How to Mouse-Proof Your Home: Identifying and Sealing Entry Points

One cute rat looking out of a wooden box

Mice are stealthy little rodents able to squeeze through spaces as small as a dime and resilient enough to withstand all New Jersey’s weather conditions.

Although some mice activity may be inevitable, you can be proactive about pest control by mice-proofing your home in various ways. Among these ways are properly sealing food, regularly disposing of garbage, using targeted scents, and sealing common entry points.

In this article, the extermination experts at Precise Termite & Pest Control discuss how to eliminate mouse entry points for a rodent-free home.

Common Mice Entry Points for Houses

One of the most common ways mice enter homes is through cracks in the brick mortar or pipes around your house’s foundation. It is also typical for mice to come inside through gaps or holes in doors and windows.

Mice enter homes through walls, basements, and attics when holes and cracks develop over time. You might also notice mice entry points in your roof, garage, siding, and around the electrical meter.

How to Find Mice Entry Points

Are you wondering how to find where mice are getting in your house?

This is a common question our customers ask and something we’ve learned extensively about over 30 years of working in this industry. The first step in identifying mouse entry points is to carefully inspect all areas of your home for any cracks, gaps, or holes.

You’ll often find these things around windows, doors, and the foundation. Also, check for open areas around pipes and where electrical wires enter your house.

How to Seal Off Mice Entry Points

There are a few different ways to seal entry points that mice can fit through. For example, you can use expanding foam, steel wool, or caulk to fill in gaps. Weatherstripping and metal vent covers are also helpful. Avoid using anything soft for sealing because mice’s sharp teeth are more than capable of chewing through soft materials.

Another tip for how to eliminate mouse entry points is to install door sweeps to block openings under your doors if they don’t close tightly. A door sweep is a type of weatherstripping that seals the gap between the door and the threshold. By installing one, you’ll not only keep mice away but also prevent dust and insects from entering while better controlling your home’s temperature during hot and cold weather.

Professional Help with How to Eliminate Mouse Entry Points

Precise Termite & Pest Control excels at identifying and sealing off mice entry points for houses like yours in Northern New Jersey. Our rodent removal services target sneaky mice that squeeze into inaccessible areas and evade DIY pest control methods.

As a preventative measure, we highly recommend our rodent-repellant treatment, a new service that involves applying an all-natural, organic-based oil treatment around exterior foundation walls. Finding and sealing off each and every mouse entry point is extremely difficult, even for highly trained professionals. Therefore, a repellent treatment like the one we offer creates a protective barrier around your home so that rodents turn around and run the other way instead of making their way inside.

At Precise, we offer free home inspections to check for mice activity and recommend treatment plans based on your home’s unique needs.

Please call us today at 866-971-2847 or fill out our online form to schedule your inspection or ask any questions about our mice control techniques.