How Are Animals Getting into Your Home?
Is your home protected from wildlife invasions?
Warmer Weather Brings more Wildlife Invasions
With the warmer weather here, animals have emerged from hibernation and are roaming around your neighborhood. For homeowners, this means you need to start protecting your home from unwanted wildlife. These animals are looking for food and water, and if they can gain easy access to your home, they will find it there.
Key signs that you have a wildlife invasion are hearing noises and seeing animal droppings. Animals nest in your attic or crawlspace most frequently, and you may hear them running across the attic floor or hear scratching in your walls.
To ensure no future invasions, it is critical that all entry points are found and sealed.
How are animals getting into your home?
There are many ways for animals to enter your home, but these are the most common that we see. Any hole or crack large enough for an animal to fit his head is large enough for him to fit his entire body.
Construction Gap
Most homes have a gap on the roof line—commonly referred to as a construction gap or a roof gap. This means that the roof decking is slightly shorter than the rafter ends creating a gap between the roof and the gutter. Although covered by a layer of shingles this gap extends the full roof line of your home and is an ideal place for wildlife to enter.
Squirrels and other wildlife can easily slip through this gap on the roof line and wreak havoc in your home.
Cracks in Siding
Cracks on the side of your home can be caused by several things. Most commonly, they appear as a house settles or the foundation of the house moves. These small cracks or signs of deterioration in your siding can leave enough room for mice or other small rodents to enter your home.
Uncovered Vents
Roof vents, dryer vents and chimney pipes that are left uncovered are ideal access points for small animals. Bats and mice can see this as an invitation to the party!
Protecting your home from unwanted wildlife
Our trained technicians are prepared to give a full inspection of your home to find any and all entry points, humanely trap and remove the animals and seal your home to protect against any future entry attempts.