We were advised by a top expert (rodentologist) to not buy a house with any evidence if we could help it/had a choice. It’s very hard to eradicate unless gut reno

I own a new construction house in Rockville and have no mice. If you’re concerned, just dump rat poison in your yard

Buy new.

Newer construction houses have better methods of keeping pests out. Newer masonry uses mesh metal strips for weep holes to keep pests out unlike older masonry with big open gaps for mice to get in between the brick veneer and wall. It also helps that newer homes are sealed much tighter and have less gaps to the outside. If you live near open fields/open areas near or construction you will be more likely to see mice at some point.

Anonymous wrote:This is a super common issue. Just get a reputable pest company to do a bait and seal and then inspect every quarter. NBD.

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Any recommendations for a pest company? I didn’t realize how common this is. I’ve lived in several homes she never had mice issues

This is a super common issue. Just get a reputable pest company to do a bait and seal and then inspect every quarter. NBD.

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Anonymous wrote:Cabin John has no mice for some reason. Try there. As well as Poolesville.

Thanks! Will look in Cabin John. I didn't know 10-30 year old houses would have mice until I started looking in this area, LOL.

They don’t have mice because they have snakes.

lol I’ll prefer the mice 🙀🙀🙀

Anonymous wrote:Cabin John has no mice for some reason. Try there. As well as Poolesville.

Do tell…what’s the reason?

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Anonymous wrote:This is an easy problem to fix, OP. In the list of deal-breakers, I would not call that a deal-breaker! Too much radon in the basement, asbestos insulation, too much mold, active termites, un-fixable flooding issues because the house is at the bottom of a hill or in a flood zone, those are deal-breakers.

If everything else is great, just get mice traps, the humane ones.

Replace the attic insulation unless it's very new. Get blown-in insulation with a borax-laced product that is unpleasant to rodents.

Mice love to live in insulation. If you see them in the basement that does not mean they best there; they likely are nesting in the attic insulation instead and then move all over the house. Do keep food in plastic or glass containers and reduce overall clutter and absolutely fill all holes and cracks with copper mesh (sold online and MUCH better than steel wool "Brillo pads" to stuff holes!). But all that is nothing unless you get the attic checked and replace the insulation if needed.

I just moved into a new house and we have mice. I can truly say that the older house that we lived in for 15 years did not have mice. On day 3 of moving in, unfortunately we found evidence of a mouse (but I’m sure mice). What if there is little to no insulation? I am at a loss as to what to do (and of course now wishing that I put in a lower bid)!

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Anonymous wrote:Cabin John has no mice for some reason. Try there. As well as Poolesville.

Thanks! Will look in Cabin John. I didn't know 10-30 year old houses would have mice until I started looking in this area, LOL.

The poster saying no mice in Cabin John: Unless you've inspected every house there, how can you make that claim? Having friends who say they've never had mice doesn't count. Your never seeing mice doesn't count.

Mice are everywhere. Some areas more than others, sure. Some houses have never had them, I'm sure. But don't claim a whole suburb is mouse-free unless you personally did the extermination work in every house.

OP, buy a house you want where you want it and deal with rodent control, unless the house is truly so infested it's a health issue and they've chewed up the wiring. Don't buy "this whole area is mouse-free."

Anonymous wrote:This is an easy problem to fix, OP. In the list of deal-breakers, I would not call that a deal-breaker! Too much radon in the basement, asbestos insulation, too much mold, active termites, un-fixable flooding issues because the house is at the bottom of a hill or in a flood zone, those are deal-breakers.

If everything else is great, just get mice traps, the humane ones.

Replace the attic insulation unless it's very new. Get blown-in insulation with a borax-laced product that is unpleasant to rodents.

Mice love to live in insulation. If you see them in the basement that does not mean they best there; they likely are nesting in the attic insulation instead and then move all over the house. Do keep food in plastic or glass containers and reduce overall clutter and absolutely fill all holes and cracks with copper mesh (sold online and MUCH better than steel wool "Brillo pads" to stuff holes!). But all that is nothing unless you get the attic checked and replace the insulation if needed.

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Anonymous wrote:Cabin John has no mice for some reason. Try there. As well as Poolesville.

Thanks! Will look in Cabin John. I didn't know 10-30 year old houses would have mice until I started looking in this area, LOL.

They don’t have mice because they have snakes.

Brick houses are better.

Anonymous wrote:Cabin John has no mice for some reason. Try there. As well as Poolesville.

Thanks! Will look in Cabin John. I didn't know 10-30 year old houses would have mice until I started looking in this area, LOL.