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How to prevent wildlife from getting into your home.

Preventing wildlife is cheaper than removing it. Close the gaps, cap the openings, and remove the draw before an animal moves in.

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Seal, cap, and remove the draw.

Walk the exterior with an animal's eye. The roofline, gable vents, soffits, and grade-level gaps are the common entries, and a sound seal with branded exclusion products closes them before an animal exploits them. Cap the chimney and screen dryer and bath vents.

Then remove the reasons to come: secure trash, pick up fallen fruit and pet food, and trim branches that give roof access. Prevention done before a problem starts avoids the removal, the cleanup, and the repair that follow an intrusion.

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Key takeaways

  • Seal entriesRoofline, vents, soffits, grade gaps
  • Cap openingsChimney, dryer and bath vents
  • Remove the drawTrash, fruit, pet food, branches
  • PreventCheaper than removal and repair

Related questions.

What is the most common entry point?

The roofline, where gaps in fascia, soffit, and gable vents let animals into the attic.

Can I do exclusion myself?

Light gaps maybe, but wildlife pressure on a roofline needs branded products installed to hold.

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