Squirrels under pantiles

[chilluk]

We have squirrels getting in under pantile roof. The wife saw it pop out into the gutter.

Our loft has been converted so this side of the house is just a crawl space so awkard to get into to do much. We had the fascias and soffits done 2 years ago and there should be comb type strips in that gap but would the squirrel just chew that?

What's my best bet? Try and stuff wire in the gAps from outside? Try and box in the soffits with wire from inside? I did see a pest control site where they seemed to suggest the mesh you use on top of the gutter to stop leaves getting in helps as they can't drop down and then crawl back up and in but I'm doubtful.

Please help the scuffling and gnawing noises are doing my head in!!

 

[scottishslater]

they would eat the comb fillers.You can bed on the bottom course of tiles presentably with rapid set in it or they will eat the cement to

 

[chilluk]

What would they be bed onto though? Under them is plastic facia and soffits?

 

[noseall]

Ex-foam

It is illegal to move nesting squirrels so you might want to get a move on.

 

[chilluk]

I hadn't considered that - I thought it might have been an appetiser for them? Would / could they chew through it or does that make it too much effort and they move on?

Thinking about it though thats our roof ventilation so not sure it's a goer anyway?

I'm hoping we've caught it early - yesterday was the first noises we've heard since we had an issue at Xmas (one got in and fell down the soil stack boxing in on Xmas day - obviously they don't follow religious holidays!)

I put sonic / electromagnetic repellers in the crawl space - effective - NOT. I have also put two cage traps up there baited with peanut butter and monkey nuts - bypassed them as well - is there any point in that?

 

[SurreyRoofingEstimator]

Roll some chicken wire up and poke it under the pans of the eaves course, this blocks the access and still allows airflow, sounds a bit M-Mouse but I'm sure I've heard of this solution somewhere (think I'm not imagining it lol)

 

[cotswoldbuilders]

Id go with Surreyroofingestimater, wedge chicken wire in.

 

[RWDave]

Id go with Surreyroofingestimater, wedge chicken wire in.

Or go to pestcontrol

 

[SASroofer]

Solved a problem like this for a customer last year, we used alloy soakers, cut to the profile of the tiles and fixed to the top of the fascia, job done