Birds make mess on roof in Lavallette home - Bird control and removal in Lavalette, NJ
Challenge
One of our residential customers in Lavallette had contacted Cowleys because of a massive nuisance bird problem. Seagulls and pigeons were leaving unsightly droppings all over his roof and around his home. Even as I was pulling up to his driveway, I could see from the road that birds had overrun his home. His roof looked like a bird waste disposal facility. There are few things that gets me riled up in my job, but that’s one of them.
Bird droppings are much more than a nuisance.They cause real damage. Over time, this thick white paste of acidic uric acid will eat away at shingles and sheathing, actually disintegrating roofing materials enough to cause roof leaks. Birds nesting in drains and gutters can block water drainage and lead to dangerous standing water on the roof, while birds nesting in dryer exhaust vents is a fire hazard because of their flammable nesting materials. Also, bird droppings, which contain a toxic stew of parasites and other pathogens, are a serious health hazard.
Solution
After speaking with the frustrated homeowner, it was time to get to work. I was anxious to give these birds some strong incentives that would motivate them to go elsewhere. There are a number of effective ways to make your roof inhospitable to birds. Here, I used one of my favorites, an “eagle eye” on the roof. This device emits an annoyingly large glare of light and distracts the birds from landing. I also installed two rotating flags to keep the birds from landing on two popular locations based on the amount of their droppings. I installed one flag on an electrical box near the pool equipment, and another on the backyard shed.
After installing these bird repellent devices, I showed my finished work to the homeowner and explained how they worked. He was visibly relieved that the level of bird activity around his home will be substantially reduced. I was not about to let these birds ruin a beautiful home. There are plenty of other places along the Jersey Shore for birds to land, nest, and deposit their droppings. This home was now officially off-limits.
