How to keep mice out of your home before the first cold night

Sara TonksAda Wood
BySara TonksandAda Wood•
September 27, 2026Updated: September 27, 2026, 7:16 am EDTPublished: September 27, 2026, 7:00 am EDT

As temperatures drop this fall, mice look for warm shelter, and a gap the size of a pencil is enough for them to get inside. Sealing gaps with steel wool and caulk before the cold hits can keep mice from moving in and causing damage.

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