Attics Or Chimneys

They bend vents rip up insulation and gnaw on electrical wiring inside homes which creates fire hazards.

Attics or chimneys.

The opening around a furnace or water heater flue or chimney can be a major source of warm air moving into the attic. In spring a mother may choose an attic or chimney as a safe spot for giving birth and raising her young. Chimneys in attics that have been excessively corbelled or leaned to one side. But spaces like attics and chimneys may also be suitable nesting places for birds.

Some of the most significant roofing damage that occurs is the result of problems with attics and chimneys. The pests also chew holes in siding fascia and gables while searching for suitable dens. Also don t forget the time of year. Raccoons can enter year round but 90 of cases happen in the months of march april and may when the female raccoons enter attics looking for a safe place to give birth.

Different animals are more likely to enter your home during different times of the year. Because the pipe gets hot building codes usually require 1 inch of clearance from metal flues 2 inches from masonry chimneys to any combustible material including insulation. Chimneys basically redirect all the unwanted fumes and smoke out into the open without spreading or releasing it inside your home space. Squirrels are well known for finding their way into all kinds of places like attics crawl spaces walls and chimneys.

These visitors and their nests can be an unwelcome sight for homeowners and business operators. Inspection of roofs attics garages chimneys and other areas where problems may be occurring. As such squirrels can be hard to reach and catch. A chimney is like a pipe or a tunnel like channel that serves the main purpose of transferring or dispersing smoke heat and flue gasses from stoves and fireplaces out into the atmosphere.

This might be where dormer junctions occur. Raccoons in the attic. If they make their way into your home squirrels can typically be found in attics and can sometimes fall into wall voids surrounding the chimney. We ll take a look at chimneys and attics in this roofing guide and discuss how you can prevent them from causing problems for your roof.

We trap remove and relocate raccoons using snares snare poles live traps and extreme ingenuity. Just as we reported that a clay tile lined chimney would be difficult to clean due to projecting concrete between vertically stacked clay chimney tiles. As intelligent problem solvers with great dexterity and determination raccoons often find their way into attics at entry points where different building materials join. Squirrels destruct roofing and siding as they attempt to gain access to chimneys or attics.