I squirted expanding foam into the gap behind my kitchen plinth just to block the draught: three weeks later, pulling the plinth off, I understood what had been living in it
When I pulled off my kitchen plinth after sealing a draught with expanding foam, I uncovered evidence of a thriving mouse colony that had been living undisturbed for months. What started as a simple energy-saving hack became a lesson in why kitchen kickboards are prime real estate for unwanted rodents—and why DIY foam isn’t the solution homeowners think it is.