Been dealing with these critters recently. I had enough on my list...one of the things was to tighten up my soffits...well leave it to the raccoons to force my hand. They are everywhere in my neighborhood...its a pretty densely packed area of houses.
Birds had sligthly made there way into one of my dormer soffits...well the coons spotted the opening and started to set up camp looking for entry into the attic. Fortunately they didnt make it before I found them. My house is nearly 100 years old, so the wood is old growth and HARD...they started to chew on it to try and work their way in...I was able to evict the culprit and MAN was he HUGE, mean, and tough. I forced him off the roof at about 11:30 in the dark...not the best move given that the peak is 34 feet up.
A little rant,...the neighbor a couple doors down has had some unfinished construction going on 7 years now...his garage addition is the hub, and the guy next to me has them in his house, mine was next on the list...I wish he'd finish up his addition. The city has cited him, etc...he just wont do anything to complete it. He even had the nerve to ask if I'd go halves with him to pay a trapper.
Well i buttoned up one of my soffits last night, rain sort of shut me down from finishing the rest. I'd much rather be working on my triple.
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Added a bunch of nailers and reinforcement to secure some plywood.
Here is where I left it last night...
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Need to paint, caulk, and reinstall vinyl and siding...then rinse wash and repeat for three other areas. Then its onto trappin'.