Just discovered last night as we sat around our firepit at dusk, that we have about 30 bats living somewhere in our metal roof.  We have no attic and it looked as though they were flying out of thin …

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Comment by Terry & Shelley S on July 3, 2012 at 4:06pm

Hi Wendy! Not sure if this is a coincidence or an epidemic.....   When our Terminix rep. was here a couple of weeks ago, he seen the bat house we have on the fascia of our deck over our garage.  (there's a pic of it on our page)  He asked if we were having a 'bat' problem and explained they were helping another of their clients deal with them in Canton.    I told him we built the house after watching 20+ bats exit the bird house hanging to the left of it.  Occasionally, we do find them hanging in the corners of the rafters on the ceiling of our North facing porch.  This seems strange as all our research indicates they typically like the South end of a house as it's usually the warmest.    They have not become a nuisance yet; we're hoping the bat house will help prevent that as some species are endangered here in NC.  

If you're looking for plans, here's the website we used for ours:   http://www.google.com/search?q=bat+house+plans&hl=en&client...

   Hope this helps

Comment by EZMARY on July 3, 2012 at 1:26pm

Think of 30 names and keep them as pets!!!  They eat insects!

Comment by Wendy Klemann on June 29, 2012 at 12:45pm

My husband had just been talking about building a bat house. We were just at UF in Gainesville FL last week and saw their incredible bat houses and watched as 100,000+ bats flew out at dusk and over to lake Alice to feed. How odd to come home and find we already had one! Don't care to share MY roof with them though! "Batman" told us the trim has to come off and flashing installed after they get them out and they were also around the dormer of a bedroom and that will have to be fixed as well and other areas around the perimeter of the roof sealed to keep them from just relocating to the other side of the house. Hoping they don't find damage from the guano when they get in there. It's already costing big $$$$. Checked and homeowners insurance doesn't cover any of it:(

Comment by Kevin Piatz on June 27, 2012 at 12:22pm

That's not a bad idea Tom.

Comment by Tom Livingston on June 27, 2012 at 10:28am

Keep in mind bats eat mosquito's. If it were me I would build some bat houses on the edge of the woods before chasing them out of my house.

Comment by Kevin Piatz on June 26, 2012 at 12:57pm

Hi again Wendy,

I just sent you the email. If you don't have it check your spam filter or let me know and we'll figure something out. Good luck with your critter issues!

-Kevin, PCS Redmond

Comment by Wendy Klemann on June 25, 2012 at 8:31pm

Thanks Kevin.  I would appreciate it if you could email me information about critter proofing my home:) 

wbklemann@bellsouth.net

Comment by Kevin Piatz on June 25, 2012 at 6:11pm

Hi Wendy,

After your "bat technician" takes care of the little guys it would be a good idea to use a log home sealant to seal between the log that acts as your top plate and the roof. Energy Seal or Woodsman would work for that. Be sure to use spray foam, grip strip, or backer rod as your bond breaker if you do this. If you like I would be happy to email you some more information about critters and what can be done to pest proof your home.

Good luck!

-Kevin, PCS Redmond

kevin@permachink.com