steveo3002 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 If anything, it'll repel them, because they'll have to take their shoes off inside. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk AlabamaShrimp, Magnificent Rustbucket, Conrad D. Conelrad and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longblackcoat Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 If anything, it'll repel them, because they'll have to take their shoes off inside.Sent from my SM-G900F using TapatalkAnd they hate hoovering. The Moog, privatewire, purplebargeken and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Had carpet in mine for twenty years and no problems. We do have several cats though........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longblackcoat Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Had carpet in mine for twenty years and no problems.We do have several cats though...........Do cats even wear shoes though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Have you not heard of puss in boots?? Mally, Magnificent Rustbucket, Dick Longbridge and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djimbob Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 no, you'll be fine unless you feed them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostnotFound Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovorsche Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 +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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthebeard Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 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. mat_the_cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Blankets off the kids' beds does just as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthebeard Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Blankets off the kids' beds does just as well.As does an old duvet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Blankets off the kids' beds does just as well.Don't forget to put them back on before they go to bed though. The Moog, mat_the_cat, beko1987 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 If anything, it'll repel them, because they'll have to take their shoes off inside. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk clogs man, with mice it's clogs. Shoes FFS and anyway you should be ok as long as it isn't a stair carpet The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 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 The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkjagnz Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 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) JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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