No homeowner wants to deal with unwanted pests like rodents entering your home to seek warmth. Rats and mice can carry diseases that can make you and your family sick while also causing serious damage to the interior of your home and the insides of the walls.

Keeping pests out of the house is an integral part of home upkeep. That’s why filling gaps and cracks with a material that keeps these pests out is so important. Silicone caulk can be an effective sealant to stop squirrels, rats, and other pests from gnawing their way inside.

Protecting Your Attic with Silicone

The attic can be one of the most susceptible areas of the home, not only to extreme weather conditions but to unwanted pests. Especially in houses with overhanging trees, tree squirrels and flying squirrels can make their way onto the roof and get inside.

Squirrels typically have long, sharp teeth. These types of teeth are perfect for gnawing their way into your home and creating gaps and cracks in attic and roof areas that aren’t easily accessible. Silicone sealant can be an effective way of preventing a rodent infestation in your attic.

Sealing any windows and doors, as well as gaps in the walls, with silicone can be an excellent preventative measure for rodents. When silicone is fully cured, the sealant becomes too hard for rodents to effectively chew through.

Many silicone sealants are also made to be water-resistant, meaning your silicone seal not only protects your home from unwanted pests but also from moisture and severe weather. Expanding Foam Sealant can be an effective measure for protecting your attic.

Sealing Your Basement with Silicone

On the opposite end of the home, basements are another prime spot for unwanted pests entering your home. Windows and walls can be prone to gaps and cracks in basements, especially during the winter months, giving ground squirrels and field mice an easy way to sneak into the home.

These rodents will often look for warm, damp basements to take shelter against the harsh outside conditions. They can be destructive to your basement, as well as bringing in sickness that can negatively impact your family.

Silicone sealant can effectively deal with your basement pests by creating a hard but flexible seal for your basement windows. Silicone maintains its flexibility once cured, allowing it to be an effective sealant for windows while still offering mobility. Making silicone sealant part of your Fall prep list can help to prepare for the harsher weather, as well as keep unwanted guests out.

Securing Your Home with Silicone

The last thing any homeowner wants is to find rats, mice, or red squirrels poking their heads out of the walls of your home. Using silicone sealant can help to keep these nasty pests out of your home. Rats and mice have teeth that are perfect for chewing through materials like wood and plastic. This makes them a significant headache in your home or garage.

Using common household materials like copper meshing and steel wool is often only a stopgap fix, with pests eventually finding their way through. This is why silicone is the first choice for many homeowners who want to keep their homes safe.

Silicone, once cured, is a hard material that most squirrels and mice are unable to chew through. Sealing gaps and cracks with silicone sealant can help keep rats from sinking their pesky sets of teeth into the materials of your home and keep their destructive habits away from your belongings.

Gaps in doors and windows are also popular spots for silicone sealant due to its durability and flexibility once cured. Food Grade 100% RTV Silicone Sealant is safe to use in kitchens and dining rooms and rated as safe for food contact once cured.

Keeping Pests Out with Silicone

Can rats and mice chew through silicone? No, they cannot, and this is why silicone is such a popular solution for protecting homes against pest problems. Silicone sealants work to prevent destructive wildlife like rats, ground squirrels, and mice from gnawing their way through gaps in your walls and doors. Silicones serve as excellent protection against pests not only indoors but outdoors as well, with silicone sealant typically being water-resistant and able to withstand rain and snow, making it a popular choice for decks and patios.

Silicone sealant is also fast-acting, with many sealants being neutral, not producing any odors, and curing in as little as 24 hours. Many silicone sealants are safe to use outdoors while curing, meaning they can be used as last-minute prep for oncoming storms and snow.

Some silicone sealants also contain chemicals that can prevent other pests from gnawing their way into your home, like cockroaches and ants. You can also apply boric acid as a powder to your sealants to prevent pests from attempting to chew their way through.

Different Sealants for Different Applications

Silicone sealants come in many forms with many applications around the house for any situation. High-temperature sealants can be an effective choice for a sealant used on furnaces and HVAC systems, resisting extreme temperatures and maintaining its seal. The Kitchen & Bath Mildew Resistant RTV Silicone Sealant is an effective choice for bathrooms and other high-moisture areas, helping to stave off mildew and mold in the dampest areas of the house. Other sealants can bond masonry materials like brick, concrete, and limestone together as an effective sealant.

Keeping Your Home Pest-Free with Silicone Depot

If you’re looking for a trusted supplier of silicone sealants for any job around your home, Silicone Depot offers a wide range of adhesives. From professional-grade options like the Pro Grade RTV Silicone Sealant to the Easy RTV 100% Silicone Pressure Can and even accessories like caulking guns, Silicone Depot has everything you need to provide the perfect seal job in your home. Check out our full library of silicone sealants to see how you can keep your home pest-free with silicone this Fall!