Mice can climb under the siding and enter the home through an existing construction gap.
How to seal siding at foundation.
It withstands the elements better then general caulking can be painted over and is water proof.
Look under the siding at the area meeting the foundation of your home for holes and gaps.
This is not the least expensive way to go.
Then fill the rest with foam.
Theoretically you could seal the tar paper to the foundation with foam spray caulking something similar.
I have had good luck with this sealant in the past.
Most houses in america get foam sill seal laid on top of the foundation.
Crawl around the exterior of your home and use a flashlight to.
Foam works perfect for sealing againsts drafts.
My best suggestion would be to use silicone caulking.
Find the entrances mice use to enter your home.
Use a small mirror to.
This plastic foam product primarily works as a capillary break between the concrete and the framing.
6 siding transitions by foundation often siding is not secured all along the bottom near the foundation.
Well before things were tight and meant to be tight.
Grass and mulch along the foundation provides habitat for mice.
If you plan to paint over the caulking be sure the caulking you use is paintable.
Silicone caulking in my opinion works best.
Until someone with more siding and air sealing experience joins in my thoughts would be around how to determine if this is really going to help much or are there other things you can do that would bring a greater return on your efforts.
Depends on different situations the house is 60ish years old.
I would never seal my siding at the bottom.
They cant get through the wool.
Fill small cracks and holes with quality exterior grade caulking.
Watch this video to find out more.
Fill larger cracks and holes using expandable spray foam.
Ants are for the most part smarter than i am and will always find a crack or crevice i didn t and they aren t afraid of heights.
Pick up some steel wool first and stog the holes with it first.
Only thing is the mice will still burrow through it.
Thats one of teh worst spots for it to occur.