Here’s a bathroom vent from a local home that did not have a vent guard on it. You can see signs of the starling family that made a home inside of it. We had to remove the starlings and add a proper, code-compliant vent guard to complete this job.
Vents are a common place for critters to build nests and burrows. They provide shelter from the rain and are often warm. This can create hazards that are dangerous for both homeowners and wildlife alike.
When wildlife move into vents, this blocks the airflow the vent was installed to create. This is especially dangerous for dryer vents because the air they vent out is often hot. Lint can get trapped by nests or other animal debris and this can create a fire hazard.
In addition to safety hazards, animals living in your vents can also cause property damage. Uncovered vents provide an access point for all sorts of wildlife to enter your house, chew through the walls, lay eggs, drop fecal matter, or cause other problems. It’s important to keep all vents covered with either a vent guard or a vent cover to prevent wildlife issues and protect your property.
This is a low-profile type of dryer vent cover. There is an internal predator guard that you can see when the vent cover is opened due to the air being blown through the vent while the dryer is running.
Here we’re installing predator guards on bathroom vents to deter starlings and sparrows from building nests inside homes.
If you’ve got critters in your home’s vents, give us a call. We’d be happy to help you remove the wildlife from your home and cover the vents to prevent their return. Contact Wildlife Enterprises, LLC to get started.