SirNuke@kbin.social to Home Improvement@lemmy.world · 1 year agoHow do I seal this hole?media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down10
arrow-up193arrow-down1imageHow do I seal this hole?media.kbin.socialSirNuke@kbin.social to Home Improvement@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoI’d pack some stainless steel wool around it before doing the expanding foam. This will prevent rodents from chewing through it, which they can do to the foam. They make rodent-blocking foam but I trust the steel wool more
minus-squareWHARRGARBL@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoWeighing in to emphasize the importance of packing it with steel wool before using fireblock. It’s a game changer.
minus-square18Rabbit@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWe had a hole like that that mice kept coming through and steel wool + foam ended that problem.
I’d pack some stainless steel wool around it before doing the expanding foam. This will prevent rodents from chewing through it, which they can do to the foam.
They make rodent-blocking foam but I trust the steel wool more
Weighing in to emphasize the importance of packing it with steel wool before using fireblock. It’s a game changer.
We had a hole like that that mice kept coming through and steel wool + foam ended that problem.