Life Hack: Five things you should know to stop mice from getting into your home

Changes in seasons can often cause some unwanted houseguests like mice to start popping up inside your home. Here are a few easy ways to prevent their entry and things you can do to repel them

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Seal entries 

Mice can squeeze through some very small spaces so assess your home and identify any areas you think they could use to get inside. These include areas like vents, pipes and doors with gaps. You can seal these up easily. Adding bristle strips to the bottom of doors that may not fit the full doorframe can prevent entry. These gaps are common in doors of older properties. You can use a sealant to fill holes around existing or new pipes, and the same method can seal holes made in exterior walls for cables, etc. Covering vents with fine wire mesh can prevent mice from using it as an entry and this mesh can also be used to seal gaps in damaged roofing.