This is for a rental unit, so I’m trying to keep the cost low, while also sealing it away from silverfish. I have very fine steel wool on hand as well as a tube of DAP ultra clear flexible all purpose sealant.

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    1 year ago

    “this is for a rental unit so I’m trying to keep cost low”

    This sounds like the kind of BS that gives you apartments that are infested by bugs and still somehow charge 4k a month.
    He says there are bugs already. Just lucky it’s silverfish and not cockroaches. Do the job correctly and it will save money in long term.

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      1 year ago

      I’m actually a tenant trying not to deal with my landlord. But I fully agree with your take on it.

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        1 year ago

        Imo, duct tape the shit out of that. I had a similar hole in my apt, and I just did maybe paper over it and then long strips down, layering them a bit, and then over, and it all gets a bit fucked in the middle, but point being you can get a seal. Cost is a half a roll of duct tape