Shed vermin proofing

[Vernonv]

Hi All,
I'm about to construct a new shed and was looking at that Vermaseal stuff - it stops large insects, rodents, snakes, etc from entering the shed through the gap created by the "peaks" of the wall sheeting and the edge of the slab.

I got it priced up and it came in quite expensive (for what it is). So I am looking at other ways of achieving the same thing. What I thought of was using that expanding foam stuff in a can and spraying that into the gaps.

Any thoughts of how successful this might be?

Any other suggestions of how to vermin proof the new shed?

[Gra]

turn camphor laurel

[Vernonv]

With what they were going to charge me, I could probably afford a cheap wood lathe.

Not sure if it will keep the snakes at bay

[Gra]

With what they were going to charge me, I could probably afford a cheap wood lathe.

Not sure if it will keep the snakes at bay

Leave the snakes, they don't eat anything in your shed except the other vermin. I believe at least one of our members has a resident python as their mouser

[Vernonv]

I wouldn't mind if it was a python, but we tend to get black, brown and the occasional tiger snake.

I know that if I can keep the rodents out, the snakes won't be so much of an issue. But ideally I want to keep out all unwanted guests.

[Ekim]

Just looking at the Polyfilla web site:

"If attempting to block entry of rats or mice, install small mesh bird wire before applying POLYFILLA EXPANDING FOAM, so that the wire is embedded inside the cured POLYFILLA EXPANDING FOAM."

http://www.polyfilla.com.au/content_124.htm

Probably worth a call to Polyfilla to find out exactly why the mesh is necessary.

HTH

Mike

[RufflyRustic]

Hi Vernon, is this what you want to do another way?



cheers
Wendy

[Vernonv]

Mike - thanks for the polyfilla link, I'll check it out.

Wendy - yep that looks similar to the Vermaseal product. I'm not necessarily looking to replicate the design of the product, merely after the effect of it (i.e. keep vermin out). Where did you get it?

[glock40sw]

G'day.
I used the el cheapo expanding foam all around my shed and my mate's shed as well. Mine has been 5 years now with no problems. No mice, rats or snakes.
I did 9m x 7m shed perimiter and used 2 1/2 cans.
Also did where the walls meet the roof sheets. And where the ridge capping was cut to fit around the trimdeck roofing sheets.

Great stuff.

[Barry_White]

Vernon

When I was working for Ezyframe Building Systems http://www.ezyframe.com.au/ best, easiest and cheapest way to do this is to when you have you slab poured is to get the concretor to form a 50mm x 50mm recess around the top edge and have the sheets 50mm longer and have them sit in the bottom of the recess.

This stops the grass, weeds, snakes, rats and mice from getting in. It won't stop the spiders and ants though.

See the pic.

[Ekim]

This product seems to kill two birds with one stone - "built-in" formwork and vermin control (it seems to provide the "lip" that Barry refers to):

http://www.shedproducts.com/prod1-formgirt.html

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and see the moving images.

No idea on the cost or the effectiveness of the product.

Mike

[glock40sw]

This product seems to kill two birds with one stone - "built-in" formwork and vermin control (it seems to provide the "lip" that Barry refers to):

http://www.shedproducts.com/prod1-formgirt.html

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and see the moving images.

No idea on the cost or the effectiveness of the product.

Mike

Well, there you go...

Campbell sheds is only 10 minutes up the road.

Will have to go and have a yarn to them.

Thanks for the link Mike.

[Barry_White]

This product seems to kill two birds with one stone - "built-in" formwork and vermin control (it seems to provide the "lip" that Barry refers to):

http://www.shedproducts.com/prod1-formgirt.html

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and see the moving images.

No idea on the cost or the effectiveness of the product.

Mike

My only problem with that is that it is made from PVC and I don't care how much they insist it it is UV protected all PVC products break down eventually when exposed to the sun and hitting it with mowers and whipper snippers it will take chunks out of it.

[Vernonv]

Barry - the slab has already been poured, so it's too late to get the lip incorporated.

Ekim and Glock - they (shedproducts.com) are the mob who do the Vermaseal I originally got a quote for (from their local distributor/agent).

I'm starting to think that the expanding foam (possibly with some wire netting for support) might be the cheapest and easiest solution at this stage.

[Barry_White]

Barry - the slab has already been poured, so it's too late to get the lip incorporated.

Ekim and Glock - they (shedproducts.com) are the mob who do the Vermaseal I originally got a quote for (from their local distributor/agent).

I'm starting to think that the expanding foam (possibly with some wire netting for support) might be the cheapest and easiest solution at this stage.

Vernon

Get a price off Metroll in Tamworth to fold up a "Z" section to hang over the edge shaped like this.

They would be able to fold it up in up to six metre lengths and it shouldn't cost very much and they would deliver it to Armidale.