Woodpeckers may seem harmless when you see them flying around and having fun. But they can cause a good deal of damage to your home or commercial property if you are not careful. They are going to go through wood in order to attract a mate, to find a place to sleep with their young, and to find food. If you are unlucky enough that one finds its way to pecking through the wood of your property, then hiring a professional pest control company may be the solution that you need.
When woodpeckers get to work on the wood, they like to go with a material that is going to make a loud sound. This can include things like your roof vents, chimney caps, drain pipes, metal siding, vents, and gutters. Drumming can be done a few times a day and may last for a few weeks, depending on the goal of the woodpecker and how long they try to make it happen. If something is banging on these surfaces for a few months, it is not only annoying, but it is going to start to damage it.
In addition, woodpeckers are going to start to attack the wood of a structure. This is more common if there are insects inside of it, such as with a rotting tree or something similar. The acorn woodpecker is going to be able to drill a small series of holes that are close together that allow it to store one acorn inside each one. These holes may not be very big, but when there are a lot of them and when they occur in the side of your home, it is going to become noticeable in no time.
Sometimes the woodpecker will go after the wood and peck it to see whether it would make a suitable nesting sight. They prefer redwood and cedar for this, but they can go after something else. Most homeowners will hear the noise and take precautions to keep the birds out of the way, but if you have a vacation home or a summer home you do not visit that much, the attack can last longer and the damage will be larger.
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