Vermin eating plastic water pipes in loft

[amber08]

I have had a new extension built and a gut job of existing. My builder used plastic piping through out, I am concerned about the pipes in the loft as there just a bit of lagging randomly placed over the pipes and I worry about vermin having a nibble on the pipes as I out in the countryside.

Any suggestions please which product to insulate the pipes that is vermin proof.

 

[SimonG]

They prefer the insulation to the plastic pipe, but they will have a go at the pipe, I've seen it. Should have used copper out in the sticks.

Get some traps set, not poison, at least you can empty the traps. You don't want poisoned vermin smelling up the place!

 

[nysk2008]

you should be fine to be honest, but in hindsight im a copper man

 

[dontknowitall]

None is (that I know of at least).

A cat's is good protection and it's a big reason we have felines. If we get a mouse up in the loft we shove the cats up there for half a day and the mice go (the smell of cats puts them off staying). Can be good for moles too!!

Loads of people leave poison around.

Unfortunately, unless you re-pipe much of the accessible in copper, there's not much you can do about it - mice tend only to go into lofts as usually they cannot venture into the ceiling/floor spaces, if this is any comfort.

 

[dontknowitall]

They prefer the insulation to the plastic pipe, but they will have a go at the pipe, I've seen it. Should have used copper out in the sticks.

Get some traps set, not poison, at least you can empty the traps. You don't want poisoned vermin smelling up the place!

At our last house one of the cats brought a mouse into our house, still attached to the mousetrap ... from two houses up the road! They couldn't see the funny side of it as when we returned it they thought we'd been into their house and stolen it.

 

[Best]

Try your best to seal any places up you can. Remember, mice can climb rough walls & get through tiny gaps. Set traps before the winter so to get them before 2 becomes 20! Use a bit of mars bar & set wooden traps hair trigger. The plastic trap called " best mouse trap ", appropriately, is a cert to go off if a mouse touches it. As said, should have been copper pipes & fittings anyhow.

 

[Guest123]

Wrap the whole lot, end to end without leaving ANY gaps in Aluminium foil and cover this with Denso tape. The wee buggers hate the taste of Denso Tape. Also known in Tool station as Petro tape.

 

[Best]

Wrap the whole lot, end to end without leaving ANY gaps in Aluminium foil and cover this with Denso tape. The wee buggers hate the taste of Denso Tape. Also known in Tool station as Petro tape.

Thanks for that info - never heard that about Denso tape. I wouldn't fancy eating it myself!

 

[Guest123]

Unfortunately nearly every house in the country has rodents at one time or another. They come indoors to escape the cold and most people don't even know they are there. The tell tale signs are paper nesting and gnawed wood and their poo pellets usually found under baths! They often use rock wool for nests as well.

 

[Best]

They constantly pee, so you can see rusty bits on oil boiler bases & lids. Often find a mouse nest below copper cylinders or on top of the hottest heating pipe.
Usually the nest is made of chewed paper fragments & sweetie papers.

 

[amber08]

Thanks for the comments & suggestions

 

[Gray0689]

You can get plug ins that send out a noise or something that mice don't like they good I live in country and have them in sheds used to have mice now don't

 

[Best]

You can get plug ins that send out a noise or something that mice don't like they good I live in country and have them in sheds used to have mice now don't

If you know the make of them, could you let us know sometime? The ones I have come across didn't keep the mice away, but have heard some are good.

 

[Gray0689]

Sorry mate no name on them got in a pack of 3 where dear £60 but have been great

 

[markfxy]

Dont worry it'll never happen it's an old wives tale spread by luddite plumbers:wink5:

 

[sheff paul]

Dont worry it'll never happen it's an old wives tale spread by luddite plumbers:wink5:

I thought the same,then i got called to a combi loosing pressure found some mice nibbled hep20 under conservatory floor.Still use plastic ,my own house is full of it.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

he was joking

 

[sheff paul]

Bugger, thats my credibility down the drain

 

[philtheflush]

there not plugins there des oconor cds they send anything within a four mile radius mad so make sure the only plugins you get are for your ears