Bonnie Jean wrote:
Good morning everyone

I have a few squirrels trying to build a nest in a nook on the
outside of my home, at attic level. So far they have been
unsuccessful although they have done a bit of damage to one of my
American Holly trees. Their attempts have blown down thus far, and it
appears they have not gotten inside my attic. I am sure that if they
wanted to get inside the attic, the could. I noticed this morning
that there is a nest about 20 feet from the house in another Holly
tree.

If they have a nest 20 foot away, that is good, for now. It means they
have a nest. The bigger problem is what may happen in the spring when they
are looking for a place for the little ones. You attic may look better to
them then.

I don't know what you can do until they start trying to get in the
attic. One suggestion is to make sure there are no trees or limbs close
enough to your house that they can jump to the roof.


So my question is, should I do anything, or really, could I do
anything about this?

In a related question, there is some damage to a soffit vent made by
squirrels a few years ago. Who would have the expertise to fix or
replace the vent? In other words, what would I look up in the Yellow
pages, or local paper, to find a person to fix it?

Just about anyone with a ladder can handle the fix, but you want one who
has paid up worker's comp insurance. A roofing company that is not doing
too much right now and might offer you a good price especially if you tell
them they can come anytime in the next few months so they can just do it
when they are in the area. I find it is a good idea to find them working on
a job close by and I often get a job like that done cheap. The last one was
done for a couple cans of cold pop.


Thanks,
Bonnie

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