Stopping a rodent incursion under the shed!

[Don2222]

Hello
Moth balls and Repel All work if they are not hibernating. Typically they start hibernating late October or November when it gets cold!
Under the shed is not a free shelter to all the homeless wayward chipmunks in the neighborhood! The first year the moved some stones in the back of the shed to create a small entrance so a few could sneak in! Last year they moved a lot more stones to create a larger side entrance for all their rodent buddies and pals!! No big holes for ground hogs or squirrels just chipmunks that can get through very small spaces!!
Basically I pried off the composite trim bottom board. Pull out the nails. Cut the hardware cloth to make 4 - 118” long pieces.
Staple it up and screw the trim board back with deck screws which will hold better over the screen mesh.
Note: Front composite board only that goes under the ramp.
I had to cut it on the front of the shed with a Sawzall because it went under the ramp. Then after the hardware cloth went up, I had to grind the edge of the front composite trim so it would fit back up with the screen going in between on each side of the ramp.
Parts for 10’ x 10’ shed
Aluminum flashing or Hardware Cloth can be used but Hardware Cloth still lets air circulate.
2 - 10 foot Rolls 36” wide for 4 10’ x 15” wide lengths on sale at Lowe’s $20 each total $40
Box of 1-5/8” long $5.00
Total $45.00
Tools used
Air powered shears
Air powered stapler
Pry Bar
Hammer
Phillips screw driver
Battery Drill Driver with drill bit
Battery Drill Driver with Phillips screw head
Sawzall - to cut composite trim boards
4” Grinder with flap pad for grinding composite board
Garden Gloves
Band-Aids - ouch that hardware cloth is sharp after cutting!!
Pic 00 - Hardware Cloth at Lowe’s
Pic 01 - Larger side entrance
Pic 02 - Pry off all bottom composite trim boards that were nailed on with a nail gun and pull nails out of sill board.
Pic 03 - shovel out stones on a blue tarp
Pic 04 - Tools Compressor pry bar etc.
Pic 05 - Cutting hardware cloth with air power shears
Pic 06 - Bend & Air Staple Hardware Cloth to PT sill board to cover space between cider block and 7” of ground to prevent chipmunk entry
Pic 07 - Cut additional piece of Hardware Cloth to go around electric wire pipes
Pic 08 - Using wire cutters - Cut and bend hardware cloth around electric pipes
Pic 09 - Drill pilot hole and using galvanized 1-5/8 deck screws to screw composite trim boards back up
Pic 10 - Cut additional pieces of hardware cloth to cris cross the ground on the corners to prevent hole digging.
Pic 11 - Shovel stones back

 

[Burnin Since 1989]

I wish the critters around here would hibernate. The chipmunks and mice drive me crazy. One year I trapped 18 chipmunks and "removed them". It took a few years, but now the population has recovered. I just bought two rolls of hardware cloth to help keep them out of places I don't want them. Good luck! We're about 25 miles southwest of you in MA.

 

[zrock]

You do know all those critters can chew through that right? I found the best way to keep them away is a electric trap. Where i live use to be infested with those critters, first night with the trap i killed 10 first week i burnt the trap out it caught so many and had to order another. One season with the traps and now in 8 years i have never seen another one around my place. THey are at the neighbours around me but not here as they know.. The electric trap is very humain as they are dead instantly no lingering death