The Damage That Birds Can Do To Your Roof

Many people never give this a moment's thought, but one of the things that can cause damage to a building – besides fire – is birds. Yes, those, friendly feathered chaps that like to nest on the roof of your building and those around you. This is particularly the case in seaside towns where the seagulls can roost in their hundreds, or even thousands. Pigeons are just as bad.

They love to nest in gutters, and daddy bird will go hunting for nesting materials while mummy bird prepares the nest and completely blocks up the downpipe. It can be such fun when you see the parents feeding the chick on the roof opposite, but they are doing the same on yours. And if your downpipes become blocked you can get water laying on the roof and in the worst-case scenario it can cause the roof to fail completely. It does happen – and more often than you might think.

The only way to stop the little blighters is to prevent them from nesting in the first place, and you can do this with bird netting installation or seagull spike installation. Either of these measures can prevent the birds from nesting on your roof and causing it damage.

You do need to get the right size of bird spike installation because if you use the size that deters seagulls your local starlings and sparrows will be able to create a very nice nest in between them! You need the services of a company that specialises in bird deterrent.

Even On a High Rise Building You Need the Windows Cleaned

If you have a high rise building you need to get the windows cleaned on a regular basis. Over time, dirt and grime builds up and if you don't have them cleaned it can cause people inside the building to become depressed and perhaps not perform at their best when they are your employees.

Dirty windows can also have a definite negative effect on potential or existing customers when they park in your car park and get out to be faced with a building which is dirty. It follows that every business should undertake window cleaning as a matter of course. 

This may be something that you do anyway if your office, factory or retail premises are only a couple of storeys high, and your local window cleaner may be able to do it for you without problem. However, it is a totally different kettle of fish if you have a high-rise building because you need a firm of specialists. There are not so many companies that undertake commercial window cleaning nationwide on high-rise buildings but unless you have a local company you are going to have to find one that does undertake window cleaning nationwide.

This is a highly skilled operation and requires a team of people who have been trained to the highest standards because of the potential dangers involved. However, there are some companies in the window cleaning industry who specialise in working on high-rise buildings using industrial rope access, and this is the sort of company that you need.