mouse +fire place

[vanillah]

Hi all!

*old house, mids reno*

I had problem with mice comming from underneath the fireplace 👀 even now in summer.

Initially I just filled the gap with steel wool.... and that was fine till we started using  fireplace last winter and  steel cought fire 🔥 ( suspect that there was a breach of contacts  and short circut

 

  with the fan under .... so we are not doing that again 👀) 

I have seen some  high temp resistant fillers. 

Tell me what do you thing and whats your product recommendation!

Thank you !

[AlanM52]

Hi @vanillah,

All mice need to visit Specsavers that's why the rely heavily on their sense of smell.

Start with things that have smells that mice hate, often to the point where the smell is a sign of danger and they will retreat.

Google with search criteria like 'what smells do mice hate' or similar and one of those should work.

Consider that a short term solution to give you time to arrange for a full inspection of the heater.

I advise not to use the heater until it is inspected by a qualified person and given the all clear.

The best person is a licensed plumber who is registered in the class of Mechanical Services work visit as mentioned here.

Keep in mind the above is likely related to home and contents insurance.

Let us know how it works out for you...

Cheers