Bats Getting Under Siding

Be rid of your unwanted guests by following these steps.

Bats getting under siding.

Ryan pulls off some siding and shows how bats are getting in and where they are roosting. Chimneys cracks or holes in the siding or soffits louvered vents with loose screening separating flashing and just about any place where materials have shrunk warped or moved apart will invite bats to enter and make themselves at home. Install an outdoor light close to where the bats are roosting under the eaves. Some of the same products used to repel birds also work on bats.

Don t allow the bats to return once you know where they are living and after they have flown out to search for food seal the entrance. The smell helps drive away bats and you can place some around or between your shutters. A small bat can squeeze through a 1 2 inch crack in masonry or between a trim board and a wall. Try applying a sticky bird repellant over.

This is why hiring an expert could be your best option. When bats takes up residence under your roof you re in danger of more than merely foul odors. Bats often roost in attics basements and behind walls. Cracks where siding forms a corner or where siding meets your chimney.

Bats can be one of the hardest wildlife pests to get rid of. Bats practically eat their own weight in mosquitos every. Guano and urine are the two most recognizable signs of a bat infestation somewhere in the house. Put up some bat houses and then at night when they ve gone out to get breakfast block their usual ways in to sleep under the siding.

While they most commonly invade attics a bat colony can easily make their way inside your insulation vents and crawl spaces slowly destroying your walls and foundation. They get into these spaces through small openings.