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.
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