Chances are you ve got a new furry or feathery friend living in your home.
Something living in my roof.
They chew their way in and then keep chewing once they get in making a lot of damage along the way.
However if you ve got anything obvious like a tree right next to the house with branches that overhand the roof you might want to trim that back.
It is elevated insulated and well out of harm s way.
The most common place raccoons will occupy in your home is the attic.
1 raccoons are excellent climbers so it s fairly difficult to keep them from climbing on the roof.
Last night i went out and when i came back dh said he d heard something scrabbling about in the ceiling above our living room.
In new zealand the other animal that can be a cause of noises in the roof is the possum australian brushtail possum.
Stations are not required as we are confident that no possums are present.
Inspect window and door framing and check the eaves as well as the flashing around attic vents chimneys and fans on the.
Because raccoons are the largest animal that will break into your attic or home it is also the easiest to identify.
Many animals move into homes looking for food or shelter and end up getting a little too comfortable.
Part of our living room has a flat roof so i said it was probably a cat or birds on the roof.
Here are the most common animals that could be living in your ceiling and how to identify them.
They can ascend the corners of most houses and easily climb up and down downspouts.
This is a much larger animal than a rat or bird and it usually easy to tell its presence from the much heavier and slower footfalls and they don t gnaw wood like the rodents will.
Strange noises in the attic or walls.
Once it s confirmed that the possum s are gone bait can be laid throughout the roof cavity to control the rats.
Mouseproofing the house look for holes and gaps on the exterior lower level of your house first.
Rats love to live in the roof space of our homes.
They can cause all sorts of damage and make noise all through the night.
Check around pipes conduits coaxial cables.
Squirrels are the most common critters to invade attics.
Hearing scratching sounds in the night.