How Wildlife Can Damage Your Home Siding

You enjoy seeing squirrels scamper up trees and listening to birds serenade the new day. Wildlife in its natural habitat is a beautiful thing. However, if squirrels, woodpeckers, raccoons, and other animals are making your house part of their live-in environment, they could be severely damaging parts of your house, including the siding.

Animals That Can Damage Siding

Your siding is a protective exterior around your house. Some wildlife can climb on your house or use your house for their own benefit and damage the siding. These animals include:

• Raccoons
  
• Squirrels
  
• Opossums
  
• Woodpeckers
  
• Mice
  
• Rats
  

If you notice these animals around your home, take note of where they are and inspect the area for siding damage.

How Wildlife Can Damage Home Siding

Raccoons, squirrels, opossums, and other critters are all capable of finding weak spots in your siding and using them as portals into the interior of your house. If you have loose siding panels, they can pry them off or loosen them more. They may be able to open vents, damaging the siding around the vent. They want to get inside, and they have sneaky ways to accomplish their goals.

Have you heard a woodpecker tapping away at your home? That's not a good sign. Their sharp beaks can tap holes into your siding and other parts of your home's exterior. They may be looking for insects to eat, or they could be creating a nesting hole.

Mice, rats, and rodents can gnaw at your home's siding, creating holes so they can get in and out. If it looks like your siding is being chewed on, a rodent is probably the culprit.

Critter Guard to the Rescue

Critter Guard has the solution to your wildlife problems! Line Guard and Pole Guard products block access to your home via power lines and utility poles. This can safely deter squirrels, rats, mice, opossums, raccoons, and other critters. Critter Guard also offers a BirdBloc product to further deter birds, like woodpeckers, from choosing your home as a nesting spot.

Protect your home with our safe and smart solutions. Learn more about Critter Guard for homeowners, and contact us with any questions you might have!