How to keep mice out. Cheaper than hardware cloth

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Using expanded galvanized metal lath you can keep mice out of your house for less than half the cost of hardware cloth. Using simple tools you can guard your house for mice.
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@GoodStuffForeverMore 2 жыл бұрын

Love that he said just make sure you use gloves when you're installing it! Notice he has no gloves anywhere in sight🙃

@kickboxerforever00 Жыл бұрын

And that's the only thing you can bring to the plate? Lol you don't mention that he's showing you how to keep rodents out? Like give the guy a break dude

@adamkane7513 Жыл бұрын

Not only is he not wearing gloves... ...he isn't wearing a face mask! We've probably all caught the latest made-up variant of coof through watching this video. 😢

@Scotty0h604 8 ай бұрын

Right?! Hilarious... right when he said that I thought, where are you gloves? Dont listen to this simp below "is that all you can bring to the plate? Give the guy a break" hahahahahahahaha loser

@MikeCee7 6 ай бұрын

⁠@@kickboxerforever00⁠ You should “give the original comment a break” We already know what the guy is showing us how to keep rodents out (by the title of the video) Pointing out something that was contradictory. I thought it was funny. Even if it’s a good video, you can still point out things that are funny.

@parisattic 20 күн бұрын

Chuck Norris doesn't wear gloves.

@Scoutdogs 3 жыл бұрын

Great tip! Love finding stuff that works and is much less expensive!

@kerry1979 9 ай бұрын

Nice, But I came up with my own way. I know mice don't like tin foil. Or metal. & What I do is I spread out tin foil on the basement floor. I take those brillo. Steele copper pads. I cut them up. unfold one onto a big net like use little bit of mailing tape top & bottom then I put that all around. That will work too cause they don't like those pads.

@TheRealXyzven 2 жыл бұрын

BRILLIANT!! I was looking at metal mesh and didn't find something that had a small enough gap... but the idea of metal lath is perfect!!

@lola2837 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, I though the same at 1:19. Good advice though!

@misterkel10 3 жыл бұрын

LOL - 1:20 'Just make sure you use gloves when installing'and shows a barehanded guy installing!

@OntarioLakeside 3 жыл бұрын

Learn from my mistake!

@kenmorgan4833 3 жыл бұрын

Great tip, funny about the gloves!

@lboogie5785 3 жыл бұрын

Lol yup

@tinkermouse-scottrussell3738 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up. Play safe from Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada.

@ShakespeareCafe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, just saved me half...plus, it looks easier to work with

@TEBCO123 Жыл бұрын

good video especially saving money by tile buying mesh instead of hardware cloth

@XenaTheQuadCamBikah Жыл бұрын

Yup I’m 3/4 done with blocking up the gap between the lower layer of shingles and my block foundation. Got a roll of 304 SS mesh from Amazon a couple weeks ago. Nailing with galvanized #3 box nails. Working well.

@notta3d Жыл бұрын

Yea this is what I want to do all the way around the house. I have siding so I was going to slide it up under the siding a few inches nothing for nails and hang it a few inches below where the plate hits the foundation. These little f*ckers are getting on my nerves. One spot I know they are coming in my basement I have a camera setup with a LED light. Had 3 traps setup for 6 months with no activity. I finally turned off the light because of no activity and 2 days later I caught one. I feel violated knowing they are getting in. Another problem is crickets are eating the peanut butter off the traps.

@jamescole3152 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips.

@lilfishbigsea007 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video, exactly what I am doing as we speak

@kickboxerforever00 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you Sir 👍

@seanstephaniesadventures1008 Жыл бұрын

ty for this!

@mercedesbenzs600bash Жыл бұрын

Great information,much appreciated,what kind of mesh would you recommend for keeping out skunks,raccoons and possums???

@gregorymann3431 4 ай бұрын

Thanks :)

@MrzWill Жыл бұрын

Crazy that the price is nearly triple what it used to be. Smh

@mikedunn7795 29 күн бұрын

I had to seal around a pipe going through my basement wall. Used premixed concrete that comes in a plastic tub. Turns rock hard overnight,and spreads easily with a trowel.

@TEBCO123 Жыл бұрын

good video

@arthurlopez4487 Ай бұрын

Thanks

@jackcarvis3668 10 ай бұрын

I'm gonna try using old aluminum cans cut , bent then stapled similar to your example . I'm retired gotta save money anywhere i can. I'll let you know if it works .Thank you

@E_Don 8 ай бұрын

Any update? This is a good idea.

@leeb.7188 6 ай бұрын

My Gramps used to do that. Anywhere there was a mouse hole, he’d cut open a soup or coffee can and flatten it, then use the tin and some nails to cover the hole. The metal is stronger than wire mesh and no mouse ever chewed it’s way through. You have to have something that you can use to cut the metal piece to size, though.

@BertLiu 2 жыл бұрын

"Make sure you use gloves when installing it", you say? lol Jokes aside, thanks for the tip. I'm gonna try this out.

@wlit 3 ай бұрын

What size of nail did you used? 1/4", 5/16," or 3/8"? Thank you!

@NH-hl5eb 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tip. I want to seal up this gap between the added on porch and the side of my house which has asbestos siding. I should not drill into the asbestos siding, since it is dangerous due to fine particles and it breaks easily. Do I use glue?

@queerdor 2 жыл бұрын

Staples

@woodybear8298 Жыл бұрын

Genius.

@jamescole3152 3 жыл бұрын

Another way to block them is to just cut a piece of wood and screw it in place. A lot of people already have the lumber and circular saw.

@timquirk7551 2 жыл бұрын

Rats will happily chew through wood

@lucilleclarke4107 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea thanks.i hate meeces to peaces!

@behuman5725 Жыл бұрын

This was very helpful. I moved into a small house with a crawl space after selling a large house from divorce. Renovated and put in a new dishwasher and a mouse chewed the wires. So frustrating. I’ve been searching for how to protect the new repair and it’s hard to find any information on how to protect the wires. I would like to actually wrap up all sides of the dishwasher with the metal. Then I’ll deal with the mice professionally

@OntarioLakeside Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful

@Jsmitt716 3 жыл бұрын

Guy with no gloves on: "Just make sure you're wearing gloves when installing it"

@skiingcrazed Жыл бұрын

“Do as I say…”

@barbarawilliams2477 Жыл бұрын

If you notice, he said this after the video was made and he cut the crap out of his hands..Experience is the best teacher.

@joequillun7790 Жыл бұрын

@ Jeremy, "I was looking for this comment, cause I laughingly thought the same thing. But you know what? I wouldn't be wearing gloves only. Mainly cause i don't have "thin skinned" hands, like most of America now seems to have. Kudos to the OP.

@Odissee6 6 ай бұрын

How do I use this to keep them out of the stove? They live in the insulation. Why are stoves not made with mouseproof covers on all the openings?

@PooRadley Жыл бұрын

" make sure you're using gloves when installing it " Proceeds to install with bare hands....

@JesusWantsU 4 жыл бұрын

The gauge of this metal would be important since rats can chew through minor metal screening, and being flexible like this product is, I question whether this would have the toughness to stop even a mouse's amazing chewing ability. Hope it can though. Would need to see tests.

@chrisewen3813 3 жыл бұрын

Even if it works 90% as well as hardware cloth, but it helps make it easier in one's mind to do, that may make it more likely one puts it up into all the little spots that it needs to go, making it potentially more effective.

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594 3 жыл бұрын

I will use it against closet shelving if I can find it in bulk!

@mogtrader8 3 жыл бұрын

Do you know what type of clips can cut thru the fencing in ur video?

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594 3 жыл бұрын

Angle Grinder or TIN snips. HE SAID IT FAST

@deanlabayen 3 жыл бұрын

How has this worked over time? I’m building a bunker this summer and this is a main concern of mine.

@OntarioLakeside 3 жыл бұрын

Its been holding up great. No mice.

@mayte8018 4 ай бұрын

What is it called?? metal Mash???

@r3jk8 7 ай бұрын

"just make sure you use gloves when you are installing it..." proceeds to install without gloves.... :)

@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 10 ай бұрын

it's 25 gauge?

@micehuntersinc.1355 Жыл бұрын

It's much more difficult to keep mice out out of your home from the inside. We mouse proof homes from the outside!

@normbograham Жыл бұрын

Around here, hardware cloth, is 1/4 the cost.

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594 3 жыл бұрын

I have lost count how many searches for this product in bulk…help!

@sparra3819 3 жыл бұрын

Your local building supply yard or farm supply store? Mind, you seem the sort who would know better than me anyway..... no skid loaders parked in my driveway..... : D

@JBanks333 Жыл бұрын

🌬📢 👍🏼 Th@tz whutz UP

@PlayMyMusicPlaylist Жыл бұрын

1.75 gauge vs 19 gauge

@crowbaril903 Жыл бұрын

Chicken wire?

@joan-lisa-smith 10 ай бұрын

No, chicken wire gaps are way too large to keep mice out

@xyzxyz-hi8lp 10 ай бұрын

“Make sure you use gloves when installing it”…as he installs it with no gloves 🥸

@cgregornik 4 жыл бұрын

Great tip, how long have you used this method and where did it fail you? Thanks

@OntarioLakeside 4 жыл бұрын

About 1 year, nothing has gotten through yet!

@chrisewen3813 3 жыл бұрын

I've been using this method (with hardware cloth + expanding foam) for 25 years and I've not ever had an issue with it. I think this is an improvement, because the mesh seems a lot more workable in corners and easier to cut and the foam now has this pest version.

@adrianricker19 3 жыл бұрын

This is metal lathe. Not for tiling, at least not as far as I knowin the US, but for stone facade exteriors, fireplaces, and the like. It is nailed on and then a coat of mortar is applied. The lathe gives the mortar something to hold on to.