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I've got some critters in the walls/ceiling. I imagine it's squirrels, as
they're making too much noise for mice. I can here them scratching and
rolling objects around at night. I recently had some surgery, so it will
probably be another week before I can drag my butt up into the attic to
check. But we had a new roof put on about a year ago, so I suspect they're
getting in through the new and improved roof vents. Assuming they are
getting in through the roof vents, I was wondering if I could staple some
heavy metal mesh over the inside of the roof vents to keep them out
temporarily? Would this hold up to a Squirrel attack or are they likely to
push the staples out? I will get the roofing company to fix the vents when
it warms up, but I was hoping this might work for now.


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we had them once, we thought they were bowling on the night shift!
the one i saw shinnying up the 4" house corner molding of our clapboard
house had to be stopped with a sheet metal 18" barrier he couldn't
shinny past.
overhanging tree branches were the primary route to the chew-thru
behind the gutter above the 2nd floor.
they are very hard to evict, the longer you wait the more they will
stink up the house if part of the litter dies.
forget about mothballs, hire the local trapper. get started asap:
http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/chem.../squirrels.pdf

http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/publications/beasts/default.asp?metatags_Action=Find('PID','8')

Bill Stock wrote:
I've got some critters in the walls/ceiling. I imagine it's squirrels, as
they're making too much noise for mice. I can here them scratching and
rolling objects around at night. I recently had some surgery, so it will
probably be another week before I can drag my butt up into the attic to
check. But we had a new roof put on about a year ago, so I suspect they're
getting in through the new and improved roof vents. Assuming they are
getting in through the roof vents, I was wondering if I could staple some
heavy metal mesh over the inside of the roof vents to keep them out
temporarily? Would this hold up to a Squirrel attack or are they likely to
push the staples out? I will get the roofing company to fix the vents when
it warms up, but I was hoping this might work for now.


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Bill Stock wrote:
I've got some critters in the walls/ceiling. I imagine it's squirrels, as
they're making too much noise for mice. I can here them scratching and
rolling objects around at night. I recently had some surgery, so it will
probably be another week before I can drag my butt up into the attic to
check. But we had a new roof put on about a year ago, so I suspect they're
getting in through the new and improved roof vents. Assuming they are
getting in through the roof vents, I was wondering if I could staple some
heavy metal mesh over the inside of the roof vents to keep them out
temporarily? Would this hold up to a Squirrel attack or are they likely to
push the staples out? I will get the roofing company to fix the vents when
it warms up, but I was hoping this might work for now.


All of the vents I have looked at include screening. How do you know
yours do not?

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On 21 Jan 2007 10:39:42 -0800, "buffalobill"
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we had them once, we thought they were bowling on the night shift!
the one i saw shinnying up the 4" house corner molding of our clapboard
house had to be stopped with a sheet metal 18" barrier he couldn't
shinny past.
overhanging tree branches were the primary route to the chew-thru
behind the gutter above the 2nd floor.


YES, start by removing all branches that are near the roof, If they
cant get up there, they wont come in.

they are very hard to evict, the longer you wait the more they will
stink up the house if part of the litter dies.
forget about mothballs, hire the local trapper. get started asap:
http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/chem.../squirrels.pdf

http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/publications/beasts/default.asp?metatags_Action=Find('PID','8')

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I've got some critters in the walls/ceiling. I imagine it's squirrels, as
they're making too much noise for mice. I can here them scratching and


Mice make a lot of noise for their size.

rolling objects around at night. I recently had some surgery, so it will
probably be another week before I can drag my butt up into the attic to
check. But we had a new roof put on about a year ago, so I suspect they're
getting in through the new and improved roof vents. Assuming they are
getting in through the roof vents, I was wondering if I could staple some
heavy metal mesh over the inside of the roof vents to keep them out
temporarily? Would this hold up to a Squirrel attack or are they likely to
push the staples out? I will get the roofing company to fix the vents when
it warms up, but I was hoping this might work for now.


Depends on what you mean by staples. A staple gun staple is probably
too weak, a hammer in fencing staple should work fine. Roofing nails
work good too. Use washers on them if necessary, or use screws with
washers for easy removal, such as drywall screws or just plain wood or
sheet metal type screws.
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:19:09 -0500, "Bill Stock"
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I've got some critters in the walls/ceiling. I imagine it's squirrels, as
they're making too much noise for mice. I can here them scratching and
rolling objects around at night. I recently had some surgery, so it will
probably be another week before I can drag my butt up into the attic to
check. But we had a new roof put on about a year ago, so I suspect they're
getting in through the new and improved roof vents. Assuming they are
getting in through the roof vents, I was wondering if I could staple some
heavy metal mesh over the inside of the roof vents to keep them out
temporarily? Would this hold up to a Squirrel attack or are they likely to
push the staples out? I will get the roofing company to fix the vents when
it warms up, but I was hoping this might work for now.


imho:

I saw a show where they used a heavy gauge, tight weeve screen
attached to the inside of a gable vent to prevent animals (mice this
case) from entering a house. I wondered about something, what about
the ones already inside the attic?

I heard a trick to get squirrels out of an attic, get some cologne
uncap it, and leave the bottle upright in the attic. The foreign
smell is suppose to drive away squirrels. Once your attic is squirrel
free, put up the heavy gauge wire mesh.

Not doing the work, so this is all guessing, however you might be
interfering with your attics ventulation. So you might want to get
incontact with the company that did the work a year ago. They might
want to check the vents for damage, and there might be a warranty if
they 'failed'.

tom @ www.Consolidated-Loans.info




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Most animals have no problems with organic natural smells such as excrement,
ammonia (urine), probably perfume and so on, what they do have problems
coping with are chemical smells that they are not used to. Since you cannot
use flammable fluids, the trick is to find a powerful chemical type door
that drives them out plus one that you can live with as it will leak into
the house.

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I've got some critters in the walls/ceiling. I imagine it's squirrels, as
they're making too much noise for mice. I can here them scratching and
rolling objects around at night. I recently had some surgery, so it will
probably be another week before I can drag my butt up into the attic to
check. But we had a new roof put on about a year ago, so I suspect they're
getting in through the new and improved roof vents. Assuming they are
getting in through the roof vents, I was wondering if I could staple some
heavy metal mesh over the inside of the roof vents to keep them out
temporarily? Would this hold up to a Squirrel attack or are they likely to
push the staples out? I will get the roofing company to fix the vents when
it warms up, but I was hoping this might work for now.


imho:

I saw a show where they used a heavy gauge, tight weeve screen
attached to the inside of a gable vent to prevent animals (mice this
case) from entering a house. I wondered about something, what about
the ones already inside the attic?

I heard a trick to get squirrels out of an attic, get some cologne
uncap it, and leave the bottle upright in the attic. The foreign
smell is suppose to drive away squirrels. Once your attic is squirrel
free, put up the heavy gauge wire mesh.

Not doing the work, so this is all guessing, however you might be
interfering with your attics ventulation. So you might want to get
incontact with the company that did the work a year ago. They might
want to check the vents for damage, and there might be a warranty if
they 'failed'.

tom @ www.Consolidated-Loans.info




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we had them once, we thought they were bowling on the night shift!
the one i saw shinnying up the 4" house corner molding of our clapboard
house had to be stopped with a sheet metal 18" barrier he couldn't
shinny past.
overhanging tree branches were the primary route to the chew-thru
behind the gutter above the 2nd floor.
they are very hard to evict, the longer you wait the more they will
stink up the house if part of the litter dies.
forget about mothballs, hire the local trapper. get started asap:


They can easily climb one of the Chimneys to the roof. So sealing the
entries (once I find them) is a more viable option. They were stealing the
rocks from around the pond all summer, so I expect to find a bed of stones
eventually.


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Bill Stock wrote:
I've got some critters in the walls/ceiling. I imagine it's squirrels, as
they're making too much noise for mice. I can here them scratching and
rolling objects around at night. I recently had some surgery, so it will
probably be another week before I can drag my butt up into the attic to
check. But we had a new roof put on about a year ago, so I suspect
they're
getting in through the new and improved roof vents. Assuming they are
getting in through the roof vents, I was wondering if I could staple some
heavy metal mesh over the inside of the roof vents to keep them out
temporarily? Would this hold up to a Squirrel attack or are they likely
to
push the staples out? I will get the roofing company to fix the vents
when
it warms up, but I was hoping this might work for now.


All of the vents I have looked at include screening. How do you know
yours do not?


I'm not even sure the vents are the entry point. But I do know that I did
not have any critters before the roofing job. I realize this doesn't prove
much, but it's a starting point. As for screening on the vents, the buggers
have chewed through the "squirrel proof" screen on the patio door twice.


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Most animals have no problems with organic natural smells such as
excrement, ammonia (urine), probably perfume and so on, what they do have
problems coping with are chemical smells that they are not used to. Since
you cannot use flammable fluids, the trick is to find a powerful chemical
type door that drives them out plus one that you can live with as it will
leak into the house.


Thanks, I'm not too crazy about cologne myself, allergies. If I lose any
more sleep, I'll be taking my pellet gun up to the attic.


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"buffalobill" wrote in message
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we had them once, we thought they were bowling on the night shift!
the one i saw shinnying up the 4" house corner molding of our clapboard
house had to be stopped with a sheet metal 18" barrier he couldn't
shinny past.
overhanging tree branches were the primary route to the chew-thru
behind the gutter above the 2nd floor.
they are very hard to evict, the longer you wait the more they will
stink up the house if part of the litter dies.
forget about mothballs, hire the local trapper. get started asap:


They can easily climb one of the Chimneys to the roof. So sealing the
entries (once I find them) is a more viable option. They were stealing the
rocks from around the pond all summer, so I expect to find a bed of stones
eventually.


I never heard of squirrels stealing rocks. I think you are blaming
the wrong critter. I suggest you find someone to get into that attic
really soon.....
I can not think of any critter that would steal rocks other than
digging dogs who would just bury them in their holes.


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I never heard of squirrels stealing rocks. I think you are blaming
the wrong critter. I suggest you find someone to get into that attic
really soon.....
I can not think of any critter that would steal rocks other than
digging dogs who would just bury them in their holes.


LOL, I would not have believed it either, except I've seen them do it
numerous times. They're not really rocks, but small "creek stone", mostly
around 1". Perhaps our squirrels (Blacks and Greys) are just mentally
challenged.



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On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:19:09 -0500, "Bill Stock"
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I've got some critters in the walls/ceiling. I imagine it's squirrels, as
they're making too much noise for mice. I can here them scratching and
rolling objects around at night.

Don't overlook the possibility of roof rats
http://ag.arizona.edu/urbanipm/rodents/roofrat.pdf

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