Vermin In The Shed

[Sparhawk]

Anyone have any ideas on how I can solve this problem?

[Acco]

Yep

[doug3030]

the only problem I see is that your shed is too clean. Dont you ever do any real work?

[A Duke]

You have just brought back memories of all the trouble I used to get into in my bachelor days in the '60s when I used to refer to all children as vermin.

Cheers

[Dengue]

I have just been stunk out of my shed by a dead rat that took the bait I leave lying about in dark corners. Finally found it - looks like a female setting up a nest

The Colorbond walls of my shed comes down around the outside of raised slab, and is not sealed in the corrugations, so there are lots of gaps for them to get in.

The gaps are difficult to reach, as the 8m long L shaped corner bench is steel framed and bolted to the floor, and has low shelving just 300mm above the slab, and the shelf is 800mm wide.

It is not possible to gain access to the outside of thew shed where they come in, as it is very close ( 300mm) to the concrete block walls on two sides of the shed

Can anyone please suggest a way of filling in these spaces between the wall and the slab from inside the shed?

[tea lady]

Can anyone please suggest a way of filling in these spaces between the wall and the slab from inside the shed?

This is a joke thread you might like to start your own new thread.

But to your problem, how about some of that expanding foam spayed through a long nozzle.

[_fly_]

The only thing I know that they can't eat their way thru that you can stuff into holes is steel wool.
If you use expanding foam they will eat thru it to get in, so stuff steel wool first and seal it after that.

[doug3030]

Prevention is better than cure. I get the mouse and rat baits you buy from the supermarkets and I leave one of the four tablets out somewhere safe from the grandbabies. I check it every monday night when I piut the bins out. They can sit there untouched for months on end. The current block came with us when we moved house back in October and nothing has touched it yet. When it is touched I know within a week that they are around and I put out the other 3 baits immediately and then go and buy the next packet.

I then replace baits as they are eaten and put out more if a whole bait disappears within two days, ensuring that there are enough baits to "feed" all available rodents.. This method seems to stop them before they start nesting or otherwise move into the premises and I have never had one die and stink out the shed. they go away to die.

Once the baits have been sitting there for a fortnight the problem is obviously over so I pull in all the baits. If at least one bait is untouched I put it back where the original one was. If they have all been touched I throw them all out and put out a new one in the original baby-proof spot. that way I can tell at a glance if it has been touched and we go back and repeat all steps if it has.

No expanding foam or steel wool to cram in anywhere, no dead bodies to eliminate and hardly any work.

I cant believe this is the joke forum

Doug

[NCArcher]

Sparhawk, I have a similar infestation. I find many piles of neatly stacked offcuts, some with lovely pictures drawn on them, (I get into big trouble if I try to throw them in the firewood box) and artfully arranged shavings.
I partially solved my problem by setting up a bench hook and a small gents saw and a few pieces of scrap. Place a small square and a pencil beside them and it is irresistable to pesky rodents.

[doug3030]

[QUOTE=NCArcher;1500179]Sparhawk, I have a similar infestation.QUOTE]

Grandkids, they may be an infestation but you gotta love them

[issatree]

Hi All & JillB,
Why not mix all your Sawdust & Shavings with some slightly watered down PVA.
That should pack down fairly well. I'm not sure, but it maybe worth a try.

[ian]

hit the nearest lower support and you shoudl score a 30,000 bonus

[fenderbelly]

I just can't believe this, why haven't the mods stepped in and stopped this in it's tracks.

We're told to "Keep it Clean " and we end up with people having a serious discussion on rodents.
For goodness sake guys you'll want to talk about woodwork next.

I just don't know what the worlds coming to.

[acmegridley]

I dont give a rats a..e

[ian]

I dont give a rats a..e

that should be "I don't give a flying pig ..."