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Default birds nests inside soffits

On Feb 6, 9:23*pm, Andy Champ wrote:
On 06/02/2011 10:52, Kipper at sea wrote:



They cause a few problems, like carrying loads of nesting materials
such as straw, and paper, which could also contain insect eggs such as
woodworm, and mealy worm.


/snip

The way to prevent woodworm in your loft is to keep the wood too dry for
them, not to keep the B***ers out.


Do you think it's worth treating the roof timbers before putting the
celotex up? Too late for the joists (I've boarded), but the rafters
are all accessible.

Cheers,
David.