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Rich
 
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Thanks Roger,

The problem is, the gable vent is directly above my side door.
When the bats were up in the gable vent, the bat guano would
fall directly on the stairs to the side door. That is how
I found out about them in the first place. Your suggestion
would definitely keep them from entering the attic, but I
also need to keep them out of the front louvres all together.

From reading your post and others, it probably would be a
good idea to keep the vent and try to think of a creative
way of blocking there entrance.

Thanks.



Roger wrote:

The bats could make their way into the attic through small holes where the
screen
was stapled to the wood vent.

After they left for the season, I took out the gable vent, attached
screening to the
outside, and made it impossible to get back in. This seems to have worked
fine.

I'm about to have my house vinyl sided and I'm thinking of having the
gable
vent
closed up with plywood and siding over it. I really do want to deal with
bats
or other critters getting in.

My house is 12 years old. I have soffit vents, ridge vent, and a power
temp
controlled
roof vent (I had that put in when I had central air installed).

Many/most of the similiar homes in my neighborhood do not have gable
vents.
Does
it sound like I have adequate ventilation in the attic if I remove the
gable
vent?
There is no gable vent on the opposite gable (chimney on that side).



I would keep the gable vent. It is easy to keep varmits out of the attic,
but difficult to add a vent once you cover it.. A sturdy 1/4 inch galv.
screen hand-stapled to the interior is what you want. Don't use the tiny
staple gun staples, but the 3/4 - 1" galv. staples. If you have hot summers,
keep the vent, in any case.