Suburban Raccoons

If you have raccoons in your attic already or, as in this case, in the crawl space under your home, it is too late for raccoon-proofing house activity. You will need to install a one-way trap door, as this consumer has done, to get them out and keep them out. Once the raccoons come out of the space, this one-way trap door will keep them from going back in. Make sure that there are no babies left inside, otherwise the mother raccoon will do everything she can to rescue them. She can do a lot of damage in a situation like this.

Raccoon-proof your house now before they get locked out and begin looking for a new den in your home; if there are raccoons in your neighborhood or in someone else’s home, 

Raccoon Proofing House Steps to Take

Use heavy gauge chicken wire like that shown in the picture. Cover all potential entrance points to block entry to your home. Make sure to use self-sealing screws or dab with caulking to avoid water leaks when screw nailing into your roof. Here are some of the areas that you need to check and install chicken wire to prevent raccoons from getting inside your attic or under your home:

• Walk around your home and identify any entrance point at ground level
• Cover all points of entry with chicken wire
• Block all roof vents with chicken wire
• Cover chimney vents with chicken wire
• Wherever one roof overhangs another, install chicken wire over the soffits
• If in doubt, install chicken wire; raccoons are very smart and have a lot of experience breaking into people’s homes.

It is better to take these precautions now vs. waiting until they have broken into your home. If the neighbors have them, your going to get them in your home too. For more information on raccoon proofing house deterrents, click here.

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