Welcome to The Rednecks Guide to Attics
Foam Insulation House Attics Article
. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for further reading, click here.
3 - How To Identify Common Attic Pests
from:If you are suddenly hearing unexplained noises coming from your attic area, it is extremely probable that some type of pest may have made himself at home in your attic. It might be a rat who is hiding his family from possible predators, or might be a squirrel family making themselves comfortable. There are several types of common attic pests. The following paragraphs will provide useful information and tips to help determine what type of pest or pests you may have living in your attic.
The first question you should ask yourself when trying to determine what type of attic pest you have, is what do you smell in your attic? Do you smell the odor of skunk spray? Or does it smell more like bat feces and urine? If you can identify the smell, you can often identify the culprit. However, you may not be able to distinguish the different smells of animal feces and urine. If this is the case, there are other steps you can take to help you identify your attic pest.
Listen carefully when you start hearing the strange attic noises. Are they flying around noises, or crawling noises? If the sounds you hear could be caused by flying around, you can safely assume you have airborne pests such as:
bats
birds
an infestation of flying insects
However, if you are hearing noises that can be contributed to crawling around, you can eliminate any possible winged pest. If it is crawling noises your hear, your pests could be creatures such as:
rats/mice
raccoons
squirrels
Other possibilities can include chipmunks or skunks.
To limit the possibilities even more so, it is important to determine whether you hear the noises more often in the daylight hours, or after the sun sets for the day. If you hear them more often during the day, it is safe to eliminate any possible nocturnal pest. In the same sense, if you are hearing more activity at night, it is usually safe to assume the pests in your attic are indeed nocturnal.
Finally, when trying to determine what type of attic pests you may have living in your home, it is important to pay close attention the noises being made.. Is it a cooing noise, possibly a pigeon or dove? Are you hearing hammering noises, like those of a woodpecker? Or are you hearing chew noises, such as those of rats, mice, and chipmunks? Sometimes the key to determining which type of attic pests you may have living in your home is listening carefully to the noises the possible pests are making.
No one wants to share their home with unwanted pests, not even their attics. Attic pests can cause a lot of inconvenience for any home owner, including possible damage to attic insulation and urine and feces smells that can be next to impossible to get rid of. Following the steps and advice above will help you to determine exactly what type of attic pests you have.
498 words
Foam Insulation House Attics News
Lapolla's CEO Issues 2010 Annual Letter to Shareholders - CNNMoney.com (press release)
Lapolla's CEO Issues 2010 Annual Letter to Shareholders CNNMoney.com (press release) Our spray foam insulation products provide a cleaner, more cost effective solution to rising energy costs and increasing greenhouse gas emissions, ... Lapolla ceo says green building materials are at forefront |
Product helps install bathtub safety bars - The Detroit News
Product helps install bathtub safety bars The Detroit News I want to use foam insulation where the poured basement meets the header joist. Are there any companies you can recommend that do this work? ... |
Welch Urges Homeowners To Weatherize - WPTZ The Champlain Valley
Welch Urges Homeowners To Weatherize WPTZ The Champlain Valley Brian Bergeron, the site supervisor from Building Energy, said the three-day project would involve spraying expanding foam insulation to seal leaks and add ... |
Project Homecoming celebrates finishing 100 Katrina damaged homes - NOLA.com
 NOLA.com | Project Homecoming celebrates finishing 100 Katrina damaged homes NOLA.com From the bamboo floors to the extensive caulking to the soy-based spray foam insulation in the attic, Hall's house was built to last, ... |
Insulating Foam Sealants Help to Weatherize Homes - SprayFoam.com
 SprayFoam.com | Insulating Foam Sealants Help to Weatherize Homes SprayFoam.com Commonly used for weatherproofing attics, walls, ceilings and crawl spaces, spray foam provides superior efficiency because it expands to fit the applied ... |
Attic insulation works best on rafters and roof deck rather than floor - Pocono Record
Attic insulation works best on rafters and roof deck rather than floor Pocono Record The added benefit of a properly sealed and spray-foam-insulated attic is that you will be able to use the entire attic for storage. ... |
The Independent Weekly Line on Durango and Beyond - Durango Telegraph
 Durango Telegraph | The Independent Weekly Line on Durango and Beyond Durango Telegraph He uses terms like “fun” and “cool” to describe things like spray-foam insulation and combustion analyzers.You can just picture him outside his house in his ... |
Vent fans to the exterior of homes - Seattle Times
Vent fans to the exterior of homes Seattle Times Even a well-ventilated attic can be subjected to high humidity levels that can damage both the structure of the home and the attic's insulation. ... |
"Insulated home, insulated wallet; Good insulation can save you from high ... - Bend Bulletin
"Insulated home, insulated wallet; Good insulation can save you from high ... Bend Bulletin Cellulose also can compact in walls, he said, so he typically only uses it in attics. One of the better products out there, he said, is a spray foam. ... |
European fire test - E500 attic insulation and cavity insulation proves “self ... - I-Newswire.com (press release)
European fire test - E500 attic insulation and cavity insulation proves “self ... I-Newswire.com (press release) (I-Newswire) March 3, 2010 - Hundreds of home owners all across Europe love E:zero E500 open cell foam. The benefits of this foam for attic insulation are ... |