Squirrel Use the Builders Gap to Infest Home in Asbury Park, NJ

Challenge

Squirrels were getting into this homeowners attic and causing quite a mess, so we're here to safely remove them and prevent them from returning. After completing our inspection, we found several chewed-out areas on the roof and determined that the squirrels were entering the home via the builders gap. A builders gap is the gap between the fascia board (where the gutter is hung) and roof decking. This gap is caused when roof decking is stopped too short and is not flush with the fascia. The gap is meant to help with airflow throughout the attic, but is also the perfect place for pests and nuisance wildlife to enter your home!

Solution

We installed a one way over the access points, and set up several baited devices nearby. The one-way is designed to allow the squirrels to safely leave the area, but prevent them from getting back in. A short while later, we successfully retrieved all the squirrels and relocated to a new, humane location.

In order to exclude the squirrels & any other nuisance wildlife, from reinfesting the home we installed Pest-Blok. Pest-Blok doesn't restrict the airflow to the attic, undergoes a silicone-protected polyester coating process that makes it last longer, and guards the home against squirrels, pests, birds, and all other nuisance wildlife.