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Posted by Lawrence on April 22, 2007, 5:30 pm
> Hello!
>
> My problem is that my home is apparently not sealed at the lower
> edge. Bugs crawling up the outside wall can climb in across the top
> of the concrete block and into my nice clean home.
>
> My plan is for this summer. My intention is to apply foam fill
> along the outside of the house to fill up cavities along the sill on
> the inside, This is to be followed up by screwing a length of
> plywood into whatever wood is behind the foam insulation on the
> plywood sheathing of the house. A dash of calk for some
> weatherproofing and I hope all this poses some barrier to the bugs.
>
> Work on the inside is unknown as of yet. The previous owners have a
> finished basement, and to get at the inside will require some
> disassembly of the ceiling.
>
> Any Suggestions.?
I did a similar project to keep mice from coming into my place. Your
plan sounds good since I did something similar. In short: Fill up
with foam the put plywood over that. You should consider using
treated plywood if it will be continuosly exposed to the elements.
What I did was put a bead of white caulk around the entire edge of the
plywood. That way if any bugs are getting in it can be easily seen.
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