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Weather and climatic conditions are also to blame for those loose gutter spikes. This is especially true when your area experiences drastic temperature changes. Anti-Roosting SpikeThere will, of course, always be instances where the only option is to install a commercially available product, such as anti-roosting spikes, but there is no reason why the DIY pigeon deterrents cannot be used in conjunction with conventional products. The industry standard method of protecting guttering and hoppers is to use anti-roosting spikes. The Defender™ Gutter Spike is the best option to protect guttering and hoppers of all types with an almost instant installation, courtesy of the integral attaching clip which clips the whole assembly to the outer lip of a gutter or hopper in seconds. The Defender™ Gutter Spike is the only spike assembly available on the market that protects the whole of the gutter including the leading edge and the gutter itself. Light wells are normally associated with period properties as a means of achieving extra light to interior rooms of a large building. They are, however, once again becoming popular in newly designed buildings and particularly where cutting edge architecture is concerned. Defender® spikes are made from a high-performance plastic which means it is long-lasting and UV-stabilised, this is why it comes with a 15-year warranty. No one wants to keep replacing a product over the years, especially when it is often installed in high inaccessible areas.
Therefore, you need to maintain your gutter spikes and fix them if damaged to keep your gutter in perfect condition. Otherwise, be prepared for the following possibilities: Damage to Property Pigeons are certainly not a problem in relation to scaring smaller birds away as they are one of the most passive species of wild bird, but pigeons will perch on buildings whilst waiting for food to be provided and this can cause soiling problems for property owners. Interestingly, it is common for pigeons to roost on the property either side of the garden in which the food is being provided and this can, in some cases, cause friction between neighbours. In more extreme cases this friction can develop into minor wars between neighbours and these can continue for years before a resolution is found. It is therefore always wise to be extremely aware of what species you are attracting by providing food and whether the birds that do visit your garden are causing problems for your neighbours. Also be aware that controlling pigeons once they have established a feeding pattern can be difficult if not impossible, particularly where the problem has become entrenched. Once you have completed a visual survey of the exterior of the building you must then inspect any internal areas that pigeons may have accessed for the purposes of roosting and/or breeding. If the property is derelict or unoccupied then all windows and doors must first be inspected to ensure that there are no access points, such as broken windowpanes. Once it has been established that the property is secure and that pigeons cannot enter the interior of the building via doors or windows then the attic or roof void must be inspected. The roof void of any building is a favoured roosting and breeding area for pigeons due to the fact that it is normally dry, protected from the elements and free from any type of predation. Pigeons can access a roof void (or any other void) via an extremely small hole or through a partially slipped tile, so your inspection needs to be thorough.When too much weight from debris is put on the gutter, some of that strain goes to the nails. Eventually, they’ll become unhinged to the fascia board, which results in gutter sagging. Step 3 - Positioning: Start at one end of the guttering and clip each piece firmly into position. Continue along the guttering making sure no gap is left between the ends of the pigeon spikes. This mechanism places the gutter strip in the centre of the gutter. It hovers above the base of the gutter, allowing for the free flow of rainwater beneath. Make sure that you remove only the spikes and retain the aluminum spacers. These will keep your gutter in place so that it doesn’t bend when you pry.
Over and above the wire system for protecting the sill the only other DIY option for side-hinged windows is the same as with windows that open inward or outward – anti-roosting spikes. Installation with the Defender Opening Window Spikes™ is described in the previous section. potential food source The other problem is overnight roosting/ breeding where the birds are using a building for the purposes of roosting and/or breeding. It is unusual for a property owner to experience both daytime perching and overnight roosting problems on the same building.
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and wash some water along the gutter to ensure there are no obstacles left! Is there any maintenance to do once Defender® Gutter Spikes are installed? For your replacement works, you need a set of gutter screws, which you can get easily in a hardware store. Just make sure you’re getting a length similar to the nails. Once the screw hooks have been installed a small spring should be hooked onto each one. The fishing line or steel wire should then be attached to the other end of each spring and pulled as tight as possible without stretching the springs. Each span of wire or line should be able to take the full weight of a pigeon landing in the centre of the span without the wire or line touching the sill, therefore tension is critically important. If, once provided, the wire does ground on the sill when a bird lands upon it, it will then be necessary to raise the height of the screw hook or to further tension the line or wire. It is extremely important to remember, however, that if the line or wire is too high pigeons will simply walk underneath it. Many commercially available systems fail to be effective for this very reason. One of the prime spots pigeons, seagulls, or small birds will perch on is ledges and windowsills. The windowsill width varies from home to home; unfortunately, one size does not fit all. Firstly, establish the bird or birds causing the problem and then measure the width or length of the sill. Once you have this information, you can choose from the options below. The choices for window sills can be overwhelming; call us on 01626 835055 if you need help deciding which system suits your bird problem. The only thing left to do is to line the base of the cylinder so that any food that falls out of the feeder as the small birds are feeding will fall into a cup at the base of the cylinder and not onto the ground below. A round plastic food container such as a margarine tub would be ideal for this purpose. If you choose to use a food container for a base it will probably be easier to identify the container before starting work and build the cylinder to fit the food container rather than the other way around. Make one or two very small holes in the base of the container so that when it rains it will not fill up with water.
Are seagulls, pigeons, doves and other nuisance birds perching and roosting on your property, soiling it with bird droppings and disturbing you with their cries at night? At Roofing Superstore, we’re proud to offer a growing range of bird spikes that will solve your problem. Bird spikes - also referred to as anti-roosting spikes or pigeon spikes - are a simple yet highly effective type of passive bird deterrent which typically consists of strips with long spikes. When fitted to specific surfaces, they will prevent birds from landing without harming them. All balconies will have a balcony rail and protective safety panel that are, in most countries, a legal requirement. The safety panel or railing will normally be constructed from either glass, concrete, wrought iron or steel. In the case of wrought iron or steel it is unlikely that the safety panel will be solid, thereby giving free and easy access to pigeons through the ironwork or steelwork. The safety panel on most types of balcony will leave a gap just above the balcony floor allowing pigeons to land on the lip of the balcony floor and walk into the balcony itself. The only exception to this rule would be where the balcony is made from cast concrete – in this case the floor and walls of the balcony would be integral, leaving no gap for pigeons to enter the balcony recess at floor level. As all balconies will have a handrail, or in the case of concrete balconies the top of the outside wall, pigeons will use the handrail or the top of the wall as a staging post, just as they do with the gap between the floor and the base of the safety panel. Fixing loose gutter spikes is the easiest gutter repair there is. All you need to perform this is a ladder, and a rubber mallet. This type of balcony is much more difficult to pigeon-proof based on the fact that the balcony will have 3 sides rather than just a frontage (as with a recessed balcony). The same criteria applies, i.e. that staging posts will need to be protected, but anyone looking to net or mesh their balcony will find that this type of balcony is considerably more problematic to protect. The other problem associated with this type of balcony, certainly compared to recessed balconies, is that there will be many more staging posts available to pigeons on windowsills and particularly on the balconies of other units adjacent. This is because a balcony that sits proud will offer far more panoramic views, not only of other balconies, but also of the entire fascia of the building. This allows a pigeon to be considerably more responsive to danger. Here at My Gutter Pro, tapping in of loose gutter spikes is included with all gutter gleaning services. Therefore, if all you need is your gutter spikes to be tightened around the entire home, simply schedule a gutter cleaning service. We’ll make sure all your gutter spikes are secure.
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Gutter spikes drive through the gutter and into the fascia board that is behind the gutter. If you have water getting behind the gutter in any way, that will start to soften and eventually rot the wood. Once this happens, the wood will no longer be able to support the gutter and the gutter will either start to pull loose, or sag in that area. Making sure that your gutters don’t get clogged will help prevent water from getting behind the gutter. DEBRIS/CLOGS Did you recently have your roof replaced in the past 2 years? Are your gutter spikes also starting to come loose around the home in some areas? Well if you answered yes to both questions, we can tell you that your gutters are probably loose because you have shingle grit collecting in them. This happens when your gutters aren’t pitched correctly and the water isn’t able to drain properly. Most types of external pipework are installed close to the wall of a building, normally at a distance of approximately 1 to 2” (2.5-5.0 cm) and will normally be either horizontal or vertical. It is, of course, the horizontal pipework that will need to be protected, although any spans of pipe that are provided at a passive angle may also need to be protected. Any pipework provided at an angle of 45 degrees or more need not be protected. Gutter spikes come loose over time. They are essentially a big nail that gets re-nailed into the same hole over and over again. However, if you have a large amount of spikes that keep coming loose in one section, than that section may have some other problems. FASCIA BOARD DAMAGE
The principle of protecting a hopper is the same as with a gutter. In the case of a hopper a triangular 4-sided box of galvanised steel mesh is made up using either electrical cable ties or ‘C’ clips to join the 4 sections together. The box is then inserted into the hopper with the sharp edges facing upwards. This will stop pigeons nesting or roosting on or in the hopper and will also stop debris such as leaves and twigs entering it. In other words, the expansion and shrinkage can dislodge the nails out of place. 3 – Incorrect Installation Do not, under any circumstances, remove the nest and squabs and put them outside the property in the hope that the parent will feed them – the parent will not continue to feed their young and the squabs will almost certainly die of starvation and/or hypothermia/dehydration. Additionally, you need to space spikes appropriately. This results in an equal weight distribution throughout the gutter. An advantage of screws over nails is that they’re threaded, so they grind against the grain of the material they’re attached to. As a result, they have more holding power and are less likely to come loose.
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Many pigeon-related problems start in the garden, either as a result of the property owner themselves feeding wild birds or their neighbours doing the same thing. This is an extremely common catalyst for a range of bird-related problems. We are all encouraged to feed wild bird populations, particularly in the winter months when natural food levels are low, and as well as the small garden birds we sometimes attract pigeons and doves.
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