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Open Perimeter Tile Roof
Tile roof buildings are complicated by the fact that rodents can slip under the tiles. Once inside this tile space, animals can enter the attic by chewing holes through the actual roof or by passing through normal
gaps in the roof where vents pass through. This is not an easy path for animal entry. But if its not addressed, the building will remain vulnerable. Besides the building perimeter, other places animals can get underneath the tiles include
the roof peaks or seams and the mini-perimeters surrounding vents.
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Trap Maintenance
In buildings where the tile roof is not sealed, rodents traps should permanently stay in the attic. If the traps stay, then any animals that enter in the future will be caught before a true
infestation can begin. The downside of this is that someone will need to follow-up on trap activity by monitoring the attic.
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Method for Sealing Roof
Wildlife Patrol permanently secures tile roofs by drilling steel hardware cloth over every gap. This process is performed tile by tile around the building. The steel screen does not change roof function at all - water drainage and ventilation is unchanged.
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David begins sealing roof |
open tile perimeter |
close-up of open tile |
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| sealing barrel tile roof perimeter 1 |
sealing barrel tile roof 2 |
sealing barrel tile roof 3 |
closing eave entry point |
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| Orlando rodent control |
Jon standing above tile seam |
sealed tiles |
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Tile roofs create a difficult challenge based on not seeing the
actual roof the way one does with a shingle rooftop. Tiles are essentially
an ornamental rooftop covering which creates a space between the tile layer and
the real roof. This space can be entered at any openings around the
perimeter, around vent or chimney perimeters, and along the valleys of the roof
where 2 hips meet. Animals underneath the tiles are not necessarily inside
the attic, but the only way to stop attic entry is to stop them from entering
this space. Once rats, squirrels, mice, or bats are underneath the tiles,
they enter the attic either through small gaps in the real roof where vents and
plumbing stacks go through the real roof (openings allowing these
structures to pass through, are often larger than the structure themselves
allowing rodents to get into the attic) or by chewing through the real roof
which is always a possibility. Sometimes these openings can be identified
and sealed from inside the attic, but in order to stop the animals from creating
new openings, the tile roof must be sealed.
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