Dear forum members, I have a problem that is driving me crazy.
I have a chimney in my house (first occupied in 2017) because I would like to install a wood stove in my living area at some point. Currently, I don’t have the financial means for it, and yes, I know that a wood stove in a new house doesn’t make much sense, but I would still like to have one eventually.
Now birds have discovered the chimney as a playground. At first, it was crows, and now wagtails are active there from sunrise to sunset, pecking, knocking, and hammering away. On the ground floor, the noises sound muffled and usually don’t bother me much because I’m often busy. But on the upper floor, the chimney runs through the children’s room where my 7-month-old son and I sleep. There, the sounds are extremely loud and make it hard for my child to fall asleep. If he sleeps longer, I wake up because of the birds. When I open the attic hatch, the birds fly away and stay gone for about an hour, then they come back again.
I am attaching a picture to show the chimney (and the birds’ droppings).
Does anyone have any idea how I can get rid of the birds? I’m really grateful for any advice!
I have a chimney in my house (first occupied in 2017) because I would like to install a wood stove in my living area at some point. Currently, I don’t have the financial means for it, and yes, I know that a wood stove in a new house doesn’t make much sense, but I would still like to have one eventually.
Now birds have discovered the chimney as a playground. At first, it was crows, and now wagtails are active there from sunrise to sunset, pecking, knocking, and hammering away. On the ground floor, the noises sound muffled and usually don’t bother me much because I’m often busy. But on the upper floor, the chimney runs through the children’s room where my 7-month-old son and I sleep. There, the sounds are extremely loud and make it hard for my child to fall asleep. If he sleeps longer, I wake up because of the birds. When I open the attic hatch, the birds fly away and stay gone for about an hour, then they come back again.
I am attaching a picture to show the chimney (and the birds’ droppings).
Does anyone have any idea how I can get rid of the birds? I’m really grateful for any advice!
Climbee schrieb:
Don’t shout so loudly!
Shouting is capitalized after all. But bold text was not intentional.
We are still in the middle of construction, and we noticed that the neighbor's pigeons are currently always resting on our roof and have now started leaving droppings on the outside window sills as well.
The spikes around the chimney are one thing, but what about the rest of the roof area where they hang out? Especially since they obviously also sit right in front of the windows.
The neighbor probably has little control over his pigeons anyway 😀
The spikes around the chimney are one thing, but what about the rest of the roof area where they hang out? Especially since they obviously also sit right in front of the windows.
The neighbor probably has little control over his pigeons anyway 😀