper Weep Hole Cover

You Can Prevent Many Of These Issues Before They Happen

Not all steps taken by home owners and even professionals from time to time are the most sound strategy and can cause other non intended consequences. One of the easiest and most effective things you can do right now by yourself is properly manage your weep holes – the most readily accessed point of entry by mice and you don’t even need to get on a ladder. They are ground level. Get the solution that solves the problem for good and ensures your wall ventilation is maintained.

Which Wildlife Problem Would You Like To Know More About?

Good Grief No Raccoons Please

A Raccoon has 4 possible reasons to enjoy your living space. Believe us when we say, you want nothing to do with Raccoons!

Bats! Now That Can't Be Good

Bats are wonderful for eating mosquitoes, they are a treat in nature, and a disaster in your attic. What are the signs and issues?

Roof Rats. Uggg!

Those aren’t Rabbit tracks. Home owner thought they had mice in attic when it turned out to be a roof rat. Follow the tracks all the way.

Some Honest Reviews of Rid-O-Mice Weep Hole Covers

It seems like a couple of times each year I was battling with the odd mouse. I set traps along the outside walls and had to resort to poison where I noticed their beautiful brown pellets usually in the furnace room but also under our dishwasher. That seemed to work temporarily. A friend of mine in the pest control business told me about Rid-O-Mice so I asked him to come by and take care of it. Haven’t had any issues since.

Dave S.
Chicago

We had elongated weep holes… meaning the weepholes extended above and below the actual brick. We were able to purchase some spare stainless inserts and cut them to fill in the gaps created by the abnormal height of the weep holes. Not all were like this but some were and it worked perfect!! See Wes’s blog post with pictures here.

Wes Grands.
Pensicola

Last year we bought a 30 year old home and our home inspector pointed out the house had signs of mice. Just the thought of that didn’t appeal to us but everything else about the house was right for us. Fortunately our home inspector gave us great information on how we could prevent the mice from getting in. That is when we met Rid-O-Mice who helped us protect our largest investment.

F. Perry.
Pittsburg

Ready To Protect Your Home In A Way That Ensures Mice Can’t Pass Through Your Weep Holes While Ensuring Proper Wall Ventilation As Intended By The Building Codes.

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You may ask yourself, 'why do I have mice in my house?'. Just about everyone does and once you know a bit more about why including issues like mice urine, you have a better chance to stop the problem..

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