How To Inspect A House For Bird Entry Holes

Birds can be a problem that can even damage our property. Every homeowner knows the pain of dealing with the pest birds, which are known to cause health related problems and even affect the quality of life in the home. To deal with the problem, the first thing you need to do is to identify how the birds are getting in and out of your house. Keep in mind that, in most cases, bird infestation starts with a few birds and if prevention measures are not taken, you will soon be dealing with an overwhelming situation. Identifying the entry holes in the various spots on your property and sealing them up is an effective way to deter the birds. However, it is important that you first remove the birds before proceeding to seal the entry point otherwise you will be dealing with a bird stuck in your house. 

How to inspect and repair your property

If you are constantly dealing with bird getting in your attic, you must thoroughly check every area of the house from the vent, plumbing, eave gaps, chimneys are more. These are some of the common areas that birds use to get inside your home. Unlike other pests and animals that make their way into your home, birds rely on the already available openings. To avoid these problems, you must, therefore, seal up all openings to make your house 100 percent bird-proof. Invest in professional repairs and other bird deterrent methods to help keep the birds away. This will help prevent birds from entering although they are not possible without making a few repairs. 

Common Entry Points

If dealing with a bird problem in your house, the first thing you need to determine is how they are getting into your house. You should also endeavor to find out if in need there are birds in your home. Some of the signs to help you tell if you have a bird in your home include scratching and wind flapping noises on your roof. Once you are sure that the pests in your ceiling space are a bird, the next step should be to look for the entry holes. If the noises are coming from the wall, that should be the first place to inspect for entry points. Below is a list of the most common entry points for the birds into your home:

• Loose roof tiles
• Vent and cracked walls
• Plumbing stacks
• Uncovered chimneys
• Joint between dormers and the roof

The most important thing to keep in mind is that birds are not actively looking to find a way to the commonly used areas in your home. Instead, they will favorite those dark and warm spaces hidden from your reach to nesting. 

Inspecting Attics for entry holes

The main challenge when inspecting for an entry point in your attic is that the space is quite small and dark and in most cases, you will have to quite flexible to find these entry holes. Fortunately, the limited lighting in the attic should make your work relatively easy in that, any chink of light leading to the outside may be the entry point you are looking for. The best way to find out how the birds are making their way into your attic is by looking for additional signs including their droppings. 

Examining your roof

To locate entry holes on your roof, you need to start by externally examining the roof to look for any obvious point of entry. Signs such as vent that seem stained with birds dropping, chewed, or slightly tilted can be an indication of an entry point into your home through the roof. It is also important to inspect the roof tiles and any loose tiles could make a perfect entry point for the birds. 

Locating Entry holes in the walls

If you are constantly dealing with scratching noises in the wall, chances are you are dealing with a bird infestation. Look out for any cavities in your walls regardless of how small the crack appears. Locate where in the walls the noise is coming from and use it as the starting point for the inspection. Look out for areas with damage masonry of with a missing vent. Any access point that you find in your wall should be sealed up, as it may be the entry hole to your house for the birds. 

Dealing with the entry holes on your property

Unfortunately, identifying the bird entry holes is not an easy undertaking. In fact, regardless of how keen you are while inspecting a house for entry holes, chances are you will still miss a few points. Once you have successfully identified these holes, you should immediately consider dealing with the pest birds and sealing the holes. Make sure you remove the birds from the holes before proceeding to seal the holes. You can invest in the services of a bird removal professional to help you get rid of the birds before you can seal the holes. When sealing these entry holes, make sure that the vents and other entry points are effectively secured. Use durable materials to help keep the birds out. Else, you will be dealing with yet another bird problem in the near future. Before getting rid of the birds, it is important that you first identify the species you are dealing with given the fact that some are protected by the law. 



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