The roofers did not call me back as requested, but today it occurred to me that screen + zip tie was probably a reasonable DIY solution that might put paid to the late-night scrabbling in our walls. "You really think they're going in and out?" Elwood asked skeptically. He was worried about trapping a rodent in the walls. I don't think they're just sitting there silently, though. I don't think so.
So. I went to our neighborhood hardware store, where I asked the checkout guy if he could help me outsmart a squirrel. He said, "...uh..." But he gave me a bunch of screen offcuts for free, and I bought a package of zip ties. I thumped energetically on the walls to see if anybody seemed to be home. Elwood zip-tied the screen over the (empty, let us fervently hope) roof vents.
There are more official-looking roof vent covers that a person can buy at big-box stores or from Amazon. We'll see if the zip ties do the trick.
If I am awakened again by 3am rodent Zumba, I'm going to be a little disgruntled.
Recent Comments