As i said i trained for many years and did dozens of jobs before i got good at it.
How to remove bats from attic uk.
Bats are an endangered species and are protected by law which means it is a criminal offence to try to kill or remove bats or to change block their roost.
Bats favor dark quiet hideouts and have an aversion to lots of light and commotion.
Bat removal is not easy especially if you want to get rid of bats in the attic.
Killing them is both inhumane and will create an unlivable environment due to the smell of a colony of decaying bats.
Cover up all attic vents and your chimney with screens.
Guano is the term used for bat droppings.
Dos and don ts when dealing with bats.
Even if a heavy sleeper the more bats you have in the attic roof or any part of the house means more noise.
How to remove bats from attic to get them out identify their entry and exit points making sure not to seal them while the bats are inside.
Bats will hibernate in the winter if the temperature stays at around 35 to 40 f.
Whilst it is unlikely you will ever face an infestation of bats always contact a professional to ensure that.
Afterward you will need to scrub the area with an enzyme based cleaner.
All bats in the uk eat insects and are actually a great form of natural pest control.
If you have even one bat in the house their feces can start to collect and cause serious hygiene problems.
You can purchase a bat house online in stores or easily create one on your own with simple cheap materials.
Place something that smells strongly in your attic such as eucalyptus which drives away bats.
Most of the do it yourself bat removal attempts that i see have ended in disaster before i was called out.
Bats breeding places are protected so sorting out the removal of.
Use a vacuum first to suck up all of the loose droppings decomposing bat bodies and any other materials.
With the old insulation completely removed neal uses a hand pumped sprayer to apply d molish now an organic stain cleaner and odor remover where the bat guano was most concentrated.
Then remove any soiled or damaged insulation from the attic and or walls.
Removing the bats 1 create a disturbance to drive the bats away.
Photo by heather smith macisaac.
Do aim to remove them before the mating season.
Do contact a professional.
Attracting bats to your property may sound like the last thing you would want to do but giving them a viable option outside of your home is actually a much better solution than dealing with attic bats or any type of removal process.
A guide to dealing with bats in the attic.
