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Does anybody know how effective these things a

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/41902/...kes-Pack-of-10

I'm hoping to deter pigeones from perching on the ridge of the
conservatory and sh......g on it.
Cheers
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Donwill
saying something like:

I'm hoping to deter pigeones from perching on the ridge of the
conservatory and sh......g on it.


Those Cobbler Pigeons are right noisy *******s, sitting up and hammering
nails in all night long.
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Donwill wrote:
Does anybody know how effective these things a

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/41902/...kes-Pack-of-10


I'm hoping to deter pigeones from perching on the ridge of the
conservatory and sh......g on it.
Cheers
Don


When you see them used on buildings they look pretty effective but the
slightest gap and there is often a matching stain down the walls.
I used something similar but plastic on the ridge of our garden swing
and the seat is now sh*t free. It is called bird comb and available from
places that sell upvc cladding and roofline plastic products.

like this
http://www.pbs-limited.co.uk/Product...ller-Stop.aspx

bit cheaper too!

Bob


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Donwill wrote:
Does anybody know how effective these things a

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/41902/...kes-Pack-of-10


I'm hoping to deter pigeones from perching on the ridge of the
conservatory and sh......g on it.
Cheers
Don


When you see them used on buildings they look pretty effective but the
slightest gap and there is often a matching stain down the walls.
I used something similar but plastic on the ridge of our garden swing
and the seat is now sh*t free. It is called bird comb and available from
places that sell upvc cladding and roofline plastic products.

like this
http://www.pbs-limited.co.uk/Product...ller-Stop.aspx

bit cheaper too!

Bob


Just to add, the fingers are at about 110 degree to the fixing face so
two lengths in parallel make a V like strip similar to the screw fix
picture.

Bob
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Donwill wrote:
Does anybody know how effective these things a

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/41902/...kes-Pack-of-10

I'm hoping to deter pigeones from perching on the ridge of the
conservatory and sh......g on it.
Cheers
Don


When you see them used on buildings they look pretty effective but the
slightest gap and there is often a matching stain down the walls.
I used something similar but plastic on the ridge of our garden swing and
the seat is now sh*t free. It is called bird comb and available from
places that sell upvc cladding and roofline plastic products.

like this
http://www.pbs-limited.co.uk/Product...ller-Stop.aspx

bit cheaper too!

Bob


Just to add, the fingers are at about 110 degree to the fixing face so two
lengths in parallel make a V like strip similar to the screw fix picture.

Bob


Some houses across the road from me that face a park with a lake were
troubled with gulls. The metal spikes (Screwfix type) have worked well for
the last 3 of 4 years with no sign of falling off or deteriorating




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On 18 Oct, 12:13, Donwill wrote:
Does anybody know how effective these things a

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/41902/...ol/Pest-Stop-B...

I'm hoping to deter pigeones from perching on the ridge of the
conservatory and sh......g on it.
Cheers
Don


This sort of thing was fitted on the sills at work a while ago and we
seem to have a lot fewer pigeons and a lot less of their by-products
around the place. Mind you, at the same time, they did manage to
encourage some falcons to take up residence, so that would've helped
things along quite a bit......
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Bob Minchin wrote:
Bob Minchin wrote:
Donwill wrote:
Does anybody know how effective these things a

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/41902/...kes-Pack-of-10


I'm hoping to deter pigeones from perching on the ridge of the
conservatory and sh......g on it.
Cheers
Don


When you see them used on buildings they look pretty effective but
the slightest gap and there is often a matching stain down the walls.
I used something similar but plastic on the ridge of our garden swing
and the seat is now sh*t free. It is called bird comb and available
from places that sell upvc cladding and roofline plastic products.

like this
http://www.pbs-limited.co.uk/Product...ller-Stop.aspx

bit cheaper too!

Bob


Just to add, the fingers are at about 110 degree to the fixing face so
two lengths in parallel make a V like strip similar to the screw fix
picture.

Bob

Thanks for that Bob, I'll bite the bullet and get tham fived up.
BTW the Myford has had very liitle work to date, mainly perspex, but in
time !!! :-)
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On 18 Oct, 12:13, Donwill wrote:

Does anybody know how effective these things a

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/41902/...ol/Pest-Stop-B...

I'm hoping to deter pigeones from perching on the ridge of the
conservatory and sh......g on it.
Cheers
Don


This sort of thing was fitted on the sills at work a while ago and we
seem to have a lot fewer pigeons and a lot less of their by-products
around the place. Mind you, at the same time, they did manage to
encourage some falcons to take up residence, so that would've helped
things along quite a bit......

Many thanks for all the contributions, I have purchased a pack of 10 and
hope to fix them this week.

Cheers
Don
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On 18 Oct, 12:13, Donwill wrote:
Does anybody know how effective these things a


Same as most such things - they're effective in making them go
elsewhere. So how far is "elsewhere", and is that enough? Also any gap
or remaining perch space could still be popular.
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