garage carpet- attract mice or no?

[steveo3002]

i rent an old concrete garage in a block , i was thinking id like a bit of carpet on the floor to help when rolling about under the car

 

but will it attract mice as i cba with all that 

[fatharris]

If anything, it'll repel them, because they'll have to take their shoes off inside.

 

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[Longblackcoat]

If anything, it'll repel them, because they'll have to take their shoes off inside.

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And they hate hoovering.

[Tamworthbay]

Had carpet in mine for twenty years and no problems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We do have several cats though...........

[Longblackcoat]

Had carpet in mine for twenty years and no problems.

We do have several cats though...........

Do cats even wear shoes though?

[The Moog]

Have you not heard of puss in boots??

[djimbob]

no, you'll be fine unless you feed them

[LostnotFound]

I'd be tempted to look at something like this. Only a tenner and an offcut of carpet would get pretty grim to lie on after having soaked up petrol and oil etc... 

 

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equipment/garage-essentials/rolson-6-piece-floor-mat-set-120-x-180cm

[Rovorsche]

+1 for working on carpet, I use the old rugs the kids destroy in the house every couple of years.

 

Anything on the carpet is either a tool or came off the car.

Stuff doesn't roll away on carpet, how many times has a dropped bolt or screwdriver rolled just out of reach ?

I sometimes work on the grass, its nice to work outside on a sunny day, carpet stops things getting lost .

 

As for mice and carpet, your car has carpet, is it full of mice ?

 

Saving up for a two post lift, that is my next big purchase.

[trigger]

I have a old carpet from the house in the garage. It makes it better to work on and stops the dust from coming up and covering the car

[sierraman]

If you can find some heavy duty rubber matting. I find once carpet gets oil/diesel/antifreeze etc soaked on to it it won't go away and you'll be laid on it.

[Bobthebeard]

Carpet offcuts from our local carpet place (unsurprisingly) have served me well. Just use them then replace when they get nasty. Often free for smaller pieces, or just a couple of quid.

Mice have never been a problem.

Mice wouldn't be a problem even if they visited really. Unless they chewed anything important. Which they haven't so far. Years ago I had a family of wood mice living in my garage. They were incredibly tame and did no harm. I even named the more obvious ones. Destructive mice can be an issue though..

Suspect the carpet will not be an attractant though.

[JeeExEll]

Blankets off the kids' beds does just as well.

[Bobthebeard]

Blankets off the kids' beds does just as well.

As does an old duvet.

[sierraman]

Blankets off the kids' beds does just as well.

Don't forget to put them back on before they go to bed though.

[Sloth in a bowl]

If anything, it'll repel them, because they'll have to take their shoes off inside.

 

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clogs man, with mice it's clogs.

 

Shoes FFS

 

and anyway you should be ok as long as it isn't a stair carpet

[mat_the_cat]

I find once carpet gets oil/diesel/antifreeze etc soaked on to it it won't go away and you'll be laid on it.

 

Pouring oil, diesel and antifreeze on my carpet has never helped me get laid

[xkjagnz]

I have carpeted mine with old carpet tiles (rescued from a classroom refit at work) glued down in the areas around the cars and loose up the centre so they can be taken up and scrubbed. Also have a couple of shelves from an old filing cabinet under the oily bits for drips (these have oil absorbent sheets - liberated from the oil spill kit at work too)