Gutters Guards: No Vacancy for Nesting Birds

The melodious chirping of birds can certainly brighten your day, and seeing them tend to their young can be heartwarming—but not when they do it in your gutters. Come nesting time, many bird species find the open, narrow spaces of rain gutters very inviting. With all the leaves, twigs, and other debris present in there, and the warm temperature from the attic, gutters can indeed make a suitable habitat for birds. 

No matter how hospitable you wish to be, however, you simply can’t allow the nest building in your gutter to continue, because it can cause serious clogging problems during the rainy seasons. Clogging in your gutters can result to water overflow, which could then lead to basement water damage issues.  This is in addition to the diseases that bird droppings and dead, rotting insects can cause, which you can catch when you clean your gutters or when rainwater floods your home. 

To prevent bird infestation in your gutter, you should find and eliminate all sources of food and water for them. You may also try to scare them away by putting up flags, or gadgets that produce noise or motion when they’re around. Better yet, put up gutter covers to ensure birds do not have access to your gutters, while protecting the gutters from leaves and other debris at the same time.