Rats Going Into Tile Roof

Roof rats most often inhabit rafters attics false ceilings and the spaces between floors.

Rats going into tile roof.

Pest control for your roof. If you have mice rats or squirrels getting into your attic through a tile roof the situation is much more difficult than in a regular flat shingled roof and at times the problem can be impossible to fully address without major roof work. When sealing gaps at valleys ensuring proper water drainage is an issue. Both of these locations will provide instant access to the attic or roof area and a homeowner will only know there is damage if they are actively looking for it.

This is a popular rat and mouse entry point. In the lower left it s some wires going into a gable vent and only a flimsy screen blocks access. Roof edges and anywhere where roof meets roof is a rat entry hot spot. On your roof seal off openings such as vent pipes.

Some homes have gaps around the chimney where rats can slip through. Tile roofs barrel tile roofs in particular pose a special problem when it comes to wildlife. In the upper right a very obvious chewed open ridge cap plug. Entry points into the house often occur along the roofline and through spaces where pipes or wiring enter the home.

Many of the areas are difficult to work on. This video shows us revisiting a job we did for a customer in. Holes such as those used to run pipes for laundry washers and dryers outside faucets telephone and television cable. Inspecting the home for evidence of rats an inspection is the first step to determining if there are rats inside the home.

The most common areas for rats to sneak into a roof are at the vent openings and through damaged eaves. The open ridge cap goes right into the attic of course.