My house is about 30 years old. We moved in about 5 years ago. We have
a septic and well, living in the country. We also have lots of
rodents outdoors. Up until about 2 years ago they stayed outdoors. Now
they have moved in, our basement that is. From what we can tell the
mice are coming in through a hole in our basement floor. We have an
oil tank and the tank is over the hole, but on legs. THe hole is for
the pipes from our water well and is about 2 feet x 2 feet. It is
covered by peice of wood and plastic on top of that, duct taped down.
It appears to have come loose and I did see one of the mice run under
it. My husband also hear one scratching at the board. Obviously we
need to seal it up somehow. I hesitate to do what they did before
because it was not a long term solution. This is our first house so I
have not seen this before, or a house with a well. Does anyone know
how we could seal it up? There will have to be a hole for the pipes
to come up from the floor to inside of the house. Does anyone know if
the well pump is located there? I thought of getting sheet metal and
screwing it down. Maybe sealing around the pipes with steal wool? But
I am not sure if I need to have it more accessible for some reason in
case something goes wrong with our well? Any information would be
appreciated. I have not been able to find any information about it so
far. Thanks so much!

Lisa C.