Post by Andyberg on Jan 7, 2020 20:49:34 GMT
My sister has been reporting a worrying scratching sound, beginning in the morning through to the late evening, in her sealed up chimbly.
This weekend, I went to stay there to see if I could hear it too, after suffering a few seconds of my normal scratching in the early morning (usually my arse and / or my balls!!) I did indeed hear some random scratching/scurrying noises.
So, what is it likely to be?
Starlings roosting?
Random rodents (rats or squirrels or a trapped cat)?
Homeless folk?
Subsidence?
Secondly if it is starlings, how would she get them out before capping the chimbly pots with balloon mesh & without trapping any birds in there?
if its rodents, how does she remove them without said rodents deciding ‘if we can't have the chimbly we'll takeover the house instead’ 😱
Anyone suffered / dealt with any similar infestations?
This weekend, I went to stay there to see if I could hear it too, after suffering a few seconds of my normal scratching in the early morning (usually my arse and / or my balls!!) I did indeed hear some random scratching/scurrying noises.
So, what is it likely to be?
Starlings roosting?
Random rodents (rats or squirrels or a trapped cat)?
Homeless folk?
Subsidence?
Secondly if it is starlings, how would she get them out before capping the chimbly pots with balloon mesh & without trapping any birds in there?
if its rodents, how does she remove them without said rodents deciding ‘if we can't have the chimbly we'll takeover the house instead’ 😱
Anyone suffered / dealt with any similar infestations?
