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01lexpl t1_j5yn3nv wrote

I'm in a townhouse, so two areas (and the biggest being the backyard). I bought a roll of copper mesh (on Amazon), folded it over and stuffed it under my siding.

I used my little snake camera to see where there are possible gaps. Found a few where the fuckers could climb in, but they were coming up thru the window - as a small area was kissing spray foam.

In the larger holes like your picture (and on corners), i put the mesh and sealed it off with spray foam. The tighter spots I left the mesh, as it was held in palace tightly by the siding.

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metalmayhem9 OP t1_j60fkv2 wrote

Thank you for the idea. Do you know whether using the spray foam hindered the flow of water? You know, just in case should any end up inside the siding during rain/storm.

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01lexpl t1_j61ti95 wrote

Doubt it. I just added some where it was missing by the window and edges where there isn't much water run-off. I don't have a pic, but my siding goes over top of the foundation more than yours, but it still fine. You're filling in big gaps with foam, and other small gaps are just fitted with copper mesh.

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