Ever have raccoons in your attic?
- Thread starter millah_22
- Start date
The patch is a lot bigger than the hole. He seemed very confident nothing was in there yet.
Apparently the one that tore up our roof looked around and didn't like the place and left. Probably because after tearing a giant hole in the roof it was all wet inside.
So we never had to evict the lady, just repair the roof and all the drywall.
You can take the femme boy out of the hut but you can't out pizza the hut in the femme boy
Is it weird that @Moral hasn't been in this thread much?
That's because I only know how to get bats out of an attic.
That cardboard ought to keep 'em out. 👌Photos courtesy of raccoon guy
Little known fact but raccoons are terrified of cardboard.
So the point of the cardboard is to see if they come back. If they go a few days without touching the cardboard, then they f*cked off to somewhere else and the traps are no longer needed.
Secured the cardboard with duct tape. Obviously a pro move. It does rain a lot in spring, though, and that taped cardboard might not work so hot for keeping the thunderstorms out.
I'm already getting a roofer to come fix it. Again, as I've said 5 times already, the cardboard is there to see if the raccoons have come back to try to get in, or have moved on.
Well... they don't want to make it too hard for the critters to dig through, seeing how they're able to dig through the shingles, the underlayment, and the decking. So, duct tape it is!
His neighbors prob have so much cardboard on hand.
I get you, man.
But I think the other guy was saying the duct tape wouldn't hold against the asphalt shingles, leading your racoon guy to say, "Ah-ha! Something moved the cardboard!" and then he can charge you more money.
the first night he put the cardboard down, the next morning it was shredded to pieces by morning.
They were trying to get in. The hole is only about 3/4 wide by 4 inches long. About big enough for them to reach their hand through and try to rip at.
Raccoon guy says he usally goes the cardboard route first, puts down some repellant, and they usually see that a human has messed with it and they leave it alone and move on. Only if they come back and keep working at the hole, he will put traps down. Basically its his test, that if they leave the cardboard alone for 2 days they've moved on and it's safe to go ahead get the hole patched up.
Maybe if you did like Moral's "Racoon Whisperer" video they'd leave your roof alone.
Raccoon guy is pretty sure it's a very desperate pregnant female trying to find shelter.
It’s really hard to fathom paying someone to do a job that any competent man should easily be able to perform.
What's more manly?
Building a doghouse for the pregnant 'coon that covers the hole she dug?
Or sitting up on the roof with a gun waiting for her to show up?
🤔
Building a doghouse for the pregnant 'coon that covers the hole she dug?
Or sitting up on the roof with a gun waiting for her to show up?
🤔
It would be more manly to use a bow and arrow, or a shovel like I did at my FIL’s place.
Truth be told my roof is kind of awkward, and I don't really like climbing up on it. I couldn't get a good look of what I was dealing with from the ground, so my main concern was that they were already in the attic. Now, knowing that they aren't, I prob could have done it myself, but I figured I was looking at a whole ass operation.
Morals video of the guy feeding all those raccoons
