NY Wildlife Specialists

Wildlife Exclusion in New York

NY woodpeckers, squirrels, and starlings exploit every gap in aging roofline material. We seal entry points with permanent hard materials and repair the structural damage they leave behind.

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What's Your Problem?

Why NY Rooflines Attract Wildlife

New York's aging housing stock — much of it built before 1990 with wood soffits and fascia boards — provides exactly the conditions wildlife needs: soft or deteriorated wood that is easy to penetrate, gaps at soffit returns and gutter lines where panels have pulled away, and eave cavities that are warm, dry, and protected from predators. The problem compounds over time: once one animal enters, the opening widens and attracts others.

The most common roofline wildlife in NY are squirrels (grey and flying), European starlings and house sparrows, and woodpeckers (pileated, red-bellied, and downy). Each creates a different damage pattern and requires a different exclusion approach. Squirrels chew existing gaps wider at the fascia-soffit junction. Starlings and sparrows pack nesting material into soffit vents. Woodpeckers drill directly through sound fascia and siding to reach wood-boring insects or create nesting cavities.

What We Do

Entry Point Assessment

Ladder-level inspection of the entire roofline perimeter to identify all current and potential entry points — including gaps that haven't been used yet but will be once animals learn of them.

Hard Material Sealing

Closing entry points with aluminum, steel mesh, or new material — not caulk or foam, which animals can chew through. Permanent exclusion uses materials animals can't penetrate.

Structural Damage Repair

Replacing fascia boards, soffit panels, or nailing channels that animals have damaged or compromised. The exclusion seal is only as good as the material it's installed in.

Soffit Vent Protection

Installing heavy-gauge mesh over soffit vents to prevent starling and sparrow nesting while maintaining the ventilation function those vents provide for ice dam prevention.

Common Questions

How do I know if animals are in my roofline?

Sounds are the most reliable indicator — scratching, movement, or chittering in the eave area, particularly at dawn and dusk for squirrels and early morning for birds. Visible entry points (gaps wider than a quarter at the soffit-fascia junction, chewed edges, or woodpecker holes) confirm active use. The free inspection includes checking for active signs at all identified openings.

Do you remove the animals before sealing?

We seal entry points after confirming animals are not actively present in the cavity. For squirrel infestations, one-way exclusion devices may be used to allow animals to exit before final sealing. We do not provide live trapping or removal — that is a wildlife control service. Our work is the structural repair and permanent exclusion once the cavity is clear.

Will animals just find a new way in after sealing?

A thorough exclusion seals all current and potential entry points around the perimeter, not just the active ones. If the inspection identifies multiple soft spots or gaps — which is common on older NY homes — the estimate covers them all. Sealing one point while leaving others open moves the problem, not solves it.

NY Wildlife Exclusion Specialists

Free Wildlife Exclusion Assessment

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