Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, WA Home Inspector (King of the House)

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Birds at the Soffit

I was at a home inspection recently, really a high house, and I kept seeing birds entering up under the soffit. Residents of the home were under the impression that the birds were nesting outside, not getting inside the attic.

Since I saw no nests up there, I suspected that the feathered friends were getting inside. When I got a ladder up under the eave, it was evident that the birds were, for sure, making the attic their home. In fact, it looks like they did some chewing just to make it easier access to help them in their role as birds in the attic.

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Thanks for stopping by,

Steven L. Smith

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Comments

wow, those are some birds. Alfred Hitchcock would have hired them for sure! good post pics.

Posted by Bryan Watkins (LRA Real Estate Group) almost 2 years ago

I thought that only squirrels did that!

Posted by Kerry Klun - 303-549-0818 Historic Homes of Denver (Cherry Creek Properties, LLC) almost 2 years ago

Birds are very good at getting into the attic and soffits----often pecking right through the hardware cloth screening on the "bird-blocking"----guess they don't call it that for nothing:)

Posted by Charles Buell, Seattle Home Inspector (Charles Buell Inspections.com) almost 2 years ago

that is a never a fun situation!  good luck to your sellers!

Posted by Shanna Hall, GRI,SFR St. Louis, MO 314-703-1311 (Real Estate Solutions) almost 2 years ago

Isn't there a song about that?

Birds in the attic now, two by two!  Go ahead, sing along...

Posted by Jay Markanich - Northern VA Home Inspector (Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC) almost 2 years ago

Which is worse, birds in your attic or bats in your belfry? H-m-m-m...

Helping you help others live their American dream...

Posted by Michael Thornton - Nashville, TN area Home Inspector - 615.661.0297 (Complete Home Inspections, Inc.) almost 2 years ago

I wish all my clients were that eager to get into new homes Steven!

Posted by Paul Henderson, Broker, RealtorĀ® Tacoma,Gig Harbor,DuPont,HartstenePointe (RE/MAX Professionals & Four Seasons Inc.) almost 2 years ago

polly wants a cracker

Posted by Charles Buell, Seattle Home Inspector (Charles Buell Inspections.com) almost 2 years ago

O.K does the home owner fix the hole or buy a cat? Better fix the hole, those birds had to be persistent and might win.

Posted by Dennis Chamberlain, Eastern WA Home Inspections (Eastern WA Home Inspections, LLC) almost 2 years ago

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