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Rodents don’t care for the smell of peppermint. Raccoons among others (deer, mice, skunks, rabbits, chipmunks, feral cats, groundhogs, squirrels, fox and coyotes) have been pestering. For raccoons, in a spray bottle mix 3 parts water and 1 part cheap peppermint flavored mouthwash and spray in...

Okaaayyyy....er what is a EDC? ..... er Every Day Cutter?

Thanks oldognewtrick! I suspected ground water and will seek to correct this in the warmer season. Happy Holidays!

A white powdery dust like substance is pushing or bubbling up under waterproof paint causing snake like shapes peeling on the basement floor (concrete poured over stone foundation) and in spots under the water heater. Also happening along the garage wall right above the floor. What is this...

Here in the north east the fall is the time of year that they look to coming inside to escape the winter season before the leaves fall in the burbs. After a terrible infestation a few years ago I figured them out and deal with them for a short period each fall, less and less. They are smart...

Hi Voyager, I will be following responses because I will be needing something for my new deck once this old tree comes down. Have you considered one or two of those wide bamboo straw like shades you can purchase in the Home Depot. They act as screens or shades and might be heavy enough to be...

Hope everybody had a great summer. It's that time of year again when the critters are looking to bunk down for the winter. I followed all of the suggestions you gave and like I anticipated throughout the entire summer or warm season...no noise. I have had a chance to do some repairs and plug ups...

The a/c unit isn't used during this time of year. I am familiar with all the sounds from the baseboard heaters in all the rooms, the fridge, computer, rain falling, the a/c in summer, a/c hum, laundry pump...everything. If something falls down in the garage or tips over, something as minute as a...

I didn't even notice that crack for looking for critters! We have wind often during winter storms here. How could wind affect the trusses? I will take a walk up there come spring, haven't been up there in a couple of years to check for a spongy area. Yes it's a beam that the trusses are...

Hi nealtw, House is all electric, baseboard heaters, no furnace, water heater is in the basement, a/c is in a hall closet, coil ducts are in the attic, noise comes from further over on the other side of house. There is nothing up there really, no pipes, a/c return and a stuffed with...

The weather here has been warm and what I've noticed is that if the temps out are above freezing and higher there is no noise in the attic. I have paid attention to this even more so over the past 2 weeks while temps have been up in the 50-60 range during all hours of the night, the noises...

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