Keep Bats out of the Attic with Professional Siding Experts

As a homeowner, maintaining the integrity of your house is essential for both comfort and safety. One often overlooked aspect of home maintenance is ensuring that your rafters and siding are well-sealed and caulked. This simple but crucial task can prevent a host of problems, including unwanted infestations by bats, squirrels, spiders, and other critters. At Pressure Point Roofing, our teams focus on all the small details, including installing siding to exact precision to ensure your home is protected from unwanted visitors. Here’s an explanation of how professional siding installation helps with pest control.

Oregon has an abundance of wildlife, and some of it takes up residence in our yards. Bats are essential for pollinating plants and spreading seeds. Spiders target smaller bugs and can be helpful guardians against flies, mosquitos, and other insects. Squirrels are also essential seed distributors. All of these look for safe, warm, and dark places to shelter–including your attic, crawlspace, and walls.

As helpful as they are, there are many reasons you don’t want them residing in your home. First, wild animals can carry diseases or be a host to fleas, ticks, or parasites. In some cases, pests may known to bite. Second, in their flurry to build their habitats in your home, they can destroy your home’s structure or, at the least, make a mess of it. Finally, they can be noisy or illicit fear, diminishing the comfort of your house.

Pressure Point Roofing Leaves No Crack Unsealed

Professional siding installation helps with pest control by eliminating entry points. Bats and squirrels can squeeze through surprisingly small gaps. For instance, a bat can enter through a gap as small as 3/8 inch, while a squirrel needs only a 1.5-inch hole. Our teams start by perfectly fitting siding and joints for a snug fit and eliminating cracks and holes as much as possible. Then, proper sealing with caulk or other materials ensures that any remaining gaps are closed off, making it much harder for pests to find their way inside.

Beyond preventing unwanted visitors from entering your home, Pressure Point Roofing’s professional siding installation team offers several other benefits.

Maintaining Temperature Control: Sealing gaps in your rafters and siding also helps with temperature control inside your home. Properly sealed homes are better insulated, reducing heating and cooling costs. This added benefit of energy efficiency saves money and makes your home more comfortable year-round.

Protecting Against Moisture: Gaps and cracks in your home’s exterior can allow moisture to seep in, leading to mold and mildew problems. Moist environments are attractive to many pests, including spiders, which thrive in damp conditions. By sealing these entry points, you are also protecting your home from water damage and the potential for pest infestations that come with it.

What You Can Expect from Pressure Point Roofing

Our team prides itself on a job well done. We begin by meeting with you onsite to understand your home’s needs, from its structure and design to its surroundings. Our team members will help you select the best siding within your budget, bringing you many decades of satisfaction.

Siding installation is a precision job, and our team ensures perfect corners and joints, regardless of how structurally square and straight your home is. Once the siding and edge pieces are installed, we continue searching for gaps. We inspect the home’s exterior, focusing on the rafters, siding, and areas where different materials meet. Our team searches for cracks, gaps, or holes that could serve as entry points for pests, paying particular attention to areas around vents, chimneys, and rooflines. Next, we apply caulk or other sealants to all identified gaps and cracks. The result is a smooth finish with no gaps.

Choose Pressure Point Roofing for quality siding installation that helps with pest control.

Siding installation is a significant investment essential to protecting your home and enhancing its curb appeal. Eliminating gaps and ensuring your rafters and siding are well-sealed and caulked is a vital aspect of home maintenance that can save you from numerous headaches down the road. Our team at Pressure Point Roofing has the experience and expertise to ensure your siding looks great and is installed with precision to eliminate gaps and crevices to keep pests out of your home. Contact us today to learn more and receive a quote.