Animals Chewing Wood Siding

Damage to lower areas only could be rats but probably not.

Animals chewing wood siding.

If you have easy access for a squirrel to get to your wood siding then he will find it to be the perfect place to trim down his teeth. Here are some things you can do to deter the little rascals. Follow these tips to keep the squirrel from chewing on your house and making it their home too. You re most likely to hear squirrels first a rustling in the ceiling or the sound of grinding as they gnaw away at some wood.

It started with just the corner of a fascia board and now has appeared in a bunch of other places. The way to keep squirrels from chewing my wood deck. The only place the damage is being done is on the south or west side of the structure an out building. I would guess squirrels.

Holes occur over time when seals crack around plumbing fixtures on your siding allowing mice entrance into your home. Their front teeth never quit growing. In the yard these same animals will target trees wood furniture fences decks and as you know home siding. Brush polybutene onto siding railings downspouts and other areas where chewing is found to discourage squirrels from climbing.

While squirrels are free to roam and find plenty of natural materials to chew on or eat during their daily rounds they ll sometimes chew on. The house which has the same siding. By sealing gaps in your walls and siding you can successfully secure your home from outdoor pests. The fascia is cypress and the shingles are cedar.

They will chew on everything from lead roof flanges attic vents to wood shutters and siding. Inexpensive and simple to do sealing your siding only requires a little time to locate the cracks. If they didn t gnaw to wear them down the. Apply squirrel taste.

Polybutene is extremely sticky and can be messy to apply. Rodents have to gnaw on things. They need to file their teeth down. Liquid and spray repellents.

It looks like it s being chewed. You want to do whatever you can to prevent them from chewing on your house and definitely do not want to allow them to get inside. However when they are gnawing on your wood deck they might not be so cute anymore. With that clue it s time look for droppings in the attic damage outside that indicates an entry point wood chips in unexpected places unexpected water damage on a wall or ceiling a dead animal smell.

How high up is the damage. The attached pictures give you a pretty good idea what it looks like. Here are pictures of beaver or porcupine damage on a tree and a deck damaged by chewing squirrels.