Keeping Mice Out
Been working on sealing up any openings in the underside of the trailer that mice could use to get in. I've sealed up numerous gaps between the frame and the coroplast panel. I still have two openings...
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CarnationSailor wrote:
The left and right side I-beams each have one oval hole (about 3" x 1.5") where the slide-out's hydraulic actuator rod passes thru. I've been plugging up the gap with steel wool wrapped in a dryer sheet each time we put the slides out and whenever I put the unit in storage. This works, but I'm getting tired of the procedure and am looking for a permanent solution.
I've been thinking of a boot-like cover that, at one end, would attach around the hole with velcro, and have a hole in the center of the other end for the rod to pass thru. Maybe made out of rubber or leather.
I used the rubber seals that go on your slides. First I cut a length of the seal to about 6 inches and then cut a half circle on the middle edge of the seal the size of the rod. Then repeated this process for another piece. The seals have adhesive on the edge so I stuck them on each side of the rod and the rod can easily slide through the circle.
They've been on now for three years now and I've had no uninvited guests.
