How to Protect Your Attic from Pest Animals
Since most people use the attic mostly for storage, it offers plenty of nooks and crannies for pests to hide in and build nests.
02/06/2022
The attic is one of the most common hangouts
for pest animals, largely because this is one of
the least frequented rooms in the entire house.
Since most people use the attic mostly for
storage, it offers plenty of nooks and crannies
for pests to hide in and build nests.
So
here are some things you can do to protect your
attic from invasive animals this year.
1. Regularly inspect the walls and roofing
First things first, we need to
consider where the animal is coming through, and
more often than not, that’s through a hole or
crack in the walls of your attic, in the window
structure, or the roof (a missing shingle might
also be the case).
Since the roof is
trickier to reach, it’s not uncommon for holes
up there to go unnoticed for longer, which makes
it ideal for wild animals for coming in and out
of your home. Ideally, you’ll want to check the
roof and walls thoroughly once per season. If
you do find any holes or potential entry points,
you should fill them in with wire mesh,
expanding foam, or similar material.
2. Trim the nearby trees
Secondly, it’s important to consider just how
a wild animal is reaching up to the attic. In
many cases, it’s the result of overgrown trees,
whose branches serve as a ladder straight up to
your roof or attic. So, in order to deter that
sort of activity, you’ll want to regularly trim
the trees surrounding your house, to ensure
they’re not permitting wild animals access up to
the attic.
What’s more, it would be a
good idea to regularly care for your yard. A
trimmed lawn provides fewer hiding spaces for
scurrying wildlife.
3. Hire a professional
It might seem absurd - why hire pest control
when you haven’t got a pest? Well, first, you’d
be surprised how many people go on thinking
that, then discover they did have some wild
animal or another in their attic, and just
didn’t know it. Often, homeowners learn of their
unwanted “guests” days or even weeks after the
animal first moved in. So it might be best to
err on the side of caution.
Secondly,
pest control companies like
Complete Wildlife Removal are able to assess the situation, and
spot potential weaknesses and attraction points
before a wild animal infestation becomes a
problem. They can help with prevention, which
will save you a lot of effort and money in the
long run!
4. Consider attraction points
Don’t let wild animals in the attic become a
problem by removing any potential attraction
points. Wild animals are usually coming to human
homes in search of three things: food, water,
and shelter. Now, you can stop them from
accessing the shelter by following the first
point on this list. But you also need to
consider the food and water issues.
It
might not seem like you have an overly
pest-appealing home, but the truth is, most of
these animals can survive on very little. Things
like pet bowls left out overnight, exposed trash
cans, and bird baths or bird feeders are all
wildly attractive to animals, so you might
consider removing them.
5. Clean up the attic
Last but not least, a good way to deter wild
animals from approaching is by cleaning up the
attic. Removing unnecessary items eliminates
hiding spaces up there, which makes the attic
less hospitable.
Another good way to
signal to wild animals not to bother you would
be to go up there more frequently, start turning
on the lights, and organizing regular clean-ups,
to avoid things staying in one place for too
long.