Hello all,
We live in a 2-story home with an attic here in Georgia. Typically,
this time of year, we used to hear noises coming from the attic due to
rats/squirrels getting in the openings.

Nowadays, though, I'm also hearing noises coming from above the first
floor. It seems like some animals have gotten in above the first
floor.

My question is: how can they get in? and are there gaps/openings for
them to get in ? What is in between floors?

Sorry for the dumb question, but I just need to be knowledgeable on
the house. Looking at it from the outside, it's not obvious.

Any links to good house diagrams diagrams appreciated...

And is there a solution to preventing this?

Thank you!

On Dec 29, 3:42*pm, ap wrote:
Hello all,
We live in a 2-story home with an attic here in Georgia. Typically,
this time of year, we used to hear noises coming from the attic due to
rats/squirrels getting in the openings.

Nowadays, though, I'm also hearing noises coming from above the first
floor. It seems like some animals have gotten in above the first
floor.

My question is: how can they get in? and are there gaps/openings for
them to get in ? What is in between floors?

Sorry for the dumb question, but I just need to be knowledgeable on
the house. Looking at it from the outside, it's not obvious.

Any links to good house diagrams diagrams appreciated...

And is there a solution to preventing this?

Thank you!

I had flying squirrels come in a 1" hole up under eaves, and above the
gutters you could not see from the ground, that would go out about
9pm, they walked around in my living room and bedroom ceiling on a 1st
floor of a 2 story. Animals get in the smallest holes anywhere. You
didnt look hard enough.

ap wrote:
Hello all,
We live in a 2-story home with an attic here in Georgia. Typically,
this time of year, we used to hear noises coming from the attic due to
rats/squirrels getting in the openings.

Nowadays, though, I'm also hearing noises coming from above the first
floor. It seems like some animals have gotten in above the first
floor.

My question is: how can they get in? and are there gaps/openings for
them to get in ? What is in between floors?

Sorry for the dumb question, but I just need to be knowledgeable on
the house. Looking at it from the outside, it's not obvious.

Any links to good house diagrams diagrams appreciated...

And is there a solution to preventing this?

Thank you!
Hi,
You mean rat? Yuch! I live in rat free country.
Animals ad critters can come thru any cracks, gaps, openning no matter
how small it is. Your house seems porous as far as animals are concerned.

"ap" wrote in message
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Hello all,
We live in a 2-story home with an attic here in Georgia. Typically,
this time of year, we used to hear noises coming from the attic due to
rats/squirrels getting in the openings.

Nowadays, though, I'm also hearing noises coming from above the first
floor. It seems like some animals have gotten in above the first
floor.

My question is: how can they get in? and are there gaps/openings for
them to get in ? What is in between floors?

Sorry for the dumb question, but I just need to be knowledgeable on
the house. Looking at it from the outside, it's not obvious.

Any links to good house diagrams diagrams appreciated...

And is there a solution to preventing this?



*There are plenty of openings between levels due to plumbing pipes and
heating ducts passing through floors and walls. Your plumbing vent stack
probably goes through the attic and may not be sealed around it. As others
have said, rodents don't require much clearance to get in. Your best bet is
to get an exterminator and ask him for suggestions on preventative measures.
Get rid of them soon as they tend to chew on wiring and such which can cause
more headaches not to mention the mess and odor that they leave behind. I
would not suggest that you put some poison out as you don't want a rotting
corpse in your ceiling.

ap wrote:
Hello all,
We live in a 2-story home with an attic here in Georgia. Typically,
this time of year, we used to hear noises coming from the attic due to
rats/squirrels getting in the openings.

Nowadays, though, I'm also hearing noises coming from above the first
floor. It seems like some animals have gotten in above the first
floor.

My question is: how can they get in? and are there gaps/openings for
them to get in ? What is in between floors?

Sorry for the dumb question, but I just need to be knowledgeable on
the house. Looking at it from the outside, it's not obvious.

Any links to good house diagrams diagrams appreciated...

And is there a solution to preventing this?

Thank you!

Solution is getting animals out and sealing all openings. Patch any
holes they have dug into house and put screens in ventilation openings.
I know bats and mice can easily get through a quarter inch opening.

As others suggest, poison is not a good option as rotting corpse can
cause problems. Cost my son ~$1,000 to seal openings and remove dead
squirrel. Squirrel had gotten caught near chimney and died and house
filled with smell and maggots and required a chimney guy and a siding
guy to fix.

"ap" wrote in message
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Hello all,
We live in a 2-story home with an attic here in Georgia. Typically,
this time of year, we used to hear noises coming from the attic due to
rats/squirrels getting in the openings.

Nowadays, though, I'm also hearing noises coming from above the first
floor. It seems like some animals have gotten in above the first
floor.

My question is: how can they get in? and are there gaps/openings for
them to get in ? What is in between floors?

Sorry for the dumb question, but I just need to be knowledgeable on
the house. Looking at it from the outside, it's not obvious.

Any links to good house diagrams diagrams appreciated...

And is there a solution to preventing this?

Thank you!

I had a racoon in the attic once. It was not about to leave without a fight.
I know better than to fight a full grown racoon. Solution....I put a light
and radio just inside the door and left it for a couple of days.
Result....no more racoon and I was then able to seal off the entry point.
Don't know if it will work with other animals but it won't cost anything to
give it a try.

Good luck Clint

On Dec 29, 6:47*pm, "clint" wrote:
"ap" wrote in message

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Hello all,
We live in a 2-story home with an attic here in Georgia. Typically,
this time of year, we used to hearnoisescoming from the attic due to
rats/squirrels getting in the openings.

Nowadays, though, I'm also hearingnoisescoming from above the first
floor. It seems like some animals have gotten in above the first
floor.

My question is: how can they get in? and are there gaps/openings for
them to get in ? What is in between floors?

Sorry for the dumb question, but I just need to be knowledgeable on
the house. Looking at it from the outside, it's not obvious.

Any links to good house diagrams diagrams appreciated...

And is there a solution to preventing this?

Thank you!

I had a racoon in the attic once. It was not about to leave without a fight.
I know better than to fight a full grown racoon. *Solution....I put a light
and radio just inside the door and left it for a couple of days.
Result....no more racoon and I was then able to seal off the entry point.
Don't know if it will work with other animals but it won't cost anything to
give it a try.

Good luck * *Clint- Hide quoted text -

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Hello, how did you do this? You hung a radio on the attic door facing
the ceiling?. Our attic has a door on the ceiling of the second floor
and the attic is fairly large. Is there any radio/light combo out
there in the market that does this?

Thank you!

On Dec 31, 1:22*pm, ap wrote:
On Dec 29, 6:47*pm, "clint" wrote:





"ap" wrote in message

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Hello all,
We live in a 2-story home with an attic here in Georgia. Typically,
this time of year, we used to hearnoisescoming from the attic due to
rats/squirrels getting in the openings.

Nowadays, though, I'm also hearingnoisescoming from above the first
floor. It seems like some animals have gotten in above the first
floor.

My question is: how can they get in? and are there gaps/openings for
them to get in ? What is in between floors?

Sorry for the dumb question, but I just need to be knowledgeable on
the house. Looking at it from the outside, it's not obvious.

Any links to good house diagrams diagrams appreciated...

And is there a solution to preventing this?

Thank you!

I had a racoon in the attic once. It was not about to leave without a fight.
I know better than to fight a full grown racoon. *Solution....I put a light
and radio just inside the door and left it for a couple of days.
Result....no more racoon and I was then able to seal off the entry point.

On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:22:23 -0800 (PST), ap
wrote:

On Dec 29, 6:47*pm, "clint" wrote:
"ap" wrote in message

I had a racoon in the attic once. It was not about to leave without a fight.
I know better than to fight a full grown racoon. *Solution....I put a light
and radio just inside the door and left it for a couple of days.
Result....no more racoon and I was then able to seal off the entry point.
Don't know if it will work with other animals but it won't cost anything to
give it a try.

Good idea.
Good luck * *Clint-

Hello, how did you do this? You hung a radio on the attic door facing
the ceiling?.

I doubt it to face the ceiling. Sounds seems to fill a room. I doubt
it has to hang on the attic door.

Our attic has a door on the ceiling of the second floor
and the attic is fairly large. Is there any radio/light combo out
there in the market that does this?

Thank you!

I also heard/read that strobe light is not appreciated buy those
animals and will drive them out.

On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 05:15:00 -0800 (PST), Esche
wrote:


I also heard/read that strobe light is not appreciated buy those
animals and will drive them out.

Although with some, it pronotes dancing.