ᐅ Mice in the newly built house – flooring installer coming tomorrow
Created on: 20 Dec 2020 17:28
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Bertram100
Dear forum community,
I recently moved into my new build. Due to delivery delays of the flooring, the screed is still exposed for now. Unfortunately, the house was already occupied by mice before I moved in. They run freely over the screed and investigate the moving boxes nearby. Then they disappear back into the cable ducts, which are open by a few centimeters (inches). The plaster ends about 3-4 cm (1-1.5 inches) above the top edge of the screed, so you can see the vertical pipes. It’s a paradise for mice, but quite annoying for me.
So far, they haven’t fallen into any traps and are ignoring the poison. There aren’t many mice, but I’d prefer them out of the house.
Tomorrow, the floor installer is coming to lay parquet flooring (layered parquet in long click planks). Then it will be oiled and left to dry, and after that, the baseboards will be installed.
My question is: Should I put some mouse poison inside the cable ducts and close everything off with the baseboards, hoping the mice family will die? Or should I leave some spots open, hoping the mice will come out on their own and eventually get caught in a trap somewhere in the room?
I’m also considering getting a cat. Any good advice is welcome!
I recently moved into my new build. Due to delivery delays of the flooring, the screed is still exposed for now. Unfortunately, the house was already occupied by mice before I moved in. They run freely over the screed and investigate the moving boxes nearby. Then they disappear back into the cable ducts, which are open by a few centimeters (inches). The plaster ends about 3-4 cm (1-1.5 inches) above the top edge of the screed, so you can see the vertical pipes. It’s a paradise for mice, but quite annoying for me.
So far, they haven’t fallen into any traps and are ignoring the poison. There aren’t many mice, but I’d prefer them out of the house.
Tomorrow, the floor installer is coming to lay parquet flooring (layered parquet in long click planks). Then it will be oiled and left to dry, and after that, the baseboards will be installed.
My question is: Should I put some mouse poison inside the cable ducts and close everything off with the baseboards, hoping the mice family will die? Or should I leave some spots open, hoping the mice will come out on their own and eventually get caught in a trap somewhere in the room?
I’m also considering getting a cat. Any good advice is welcome!
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Alessandro28 Jan 2021 16:00Yes, something like that is never pleasant.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any advice.
But if I were to bait a live trap with Nutella, my wife would end up hanging upside down inside it :p
Unfortunately, I don’t have any advice.
But if I were to bait a live trap with Nutella, my wife would end up hanging upside down inside it :p