While spray foam insulation is great for sealing off these areas and may be a temporary solution for keeping rats and mice out of residential buildings the material is not rodent proof.
Sealing attic from rodents.
Mice can squeeze through a hole the size of a nickel and rats can squeeze through a hole the size of a half dollar.
Once we have located the parts of your attic that have been compromised and infiltrated we will get to work on sealing and blocking all of the entry points and making the attic rodent proof.
Here are some things you can do at home to help prevent rats from entering your attic.
But don t stop there.
Seal any holes or cracks in your home that are larger than one fourth of an inch.
Set up traps and check on them on a weekly basis.
3 sealant make sure your home is thoroughly caulked.
Prevent rodents from entering the home by checking inside and outside the house for gaps or holes.
Seal your house from rodents in the peripheral walls that these pests might be using to get in.
A hole or crack that small is all a mouse needs to enter your home and a full grown rat only need a one half of an inch hole.
Seal up holes inside and outside the home to prevent entry by rodents sealing holes on the exterior of a house.
Professionals such as the rodent proofing team from attic construction will use only high grade materials to keep the pests out.
Insulation drywall and often items in an attic hide these pests so this process will sometimes require insulation replacement and repair.