Let Bats Out | Keep Them Out
Bat removal/exclusion is all about
- Making sure all the bats are out of a structure
- Sealing up the structure up so the bats can’t get back in
This week’s post offers a video where we show how we let the bats out of the structure and shows how we keep them out at this house. It is a great visualization of bat proofing methodology.
Bats need a way to get out. Bat Cones or Bat Tubes let bats out of the structure but not able to get back in. You can read about it in this post Bat Cones.
Bat proofing makes sure they can’t get back in at other gaps. This sealing up of the structure to keep them from getting in at other places is what bat-proofs the structure. Screening, caulking, and making repairs to close all gaps is what bat-proofing is all about. In the featured video today, Ridge Guard is a specialized screen for a ridge vent.
Ridge-Guard for Bats
Attic vents are designed to let air out. Sometimes, though, they let animals in!
When nuisance animals are in the attic, ridge vents are often the openings animals are using to get in.
Small animals like bats and flying squirrels are particularly notorious for getting into attics at ridge vents.
And while there are different styles of ridge vent, the trouble comes when they move over time because of age and weathering. When they move, gaps big enough for the animals to get in often remain.
Bigger animals like gray squirrels and raccoons find the gaps and expand them with more destruction. The bats were able to get in the ridge vent in the video above because it was no longer tight to the roof.
Sometimes, the ends are left uncapped as well.
In the video above you were able to see how the installed product kept the bats and any other animal from getting in at the ridge guard. It works well for bats and more.
Ridge-Guard Works as Advertised
In the past, we dealt with animal-intruded ridge vents by pulling up the ridge vents, screening with tight meshed, galvanized wire and then reinstalling ridge vents.
This kept animals out for good but it also was labor intensive.
In the past couple of years we have alternatively started to use the Ridge-Guard product instead.
As you can tell by watching this video, Ryan really likes it.
Ridge-Guard is well designed, strong and easy to install. It keeps animals out and that’s why we like it.
See Ridge-Guard’s website here:
We aren’t getting paid to advertise for Ridge-Guard. This review is just about us sharing a good product.
If you are in our service area and want Ridge-Guard installed we definitely can do it for you.
But, if you are so inclined and feel comfortable on your roof, you could accomplish the job yourself.
There are some tricks to installing at the ends of the ridge vents but there are videos out there which show you the process.
Ridge-Guard Installation | Ridge Vent Protection | Akron, Canton, Kent
If animals like bats are getting into your attic through the ridge vents, Ridge-Guard is a great product to keep them out for good.
In the Akron, Canton, Kent Ohio area, Frontline Animal Removal has a lot of experience with animals that have taken advantage of ridge guards.
We have found a product which meets the prevention needs of most ridge vents. We’d be happy to share what we know about it with you.
