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Comment105@lemm.ee 1 week agoHave you considered cleaning out the house and closing all the gaps?
I know a lot of these insect threads tend to disagree, but sealing a house and only letting in air through meshes is 100% possible.
Every time I bring this up people start taking like spiders can phase through solid walls of wood and caulk.
While I have no understanding for that, I do however understand that poverty or mental or physical health issues can make it difficult to get your home to not be a gappy mess. Especially as renters have no authority to do that.
TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 1 week ago
My reluctance isn’t that this isn’t doable, but the amount of effort it would take to inspect every external surface for small gaps. Cracks, for reasons of personal head cannon, seem much easier to identify. Both the attic and crawl space require a fair amount of persistence in tight, dark spaces with not the best of footing and air quality conditions that are tolerable in limit situations without mitigating equipment.
The roof is also another tricky spot. Definitely worth it for critter sized openings, but I’m not sure I can pull it off for bug sized.
With that said, I think most people will get a lot of bang for the time if they inspect doors, windows and search for cracks on the sidewalk along the foundation.