The void under a fitted kitchen is the single most common place mice live. In an older property it usually connects to the subfloor as well.
Seal every food source, clear and clean the unit voids, close the gaps, then treat.
Treatment is £240 house, £190 flat. In an older property the plinth void often opens into the subfloor, which is why treatment goes into both.
People think of the space under their units as a few centimetres of nothing. In a period house it is frequently the doorway to the entire ground floor.
A mouse needs about three grams of food a day. Crumbs count.
Taking the plinth off is genuinely worth doing. It is usually two clips, and it shows you the void, the droppings and often the gap they are using.
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View Mouse Control Pinner →The part that is specific to an older property, and the reason treatment sometimes needs to go further than the kitchen.
Treatment placed in the plinth void and, where it connects, the subfloor — which is where the mice actually are rather than where you saw one. Continued over follow-up visits.
Restricted in England, and their use by the general public is prohibited. They are also indiscriminate and inhumane. We do not use them.
No. We will tell you which cupboards to clear before the visit.
Usually — most clip off. It is worth doing before we come, and it tells you a lot.
Because the gaps are still open. Mice move indoors as it gets cold; whether they get in is down to proofing.
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The plinth void runs the length of the kitchen, is dark and never disturbed, is warm from the appliances, and collects crumbs. Water is nearby too.
The plinth void often opens into the subfloor, which means the space is far bigger than the kitchen and treatment has to go into both.
Yes, it is worth doing. Most clip off with two clips, and it shows you the void, the droppings and often the gap they are using.
About three grams a day, so crumbs in the plinth line are a food source.
Wire wool packed tight and capped with filler. Expanding foam alone does not work — mice chew it.
No. We will tell you which cupboards to clear before the visit.
No. They are restricted in England, their use by the general public is prohibited, and they are indiscriminate and inhumane.
Because the gaps are still open. Mice move indoors as it gets cold.
Take the plinth off and have a look. It usually shows you the whole problem in thirty seconds.
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