Anyone a roofer ?

[GeneLovesJezebel]

Would it be strange to ask a roofer to go around the edge of my whole roof, looking for gaps where birds can get in, and filling them in ?
Seems like it might be too small a job, but they drive me mad every year.
Any indication of how much it might cost on a detached house, and what they would do to fill the gaps would be appreciated.

Seems selfish and is a major reason why populations of swifts and house sparrows have plummeted. You’re probably too late for this year anyway as it’s illegal to disturb any nesting birds and most roofers are busy fixing recent storm damage to family homes at the moment. Almost all roof work needs (expensive) scaffolding by law. Maybe you should live in a non-top floor apartment.

I didn’t buy my house so that birds can nest in the roof. As I live on the edge of a village there are plenty of farm buildings, trees and hedges that birds can nest in.

Country living comes with wildlife. You should feel honoured they chose your house. They will have been nesting there long before you moved in. Sounds like you may be happier back in a city.
I hope that others who left urban living for rural idylls embrace their new environments rather than seek to destroy them.

Not sure it has to be a roofer.
General handyman could do it so long as the gaps are near the gutter line.
IME wire mesh/chicken wire is stuffed into the gaps.

Little more left field … know anyone with a drone?
They could look at the roof and you’d have a video afterwards.

@User69734. Scaffold required by law you say?
I’d better report the company that replaced our soffits and fascia’s (and filled gaps as mentioned ) using a ladder and platform system.

@tanstaafl

Not sure it has to be a roofer. General handyman could do it so long as the gaps are near the gutter line. IME wire mesh/chicken wire is stuffed into the gaps.

Little more left field … know anyone with a drone?
They could look at the roof and you’d have a video afterwards.

@User69734. Scaffold required by law you say?
I’d better report the company that replaced our soffits and fascia’s (and filled gaps as mentioned ) using a ladder and platform system.

Thank you for your reply. I’ll ask around.