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So we’ve been hiking for about 30 minutes now, through snow that’s probably about
2-2 ½ feet deep, so we have to use these things called snow shoes which kind of disperse
our weight across the snow and make it a little bit easier to walk.
Right now we’re heading up to Grandpa Jerry’s cabin, which is my grandpa. And this is Jerry’s
daughter right here, who just so happens to be my mom. And we’re going to go check on
the cabin, because if you remember about 6 months ago, back when it was warmer and not
snowing outside, I came here and we mouse-proofed it because the mice had been taking over for
the last 20 years and we kind of wanted our cabin back. So let’s go check it out.
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So last summer we took 4 days and completely sealed up the cabin from any mice entries
possible. And so now we’re going to go in because it’s winter and mice like warm things
just like anybody else, and we’re going to see if they’ve reclaimed any territory.
So one thing that they’ve done since I was here last is they put in new flooring. So
this is some kind of vinyl flooring that they laid down. Remember when I was here in that
last video we just had the cement. We ripped up all the carpet and then put the carpet
outside. And I think this vinyl stuff is working out pretty well. It looks really good with
the cabin.
So this is that back room. This is where I had the cut out of drywall. So they painted
over that and it looks like they added some texturing too. We got the baseboard – I
don’t think I touched the baseboard at all when I pulled that piece of drywall out to
check for the mice.
And then over here inside of the bathroom, this is where we had the biggest problem and
we didn’t actually seal this up yet because we put the concrete, we sealed up that hole
that lead to the outside. And then we pulled out some of the ceiling. We pulled out the
shower. We left that out because this was like the worst spot because we weren’t going
to seal it up until we were sure all the mice were gone. We have some of our leftover construction
supplies. And I don’t see any sign of mice droppings yet…mouse droppings…whatever
you call them. And here is a mouse trap we left inside of the house to see if there are
any more mice coming in…with peanut butter. Mice actually like peanut butter – side
note. And there are zero mice inside the trap.
So this mouse trap works by the mice going inside of that little hole right there, and
they can walk up that ramp, but as soon as they are inside they can squeeze themselves
out this side of the hole where the ramp kind of goes down like that. They squeeze themselves
through, get the bait, and then they just can’t get back out again. So if you remember
in the last mouse trap, this thing was just full of dead mice. Which means, I think we
were successful. That 4 days of renovation got rid of all the mice. We were victorious,
we reclaimed our territory, and they’re not coming back.
They repainted all of this. Over here we had to pull out some of the wall because we found
a hole from the outside coming in. And so right here it looks like we got to touch up
that plug a little bit. But this has all been repainted. Inside of the closet looks good,
and we have the fireplace here and this is where we had a bunch of leaks coming out of
the ceiling. They were just kind of like running down the back. And you’ll have to watch
that other video to kind of understand some of what I’m talking about. But we took down
all the drywall up here and all the way down the back side of it, all the way down around
the base. And it looks like there is no more leaking out of the top of there which is good.
I’ll have to fly my drone around the roof of the cabin and see if that black stuff is
still solid. I can get my drone pretty close to it and it’s in 4K so we can zoom in pretty
far. I’ll put that footage here and we can check the actual black water proofing stuff
around that base.
So this is that ladder I watched my grandpa build back when I was a little kid. It’s
got little handholds here that you can climb up. And this is the attic with that carpet
I showed you outside on the fence in the last video. This is the attic area. We’re probably
just going to throw away these mattresses. They were back in here when the mice were
overrunning the cabin.
So one fun little trick, if you have chocolate covered cookies - these are actually called
Tim Tams - and you bite off either side of the end, you can use it as a straw. And then
the whole cookie gets soggy. So good!
I think the flooring option is actually a really good choice. We’ve got a little bit
of carpet here, there are just like the carpet squares. And then the vinyl flooring, it is
more of like a plastic instead of an actual piece of wood, so it’s going to last a lot
longer. We can sweep it, and plus if snow gets on it, it’s not going to be damaged
very easily like normal wood would. Ha! “Wood would.”
So if you remember one of the main entries for the mice was underneath this wood pile,
like they were getting in under that shower. And you can still see at the base of the house
here, we have that wire grate and we have the sealant that we have sticking it to the
concrete. And then one of the other big entry points was right here on this corner. And
it looks like we’re still solid. No holes. Looks like the mice haven’t been able to
get in anywhere. So I think we were successful. So if you wonder why the heck we were using
snow shoes that whole time, it’s because when you’re walking in the snow without
them you go up to your knees, and that’s not very easy to walk in. Snow shoes make
it so much easier.
So I think operation save the cabin was a complete success. Super stoked about it. If
you go back and watch that other video, we were finding mice in the walls, in the ceilings,
mice droppings everywhere. It was insane. So I’m super glad that we were able to take
back the cabin and now it’s safe and sanitary for everyone to use. And by everyone, I mean
my family.
So thanks for watching this follow up video. It’s definitely good to know that all our
hard work paid off. I think Jerry would be pleased with the jerry-rigging that we’ve
done with this cabin. Hit that thumbs up if you enjoyed this and if you want to see more
projects like this in the future. Thanks a ton for watching and I’ll see you around.
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