How To Stop Woodpeckers From Damaging Wood Siding

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How to stop woodpeckers from damaging wood siding.

If woodpeckers are damaging your siding under an eave hang some netting from the eave line down to the ground. Repair holes in your house to discourage woodpeckers. If the net is extended away from the house wall the woodpecker can t get close enough to damage the wood. Some homes actually leave the hooks up year round and then hang the netting as needed.

These birds are certainly less interested in sidings made of fiber cement most common solution as woodpeckers avoid cement at all costs stone or brick smartside and insulated vinyl siding. You can also add a feeder to your yard to encourage the birds to stay away from your siding and fences if you find holes in your house if the woodpeckers have bored holes repair them as quickly. Below i will tell you exactly how to get rid of woodpeckers on cedar siding using 5 easy methods. While woodpeckers are easy on the eyes and favorites of birdwatchers you really don t want them around your home.

In order to understand how to get rid of woodpeckers on cedar siding it is paramount that you choose an appropriate woodpecker deterrent. One of the most popular ways of keeping the woodpeckers away from your house is to use physical barriers e g spikes and nets. Choosing a siding that s not attractive to woodpeckers is the best way of prevention. Nothing is more unsatisfying than hearing the sound of a woodpecker drumming away on the side of your house early in the morning.

Visual deterrents hang up items that will blow and swing in the breeze to scare them away. Use putty to fill the woodpecker holes as soon as you find them. First you must realize that woodpeckers are not damaging your house or interrupting your sleep because they have a personal vendetta against you. Netting get netting which is used to protect fruit from birds and place over the corners of the house if possible to exclude the birds.

For starters protect trees by mounting bird repellent tape to tree trunks or hanging old mirrors from limbs. Insects may crawl into the holes and infest your house exacerbating the problem. You can try windsocks mylar reflective tape scare eye balloons plastic windmills etc. Their shiny reflective surface will scare off nearby woodpeckers.

I don t mind that so much as i do when they decide to use my wood siding for their rat tat tatting.