The presence of mice and vermin is one of the main causes of ductwork and HVAC contamination. In this blog entry, the ductwork cleaning and sanitization team here at Denver Air Ducts will detail how to eliminate mice from ductwork.
Inspect Your Home
Find where mice might be entering the property. It could be around a small opening by a wire or pipe or a hole in the walls or the house’s foundation. Potential entry areas range based on your property, but they usually come in through openings near wires or water pipes. When you’ve determined the entrance location, seal the area with caulk, mortar meta flashing, or other materials to form a seal.
Mice Catching Prep
Assemble a series of items to assist you including: a bucket or container to place the mouse in; materials like cardboard, tarp, or newspaper to cover the trap; cheese for bait, a high quality mouse trap, and a wire or string to hold the trap’s trigger against the bait. You’ll also likely want to carry rubber gloves.
Settling Down Traps
When you have your supplies set up your traps and place them in areas where mice might be hiding like walls near cupboards, the basement or crawlspace, or other areas mice would want to nest in. place nesting materials like paper or dryer lint under the traps to make the mice feel more comfortable. The trick is to ensure they can reach the trigger to set the trap.
Inspecting Traps
Once traps are set in place, check them daily. The point is to dispose of the mice as soon as you see them. Always wear rubber gloves while handling the mice or use a shovel to move them from traps to the bucket don’t touch them at all if you can avoid doing so.
Cleaning
After you caught mice, clean up any mice droppings while wearing rubber gloves, as well as any other nesting materials.
Contact Professionals
Contact an exterminator if you’re having problems with mice that you cannot solve yourself. They can help you determine where the mice are coming from. A professional HVAC cleaning team can clean and sanitize ductwork that may have been contaminated with mice or other nesting animals. Contact Air Improvement Denver for all of your ductwork cleaning and HVAC cleaning and sealing needs.