Re-wiring a house where Glis Glis (rodents) are an issue

[Matt Hague]

Hey guys,

So there's a house that needs a re-wire after it burnt down. The most probable cause is glis glis chewing the cables. I've previously had to rewire a house with the same rodent issue and did it in FP as the metal sheathing would hopefully stop the rodents chewing through the cable. Does anyone have any experience with this issue and any suggestions other than FP cable?

Cheers.

 

[Baddegg]

Rent-a- kill?.....

 

[Risteard]

I wouldn't consider FP200 appropriate. Either MIMS or steel conduit install IMO.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Adaptaflex conduit systems protect against Rodent Attack - https://www.voltimum.co.uk/articles/adaptaflex-conduit-systems-protect

Snake oil?

 

[Rpa07]

Agree with baddegg - reduce the problem to zero and that leaves you with no problem . . . mon!
Get em exterminated then seal all holes so the buggers don’t come back.
Another solution is what @buzzlightyear did and put the floorboards back down with a cat under the floor - at least it’ll have something to eat!

 

[Strima]

My father in law has been sealing the holes in his house for the last 30 years and the rats still get in.

Cable in containment where there's high risk of Roland wanting a snack.

 

[ipf]

My father in law has been sealing the holes in his house for the last 30 years and the rats still get in.

Cable in containment where there's high risk of Roland wanting a snack.

Not rats though, S.....door mice.
Believe it or not, they were a Roman delicacy (Glis glis).....maybe that's why they invaded us, Claudius loved 'em with his chips.....but the rats in Rome had eaten them all.

 

[buzzlightyear]

those rats will shew through anything includes concreate beleve me .

 

[The Ghost]

What is a glis glis?

 

[westward10]

Glis Glis Outbreak | Victor®Pest - http://www.victorpest.co.uk/tips-and-advice/rodents-basics/rodent-articles/glis-glis
Must admit I Googled it.

 

[ipf]

What is a glis glis?

see #7

 

[Rpa07]

When they mentioned Glis Glis, I thought that the OP was from somewhere exotic so I looked at the profile and I was right - High Wycombe!

 

[PEG]

The OP said the property burnt down,so starting from scratch,would give good opportunity to "proof" everything.

Glis Glis = click click = bang bang

Signal crayfish and knotweed,got looked after for longer than they needed...

 

[David Prosser]

No idea about door mice but rats don't like ducts filled with wire wool or metal shavings. Just use decent quality wire wool or if you know someone who works in a machine shop get the spirally metal stranded swarf. I guess it must play up their fillings !

 

[static zap]

They look half way to a Squirrel !
(Is that why the local cats cannot sort it ?)

 

[Midwest]

I worked on a large estate in Buckinghamshire, where these pesky rodents were rampant. As well as causing a lot of damage, they make a rather annoying noise at night.

 

[Welchyboy1]

What about running your cabling in steel copex in floor and ceiling voids, its got to be faster/cheaper and more workable than steel tube or mineral/swa or the like?

 

[Baddegg]

Surely the owner is going to sort the problem? I mean even if you could run all cabling in steel conduits......if they that rampant they just going to Chew everything else anyways?

 

[Andy78]

Surely the owner is going to sort the problem? I mean even if you could run all cabling in steel conduits......if they that rampant they just going to Chew everything else anyways?

I think the problem might be temporarily halted due to the perpetrators being barbecued.

 

[davesparks]

I've previously had to rewire a house with the same rodent issue and did it in FP as the metal sheathing would hopefully stop the rodents chewing through the cable.
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Rodents won't even notice the metal screen in FP, they'll be straight through that.

This kind of use of FP as a one size fits all cable winds me up. it's a fire performance cable, great for fire alarms and other things where fire performance is an essential requirement, but when fire performance eisnt required why use it?