Keep Rodents Out of Your Garage with These Simple Tips

Although you may love animals, you're probably not going to be friends with the mice in your garage. Rodents can do serious damage to your home, so keep that in mind. Various materials are chewed by mice, including wood, plastic, and even the electrical wires of a garage door opener. It is possible for this to become a major problem.

They might look adorable, but mice can do a lot of damage in a house.

This species of animal tends to reproduce quickly, as it can hide wherever it can find food. The gestation period for mice is between 18 and 21 days. A litter of mice can have between three and fourteen pups. Those babies are mature at 6 weeks of age. Over the course of a year, there were over 5,000 mice that could multiply from just two. So, mice infestations cannot be ignored.

Exterminators can be quite expensive to hire. Trying every solution before a decision is made is the goal. That’s why we’ve listed our best pest-proofing solutions for your garage so as not to harm mice and other small animals.

Keeping insulation and organization in mind is essential. We will return to these two points in more detail.

Start by Getting Rid of Mice Already Living in Your Garage

Do you already suspect you have mice in your garage? Mice must first be removed before the place can be made mouse-proof.

Perhaps there is a pet running loose in your garage that makes poison and traps impractical or dangerous.

Or, if you are devoted to animals, would you rather not harm them?

During the summer, mice often move outside, especially if they are deprived of food and are constantly around humans. These pet-friendly options will help them reconnect with nature.

One mouse living alone in your garage might be able to be caught using a humane mouse trap. There is no harm to the mouse, so it’s a very animal-friendly option. By putting peanut butter at one end, you can wait until the mouse is safely trapped inside. We advise releasing it at least one mile from your home in order to prevent it from returning.

Mice can infiltrate anywhere, even places you don't expect them to.

Unfortunately, mice are great at invading spaces like garages, so you might need to come up with creative solutions.

If you have a feline friend, allowing your cat out periodically will help rid your garage of mice and give your furry companion a chance to practice hunting.

If you already have a few mice living in your garage, you can keep them from getting at valuable things by playing with their senses. In mice, odor perception is very acute. Because of this, there are some smells they can’t handle, such as white vinegar, peppermint, and others.

Peppermint oil-soaked cotton balls should be sprinkled liberally around the garage, especially in places where mice could hide.

It is not a permanent solution. Do not rely on this alone. It is inevitable that the mice will return. Once you've gotten rid of mice, you have to make sure they don't return. To do this, pest-proofing is necessary.

Don’t Welcome Mice into Your Home

Mice won’t return to an environment they don’t like, so make sure your garage isn’t a place they want to live. The first step is cutting off their food supply and organizing the garage.

  • Make sure things are organized and clutter is reduced

    Objects and debris can conceal mice and make an ideal home for them.

  • Keeping bird seed or dog food in sealed containers is a good idea

    For mice, food must always be available. It's best to keep everything sealed in a container, from trash to grass seeds.

  • There should not be trash left in garages

    Mice like to nest in garages with garbage. Do not leave trash near the door; take it outside.

  • Keep firewood outdoors if you can.

    Other small animals and mice use it as a nesting site.

  • Regularly sweep the floors.

    This will also aid in detecting cracks and crevices in your walls that might allow critters to enter. Inspect the ceilings and exterior walls of the garage while you’re at it.

It’s Easier to Prevent Mice Than Get Rid of Them

You should add insulation to the garage immediately after removing the mice and their food sources.

Make sure no branches are touching the roof.

You won't have to worry about rodents jumping onto your roof if there aren’t branches touching it. Keep branches as far from the roof as possible because squirrels can jump up to nine feet horizontally.

Someone isolating a wall with mineral wool.

Putting insulation on your walls will prevent rodents from building nests there.

Insulation is essential for walls

By insulating your walls, whether with mineral wool or foam, you can prevent mice and other small animals from nesting in your walls.

Walls can be insulated with polyurethane spray foam. The walls will be unable to accommodate mice's nests if they are filled completely. Furthermore, polyurethane foam differs from traditional spray foam in many ways.

Spray foam doesn't have a rigid consistency. Rodents could penetrate it if they wished. Mice are not attracted to these insulators because they do not contain any food sources. Nevertheless, they might try to construct nests with it.

Did you know mice love sweets? In general, polyurethane foam has a bitter taste to it. If the animals taste a bad taste in their mouth, they will stop chewing on the material. In some types of polyurethane foam, you can also find repellents that work against rodents.

Fill the Cracks

Steel and aluminum are too hard for small animals like mice to gnaw their way through. With enough time and persistence, they are capable of chewing through wood, plastic, and other materials. For this reason, it is essential to inspect the walls and floors as often as possible.

With spray foam, small holes can be covered. It is simply a matter of covering the entire hole.

The stiffness of the insulation is not what prevents rodents from entering (mice have been known to chew on wires and high-quality insulation, for instance). If you want to prevent mice from making nests, find insulation that fills in all holes and leaves few gaps.

Your garage door may need to be replaced if it has holes or is no longer level with the floor.

What Garage Doors Prevent Mice?

Changing your garage door can be a difficult decision. When choosing a garage door, there are many details to consider, such as the use you want, the style that fits your home, and many more. A rodent-proof door will be necessary if you’re struggling with mice in your garage.

You should not use wood garage doors because mice and squirrels will easily enter. For this reason, it is best to purchase an aluminum or metal door.

The door will become impenetrable to rodents if it is sufficiently insulated.

Our doors are protected with galvanized steel because mice cannot chew through it. If you are still concerned that rodents may find a way in and start a nest, we can also provide a rodent-proof door.

Our R-16 and R-12 construction garage door models, Standard+, Townships Collection, and Acadia 138, are made with polyurethane foam injected at high pressure into the metal structure. This special insulator will prevent mice from nesting in your door.

A Standard+ door isolated with polyurethane foam.

You can see here where we used polyurethane foam to insulate our R-16 door.

Weatherstripping is included with every garage door, and each is tailored to your garage's size. Due to the airtight garage doors, a comfortable temperature will be maintained inside the garage at all times. And now you will no longer have to worry about mice getting into your home through uneven doors!

Upgrade to a rodent proof garage door today!

Rodents enter garages from garage doors, so if this is ap problem for you, maybe it is time to update to a new one. Here at Mclaughlin Roof Trusses Ltd.., our experts will be happy to help you find a rodent-proof garage door that suits your needs and style. You can contact us at 506-375-4105 or via our website.

You will surely find a garage door that meets your needs, whether in its quality or style. You can even create a unique model to perfectly fit your needs and home.

You can also ask for a free quotation to be received by email.

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