Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Rats in roof 2Jan 06, 2014 7:59 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Rats in roof 5Jan 07, 2014 8:41 am Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: Rats in roof 9Jan 08, 2014 8:51 pm deluxes FYI - They HATE the smell of peppermint oil. If you know where they are tracking, pop some down. As well as Moth balls/napthalene - our shed is full of moth ball sachets and we never have pest issues (and we live in a country town now). I also have weep guards on all the weep holes in the brick veneer and every crevice is stuffed with steel wool and expanda foam. I figure as much prevention as possible is the best route! No intruders yet... Sounds good. We live in the wheatbelt (and it's mouse season hurrah? ) and we're doing/have done similar - mesh over all the air vents/weep guards, tinfoil and steel wool in the gaps of the floorboards/skirtings etc - all good preventative stuff to know. We also are using reusable mouse traps (because we catch more than two a day - some times six! EVERY day. For months) We're not using baits right now (small children crawling everywhere) but will return to those in the future. One thing to keep in mind is secondary poisoning - if you poison the rats/mice and have pets then you have to make sure your pets don't find them before you do. 2 9459 This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28327 traditional gable roof facade - Have you did the dark and light gray color combination in facade with gray stone in facade… 0 4225 |