Attaching hardware cloth to flat metal

[BowhunterNJ]

Thinking too.  Wont they just climb up and over.  I'll need to somehow prevent that too. 

[Rusty]

You'll never keep them from getting in.  Put out some rat poison and they'll take it back to the nests and suddenly,    no more mice.  YAY!!!  

[BowhunterNJ]

7 minutes ago, Rusty said:

You'll never keep them from getting in.  Put out some rat poison and they'll take it back to the nests and suddenly,    no more mice.  YAY!!!  

I live in the woods.  Don't think I can win that war

[1957Buck]

What does the Track have to do with sealing the door to the Framing The gasket around the door frame seals the Door if they go between the track and frame they are already in the house.  Sorry for the suggestions but these are but a few used outdoors. 

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[Woodsman416]

 

[BowhunterNJ]

1 hour ago, 1957Buck said:

What does the Track have to do with sealing the door to the Framing The gasket around the door frame seals the Door if they go between the track and frame they are already in the house.  Sorry for the suggestions but these are but a few used outdoors. 

Exactly what I was thinking regarding framing.  I would think it would've been framed to create the seal, been that way long before I bought it.  I guess framing out better may be the best option since it will go from bottom to top.  

[newjerseyhunter]

Stuff steel wool in any crevice you can, they hate it. Hard to tell from pic but they may be able to climb over itin that spot? 

[BowhunterNJ]

55 minutes ago, newjerseyhunter said:

Stuff steel wool in any crevice you can, they hate it. Hard to tell from pic but they may be able to climb over itin that spot? 

Yeah that's precisely the problem.  They sneak under door trim and behind door track then hop onto foundation and into garage.  I just think it was framed poorly to allow a gap off the track like that.  Something miscalculated.  

[06roadking]

Not being a wise ass but the guys that said you will never keep them out are right. Poison with a continuously run trap line is the only defense. Keep whatever is drawing them in inside steel garbage cans

[gobblergetter]

Set up a water bucket trap for the ones that are in the garage .and place glue traps by the doors where they have to walk on them at entry points.

Poison is ok but they may die in your walls or somewhere else in the house

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

Take a pic with the door closed and show me where the gap is

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[BowhunterNJ]

I don't know if it'll make sense but basically when the door is closed, the bottom corner is accessible from the outside.  They can just chew through the weather strip and then crawl between the door and the framing/foundation.  

Pics looking down on the pocket they come through and then climb or jump up.  

To the right of the track  between door and framing.  They get through that gap down low and they're in  

 

Sample of the gap up higher...no bueno.  Weather stripping helps keep weather out but mice not so much. 

 

I guess the answer may be to rip a shim strip out of 2x4 to fill in the gaps.  They're probably not even the whole way so getting it to fit right will be fun.  Garage door itself looks riveted to its mount..  Not sure it can be moved closer to framing?

[Bucndoe]

20 hours ago, Hitemnasty said:

Without pics it’s hard to picture the gap or what will actually been seen but Great Stuff makes a expanding foam for pests. The mice shouldn’t chew through it. The con is it’s unsightly. 

They absolutely do chew through it

[1957Buck]

13 hours ago, gobblergetter said:

Set up a water bucket trap for the ones that are in the garage .and place glue traps by the doors where they have to walk on them at entry points.

Poison is ok but they may die in your walls or somewhere else in the house

 

Yep Place one inside and Outside. Poison is not so OK  for Obvious Reasons.  Plus can have lasting effects on other Critters that may Eat them causing a Cycle. Like Pet Pussey Cats. Say you put out Tom Cat RAT Poison the squirrels loved it and soon not many are around than a Cat - Fox - Crow feed off them.   Not to leave out gobblergetter quote All effected windup in your house. The best is Reframe the Opening with new flashing, not that expensive. Put a Good Garage door Seal around the opening the one with the wood attached to the seal. H-D --L 

And now that you have that you have all the openings Sealed. Don't Open or leave the open door to let them run in.  Even if you remove all sources of food in winter they seek the warmth to nest.  Once you realize you live in the woods you will be ok. But the water Traps are Fun and keep a check on them only put no more than 4 " of water Good Luck. 

[MightyOak]

Your pulleys that run up and down the tracks have adjustments on them to move door closer to frame.look at them and you will see they are different then the one's in middle of door

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