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Mice in apartment, landlord won't close gaps

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    #32
    The_Conductor
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    Graces7 wrote: »
    It worked for me in a serious infestation problem, combined with traps. And later with rats. These critters have set " runs" so blocking these works. Wire wool and crushed tin cans

    Now I have great hunter cats... No more mice or rats.

    The OP is on the 4th floor of an apartment block- the entirety of which is infested with the vermin. Hence my analogy that blocking a particular hole was akin to holding back a dyke with your finger. It doesn't really matter what the OP does- if the rest of the building is not dealt with.


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    Graces7
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    The_Conductor wrote: »
    The OP is on the 4th floor of an apartment block- the entirety of which is infested with the vermin. Hence my analogy that blocking a particular hole was akin to holding back a dyke with your finger. It doesn't really matter what the OP does- if the rest of the building is not dealt with.

    Yes I understood that. But mice have runs and blocking local holes will prevent/ .limit access while the landlord gets his act together if he ever does. I have had serious infestations in other houses and this worked. Trapped 12 one night. Blocked the holes and that stopped them coming in. Never another mouse in that house


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    #34
    oppy30
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    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    You want a major disassembly of cabinets etc, in support of a short term measure for your apartment?
    The point is, I can't say if this work is going to be major - it could be that a good construction worker could have a look around and fix what is fixable in one afternoon. I don't have a lot of experience with this admittedly. Of course I don't want to tear down the whole kitchen as a short term measure - it wouldn't be worth the hassle for me let alone my landlord. I'd be content with a worker having a look and estimating the work for starters.


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