Hummmm are you speaking from experience lol Well in defence of the sewing shears the cost to replace mine is pretty pricey sooooo it stands to reason that they only be used for cutting material only.
I use Irish spring bar soap in my trailer to keep the Kritters away. Smells great, cheap and available everywhere. Been using it for 3 years now after my In-laws told me about it.
The key to keeping little friends out, is plugging up all the places they can get in form the underside of the camper. Also a trick that so far is working for me is I surrounded my RV carport with LED string lights, this keeps the area lite up at night which seems as this point keeping them away.
Love the tile, that’s what I want to do in my RV kitchen & bath. It would look really good if you went to the bottom of the island, just in my opinion but the way it looks does make the island pop🤗
Thank you for highlighting the prep work needed to customize one's rv. I have to admit you are skilled at one-handed filming and working. I also add lavender scented dryer sheets in all my closets and drawers as a deterrent. Love the tile trim! It does pull the colors together.
Dryer sheets in all cracks and crevices work great to and don’t leave the mothball smell. Been using every winter for the last 9-10yrs never had a problem with rodents and I live out in farm lands. Cheaper the better. I go straight to the dollar SEL tire for them. Then get a aluminum pan for like cooking a turkey in a pour a small beg of kitty litter in there to keep the moisture down. All good so for both the last 32ft bunkhouse and our new 39ft toy hauler 5th wheel.
As a pest control professional and fellow RVer, these both are perfect and by far the best. The Irish Springs soap and bounce sheets don’t do anything. I can’t tell you how many jobs I’ve show up to and found eaten, or Irish springs in dropping and nests made of bounce sheets. Thanks for the great content!
Brillo pads or any like type scourer works better IMO. The smell of the detergent on the pads deters not just rodents, but insects too... Clorox do a good one in North America peace
Great idea. The island will blend well with the rest of the kitchen. I've noticed little things like this makes a big difference in rv's. Very nice job.
The tile on island looks great. As long as you all are happy with it, who cares what everyone else might think. I never in a million years would think about putting steel wool around holes. What a great idea and thanks for sharing. 🤓🤓😊🙌🙌
About an hour ago I just finished a weekend of bleaching and shampooing our beautiful and extremely clean 2019 Wolf Pup because a stupid worthless mouse got in and crapped everywhere. I think it came up the grey tank drain under the shower. Sealed it up as best I could, not very accessible. I hate mice. Thanks for the video, glad I’m not the only one thinking about rodents
The tile looks great I actually bought the same brand to install in our rv renovation project this spring. The tips for keeping critters at bay are great also. Thanks
Looks nice. I used the same "tile" to freshen up our back splash in our 2007 Pilgrim Open Road. They went out of business in 2009. Have to something to keep it looking good.
Another trick i like for rodents, Mix of .5 flour and .5 baking soda (dry mix) then leave it under the jack points... Mummifies the rodents where they sleep. (hopefully they don't reside inside the trailer.)
I used those peel and stick tiles on my travel trailer. Removed the very small 1 piece backsplash behind my stove and used these to make the backsplash much much larger. The wife is extremely happy and we have had it on there for 2 years now with no issues. Would definitely use again on a new RV. I didn’t use any other adhesive other than what it came with. I think what you did applying it to the island looks great. Certainly ties in the countertops.
Those stick em tiles, they look just like the ones I used, I did the ‘exact’ same thing to the bathroom as your doing to your kitchen. 😆 I got fine wool, thought I read a long time ago the fine wool is best, said it irritates their mouths so they leave it alone. 🤷🏻♂️ Never seen those plastic pipe wraps- handy, thanks! Cheers 🍻
I love the tile! It matches well and I agree it brightens the dark wood. I definitely would put it in the coffee bar area. I was told that rats can chew thru steel wool and that they can't chew through brass wool.
We used stainless steel kitchen scrubbers to fill in the holes where HVAC pipes come into the basement. Never thought about doing the same to rodent proof the rv. So glad I watched this to kickstart this idea in my brain for the rig👍. Tile looks great. Looking forward to seeing it behind the stove & in the coffee bar area when you've finished it.
I think it looks great. I just recently bought my first fifth wheel and love your advice and ideas , and I go to seguin rv all the time hopefully might see you one day. Looks great again.
We added the same tile in our fifth wheel except ours has some blue to give a different color to the dark wood interior. Been up for two years. Only issue so far is heat in the summer. Have a few “top” portions lifting some. Added some glue and back up no issues. Put up as kitchen backsplash and an accent strip through the bathroom, which also helps with splashing water for that sink as well.
The tile around the island looks great. It actually makes the island look more upscale. No doubt the tile backsplash over the stove will also look awesome. As far as the tile around the coffee bar goes, I’d need to see it first as I can’t picture what that will look. Nice work.
The tile looks good. It helps to break up the dark cabinetry. It will look really good on the back of the counter to the right of the fridge. That looks like a dark hole and could use some lightening up.
Very clever idea to keep rodents out. I don't have a rodent problem, but I'll make sure it stays that way and give your method a try. I think the new tile looks great. I'm looking forward to seeing a video when it's completed.
Spray foam also holds moisture probably not a big problem in a 5th wheel where's there's a basement area but if it is a hole to the outside them it can hold moisture from outside and rot the wood
They now sell a Rodent proof spray foam. If you boondock, you will get rodents, it’s just a matter of time. We use sticky mouse traps when boondocking, we thumb tack them to the tops of each tire......that’s where they come in! And yes, we’ve caught them on the tire trying to get inside the motorhome! We don’t particularly care for glue traps but it works. Thank you! 👍
Thanks for the DIY information JD. Those are some really good things to do for the protection of the investment of the camper, 5th wheel and TT. Thanks JD. The back splash you are installing looks great.
You could not have chosen a better tile color for that kitchen as far as blending in with everything, and you chose the best floorplan there is as far as kitchens go in the length of RV that you have it’s the one I would’ve chosen and will choose as well so you have the extra counter space for your coffee station where it’s located , so it does not have to be put away every day or moved around...
Looks good. It'll lighten up the coffee bar area, too. I had some leftover bronze wool from a boat varnish job and used it. Pricey but it's what I had.
SmartTiles are great but you need to roll them for best adhesion. Wooden wallpaper seam roller works well. I did them in our former Heritage Glen in the kitchen and bath.
This is one area that has always annoyed me about RV manufacturers. Their sloppiness when cutting those holes is ridiculous. Cut holes that are the proper dimension for the pipes and we won’t need to fill these holes. For every RV I’ve owned, I’ve taken every single access panel out and had to fill every hole to keep mice out. In our last RV, mice found some way to get in under our shower then climbed up the walls and destroyed the entire ceiling. We caught mice for months. Remember mice can get through a hole smaller than a dime. Maybe with your channel you can influence manufacturers to take more care in this area. Thanks in advance from Canada where rodents like warm places.
The down side to using the steel wool around the pipes is that steel wool is very abrasive and can eventually rub through the pipes due to the vibration when traveling. Ask me how I know ...
I like the tile looks great, Good idea. For the rodents, my wife uses fabric softener sheets . Works good. Never had a rodent issue, But I like the steel wool idea. Great suggestion. Thanks
Found a full grown opossum in our RV the other day. Guessing there are babies, too, I haven't actually evicted it (them?) yet. It was 90 out, full sun, and we were already leaving to go pickup our new TV. No idea how it/they got in, hoping they evict themselves due to heat -- but will definitely be looking into how to prevent that.
I’m not sure if I like the tile on island but all that matters is that y’all do! I like a real simple and clean look which is one of reasons I ordered an Oliver for my trailer. I did not want a wood interior.
I put steel wool around the base of my fridge, they still we’re getting in after I steel wool’d around all access points I could find. My jayco was factory sealed for rodents underneath. When I store for winter I’ll also put in dryer sheets.
I hope those are ceramic because rodents will chew through all kinds of plastic with no trouble at all, I have seen them chew through old concrete, oh and I have done the lose steel wool thing and they pull that away, too. It surprised me. Those caps and the steel wool need to be anchored, especially the caps since they can push them straight up and chew through them. Rodents will come in anywhere your pipes come out under your bathroom and into your furnace
OH and another thing to be aware of is that when they smell food or sense heat coming through from the other side they will chew the hoses on the opposite side clear through in an effort to get past the obstruction, you may be better off trapping them with a Have A Heart trap and taking them very very ( drive) far away and release them
I am still looking for all the holes in my Thor. I sealed off over four share feet of holes with plywood and pest foam. I have the mouse infiltration down to just a few determined ones. I hope I can find the last holes.
Been there done that😀 Steel wool marginally good but if near a power source LED lights with a timer much better ! We live in a rural area and always problems with mice until LED's. No mice in about3 year's.
LOVE THE TILE WORK!!! It’s awesome. Steel wool is a great idea. A neighbor of mine (years ago) would give helpful hints like that. She said rodents don’t like shards of glass either (not to say you’d want to break up glass in your beautiful RV ... LOL 😂). They apparently won’t cross it. BTW ... beautiful RV!
SOS pads are the best to use. The soap on them acts as a desiccant as well as the steel wool being a nuisance. The mice can eat the wool, the pipes, the panels, and anything else in their way. It’s the soap that makes the big difference. Also if it’s a single pipe, use clip on escutcheons that won’t move
It looks you could use the devise on the round slide out bar to block entry through the frame. I have used thin cutting board with magnets holding the cutting board material to the frame
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Those better not be your wife's sewing scissors or you'll be learning a lesson that you'll never forget 😂😂😂😂
Absolutely. I guard mine like a hawk
Hummmm are you speaking from experience lol Well in defence of the sewing shears the cost to replace mine is pretty pricey sooooo it stands to reason that they only be used for cutting material only.
That’s exactly what I was about to say. 🤣
@@QueenChatty1 I can neither confirm or deny what may or may not have happened to my grandmother's scissors 50+ years ago.
Lolololol, yeah, I learned that one!!!
these kinds of easy dyi's that has the most bang for the buck are the best!!!!!
I use Irish spring bar soap in my trailer to keep the Kritters away. Smells great, cheap and available everywhere. Been using it for 3 years now after my In-laws told me about it.
I do the same thing along with bounce sheets all over.
I have seen pictures posted online of Irish Spring soap with pieces chewed off.
Good info. Just FYI, a substitute for the steel wool roll is Brillo, S.O.S., or the like, soap pads as they are made of steel wool. Thanks!
The key to keeping little friends out, is plugging up all the places they can get in form the underside of the camper. Also a trick that so far is working for me is I surrounded my RV carport with LED string lights, this keeps the area lite up at night which seems as this point keeping them away.
I used peppermint oil on cotton pads all through rv makes it smell great and keeps rodents away. I haven’t had a mouse since I started doing this.
I tried that in my house, the dirty buggers ate the cotton!!!
That's been tested and it doesn't work. Best thing is steel wool and foam. Or steel wool and these plastic covers.
Love the tile, that’s what I want to do in my RV kitchen & bath. It would look really good if you went to the bottom of the island, just in my opinion but the way it looks does make the island pop🤗
Thank you for highlighting the prep work needed to customize one's rv. I have to admit you are skilled at one-handed filming and working. I also add lavender scented dryer sheets in all my closets and drawers as a deterrent. Love the tile trim! It does pull the colors together.
I love that tile look on the island! It really does tie it in.
The tile is an improvement and makes it unique.
Tile Looks great! Peppermint, eucalyptus, and moth balls keep critters away too.
Dryer sheets in all cracks and crevices work great to and don’t leave the mothball smell. Been using every winter for the last 9-10yrs never had a problem with rodents and I live out in farm lands. Cheaper the better. I go straight to the dollar SEL tire for them. Then get a aluminum pan for like cooking a turkey in a pour a small beg of kitty litter in there to keep the moisture down. All good so for both the last 32ft bunkhouse and our new 39ft toy hauler 5th wheel.
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As a pest control professional and fellow RVer, these both are perfect and by far the best. The Irish Springs soap and bounce sheets don’t do anything. I can’t tell you how many jobs I’ve show up to and found eaten, or Irish springs in dropping and nests made of bounce sheets. Thanks for the great content!
We actually installed the same things on the wall halfway up behind our toilet to give the bathroom a little bit more classy look! We love it.
I like the idea it’s gonna look real good when you’re finished
Brillo pads or any like type scourer works better IMO. The smell of the detergent on the pads deters not just rodents, but insects too... Clorox do a good one in North America peace
Love it, we did that to our Momentum and it really made the kitchen and bathroom pop!
Great idea. The island will blend well with the rest of the kitchen. I've noticed little things like this makes a big difference in rv's. Very nice job.
The tile on island looks great. As long as you all are happy with it, who cares what everyone else might think. I never in a million years would think about putting steel wool around holes. What a great idea and thanks for sharing. 🤓🤓😊🙌🙌
Looks fantastic! I didn't even know those existed. Great content, happy new subscriber! Thank you💯
Those tiles make the island “pop”! Like the rings, what a great idea! By the way, you are the best one handed stuffer I’ve ever seen! Lol!
Good idea. I have foam but the caps and steel wool look better. I think the faux tile looks good. I actually did that in the kitchen of my TT.
That’s a great idea JD, yes the faux tile looks good.
I have the ULTIMATE deterrent, my cats!
Had something similar to the steel wool installed on my home and it worked great. xcluder rodent control fill fabric is one brand. That stuff works..
Love the 'tiles'. We plan on doing the same type for our kitchen.
Nice! I did the same back splash on our Monty. From the local Home Depot! Bathroom sinks also.
Thanks for these tips. Definitely ordering these products. You are so helpful!
About an hour ago I just finished a weekend of bleaching and shampooing our beautiful and extremely clean 2019 Wolf Pup because a stupid worthless mouse got in and crapped everywhere. I think it came up the grey tank drain under the shower. Sealed it up as best I could, not very accessible. I hate mice. Thanks for the video, glad I’m not the only one thinking about rodents
The tile looks great I actually bought the same brand to install in our rv renovation project this spring. The tips for keeping critters at bay are great also. Thanks
Looks nice. I used the same "tile" to freshen up our back splash in our 2007 Pilgrim Open Road. They went out of business in 2009. Have to something to keep it looking good.
I bought the copper wool. Great idea about the plastic rings. Doesn't completely kill the needed air flow. I'll get them next.
Also check around water heater and washer/dryer inlets. There are so many holes in the floor of an RV ...oh and the furnace too.
Another trick i like for rodents, Mix of .5 flour and .5 baking soda (dry mix) then leave it under the jack points... Mummifies the rodents where they sleep. (hopefully they don't reside inside the trailer.)
I used those peel and stick tiles on my travel trailer. Removed the very small 1 piece backsplash behind my stove and used these to make the backsplash much much larger. The wife is extremely happy and we have had it on there for 2 years now with no issues. Would definitely use again on a new RV. I didn’t use any other adhesive other than what it came with. I think what you did applying it to the island looks great. Certainly ties in the countertops.
I love that stuff put it on my bathroom surround to avoid water directly on the thin wallpaper. Wipes off easily. Installs so easy high quality look.
Those stick em tiles, they look just like the ones I used, I did the ‘exact’ same thing to the bathroom as your doing to your kitchen. 😆
I got fine wool, thought I read a long time ago the fine wool is best, said it irritates their mouths so they leave it alone. 🤷🏻♂️
Never seen those plastic pipe wraps- handy, thanks! Cheers 🍻
I love the tile! It matches well and I agree it brightens the dark wood. I definitely would put it in the coffee bar area.
I was told that rats can chew thru steel wool and that they can't chew through brass wool.
Tile work looks really good. We did the same thing in our 5th wheel. We also removed the booth and put in a round table and chairs.
We used stainless steel kitchen scrubbers to fill in the holes where HVAC pipes come into the basement. Never thought about doing the same to rodent proof the rv. So glad I watched this to kickstart this idea in my brain for the rig👍.
Tile looks great. Looking forward to seeing it behind the stove & in the coffee bar area when you've finished it.
Looks like real tile . I like the look .
I think it looks great. I just recently bought my first fifth wheel and love your advice and ideas , and I go to seguin rv all the time hopefully might see you one day. Looks great again.
We added the same tile in our fifth wheel except ours has some blue to give a different color to the dark wood interior. Been up for two years. Only issue so far is heat in the summer. Have a few “top” portions lifting some. Added some glue and back up no issues. Put up as kitchen backsplash and an accent strip through the bathroom, which also helps with splashing water for that sink as well.
Love the faux tile look and the rodent tip
Tile looks great. Steel wool and cap is great idea, will do that to our RV
I just ordered some of those tiles for my RV. 👍
The tile around the island looks great. It actually makes the island look more upscale. No doubt the tile backsplash over the stove will also look awesome. As far as the tile around the coffee bar goes, I’d need to see it first as I can’t picture what that will look. Nice work.
The tile looks good. It helps to break up the dark cabinetry. It will look really good on the back of the counter to the right of the fridge. That looks like a dark hole and could use some lightening up.
Tile looks great. Have used steel wool - but like those disks to help hold in place. Thank you
Very clever idea to keep rodents out. I don't have a rodent problem, but I'll make sure it stays that way and give your method a try. I think the new tile looks great. I'm looking forward to seeing a video when it's completed.
I like it. Thinking about doing that to my camper
Spray foam also holds moisture probably not a big problem in a 5th wheel where's there's a basement area but if it is a hole to the outside them it can hold moisture from outside and rot the wood
I like the tile look. Showed it to my wife and she loves it.
I like your decals. It makes the island standout.
WE INSTALLED THE PEEL AND STICK TILE ON OUR BACK SPLASH LAST YEAR AND ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT
My wife installed those same tiles in our Chaparral. They look good.
Yep, already have my stick on tile for kitchen and bathroom, going to do it next trip in a couple weeks. Just ordered the rodent stops.
They now sell a Rodent proof spray foam.
If you boondock, you will get rodents, it’s just a matter of time.
We use sticky mouse traps when boondocking, we thumb tack them to the tops of each tire......that’s where they come in! And yes, we’ve caught them on the tire trying to get inside the motorhome! We don’t particularly care for glue traps but it works.
Thank you! 👍
Thanks for the DIY information JD. Those are some really good things to do for the protection of the investment of the camper, 5th wheel and TT. Thanks JD. The back splash you are installing looks great.
You could not have chosen a better tile color for that kitchen as far as blending in with everything, and you chose the best floorplan there is as far as kitchens go in the length of RV that you have it’s the one I would’ve chosen and will choose as well so you have the extra counter space for your coffee station where it’s located , so it does not have to be put away every day or moved around...
I like the stick on tile. I think the color choice is great! I might need to do something like that in my Travel Trailer to spice things up a little.
I really like the tiles , they totally blend in , plus it's nice to make it your own
I seen those tiles on Amazon and have been debating how good they would look. Thanks they look good.
Looks good. It'll lighten up the coffee bar area, too. I had some leftover bronze wool from a boat varnish job and used it. Pricey but it's what I had.
Love the tile. Thanks for the tips, again!
We have had good experiences with the electronic pest deterrent
That tile looks really good. Those seals are awesome.
I would put the faux tile behind the stove and on the right side wall in the bathroom (under the light switch also).
SmartTiles are great but you need to roll them for best adhesion. Wooden wallpaper seam roller works well. I did them in our former Heritage Glen in the kitchen and bath.
This is one area that has always annoyed me about RV manufacturers. Their sloppiness when cutting those holes is ridiculous. Cut holes that are the proper dimension for the pipes and we won’t need to fill these holes. For every RV I’ve owned, I’ve taken every single access panel out and had to fill every hole to keep mice out. In our last RV, mice found some way to get in under our shower then climbed up the walls and destroyed the entire ceiling. We caught mice for months. Remember mice can get through a hole smaller than a dime. Maybe with your channel you can influence manufacturers to take more care in this area. Thanks in advance from Canada where rodents like warm places.
The down side to using the steel wool around the pipes is that steel wool is very abrasive and can eventually rub through the pipes due to the vibration when traveling. Ask me how I know ...
Looks awesome now my wife has me some projects to do on our 2020 Brookstone 398MBL
I like the tile looks great, Good idea. For the rodents, my wife uses fabric softener sheets . Works good. Never had a rodent issue, But I like the steel wool idea. Great suggestion. Thanks
It looks realey good
Love the tiles! We have the same idea in our used RV we bought and remodeled.
Found a full grown opossum in our RV the other day. Guessing there are babies, too, I haven't actually evicted it (them?) yet. It was 90 out, full sun, and we were already leaving to go pickup our new TV. No idea how it/they got in, hoping they evict themselves due to heat -- but will definitely be looking into how to prevent that.
I have a pair of Cutco scissors! I am all set!!!
As usual, GREAT ideas. Makes me wish i lived in critter country so i would need those caps. But alas, i live in the NW and it's too cold for critters.
I beg to differ - Got mice/rats in my new-to-me 5th wheel, in NW WA
I’m not sure if I like the tile on island but all that matters is that y’all do! I like a real simple and clean look which is one of reasons I ordered an Oliver for my trailer. I did not want a wood interior.
I put steel wool around the base of my fridge, they still we’re getting in after I steel wool’d around all access points I could find. My jayco was factory sealed for rodents underneath. When I store for winter I’ll also put in dryer sheets.
I really like the tile. It makes it look a lot better.
I like the faux tile I would put it on those bottom sections too just little subtle splash of colors give the kitchen more interest
I like what you did with the island. Really nice upgrade!
I hope those are ceramic because rodents will chew through all kinds of plastic with no trouble at all, I have seen them chew through old concrete, oh and I have done the lose steel wool thing and they pull that away, too. It surprised me. Those caps and the steel wool need to be anchored, especially the caps since they can push them straight up and chew through them. Rodents will come in anywhere your pipes come out under your bathroom and into your furnace
OH and another thing to be aware of is that when they smell food or sense heat coming through from the other side they will chew the hoses on the opposite side clear through in an effort to get past the obstruction, you may be better off trapping them with a Have A Heart trap and taking them very very ( drive) far away and release them
I am still looking for all the holes in my Thor. I sealed off over four share feet of holes with plywood and pest foam. I have the mouse infiltration down to just a few determined ones. I hope I can find the last holes.
I like those tiles. We were looking at those at Home Depot about a year ago. Almost purchased some.
Been there done that😀 Steel wool marginally good but if near a power source LED lights with a timer much better ! We live in a rural area and always problems with mice until LED's. No mice in about3 year's.
LOVE THE TILE WORK!!! It’s awesome.
Steel wool is a great idea. A neighbor of mine (years ago) would give helpful hints like that. She said rodents don’t like shards of glass either (not to say you’d want to break up glass in your beautiful RV ... LOL 😂). They apparently won’t cross it.
BTW ... beautiful RV!
The tile looks very nice with it all.
Definitely a good way of doing it. Going to try it out myself when I can.
It's a known fact that the sheep that give us steel wool have no natural enemies. - Gary Larson.
I bought the exact same thing off Amazon and love it!!
I agree with you, blends well!
The expandable foam works real good and you can trim flush to plug all your holes and looks fine no rodents
we used the same stuff on our last RV. really makes it look nice
Command strip tape could hold the caps still and prevent stuff moving the cap. It can be pulled off easily but prevent accidental movement.
Well, those flange’s are on my Amazon list🤗
Looks good. Good information as well! Thanks.
SOS pads are the best to use. The soap on them acts as a desiccant as well as the steel wool being a nuisance. The mice can eat the wool, the pipes, the panels, and anything else in their way. It’s the soap that makes the big difference. Also if it’s a single pipe, use clip on escutcheons that won’t move
It looks you could use the devise on the round slide out bar to block entry through the frame. I have used thin cutting board with magnets holding the cutting board material to the frame