How to Prevent Nuisance Animals from Entering Your Home
Who knew? Brian actually has a good side, and photographer Ed Suba Jr. captured it in Mary Beth Breckinridge’s feature article in The Akron Beacon Journal. Home writer Mary Beth shadowed Brian for a day of animal nuisance control inspections in the Stark County area, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the resulting article.
In the story, Mary Beth describes a day in the life of a Frontline Animal Removal nuisance control operator—looking for signs of wildlife intrusion and determining how to remedy the problem. Animals are wily, she points out, and whether it’s a problem with squirrels in the attic or maybe a groundhog under your shed, they can be relentless when conditions necessitate it.
“The problem, Briggs explains, is that animals are relentless when they’re seeking a place to stay warm in fall or to give birth in spring. They’ll chew through wood. They’ll push aluminum soffits out of the way. They’ll squeeze through small openings — in some cases, just a fraction of an inch wide.”
But how do they get into a home or building in the first place? Well, it doesn’t take much, as Brian shared with Mary Beth:
- A gap where siding doesn’t meet the edge of a chimney might as well be an open invitation to bats.
- An overhanging tree by a roof line all but tells a squirrel, “Come on over!”
- An aluminum soffit that isn’t reinforced with plywood is not match for a determined raccoon.
The moral of the story? Animals aren’t picky. If your home is new or older construction, they’ll try to get in. If a raccoon is already in your attic, then removal is the first step. But it’s what you have done after that makes the difference in whether his buddy will take up residence next. For more information on animal removal or exclusion work, contact us today.
