Solar panels are a great investment, but the sheltered gap underneath them is also the perfect nesting spot for pigeons. It’s warm, dry, safe from predators and close to food. Once a pair of pigeons moves in, more soon follow, and before long you’re dealing with constant cooing, piles of droppings and blocked gutters. Gloucester Pest Controllers provides professional solar panel bird proofing across Gloucestershire, clearing out nests and fitting durable mesh that keeps pigeons out for good.
We’re called out to more and more homes with roof-mounted panels every year, from new-build estates in Quedgeley and Kingsway to older houses that have had panels added. Once pigeons find a gap, they’ll keep coming back to the same roof, so proofing is the only reliable long-term answer.
Signs of pigeons under your panels: pigeons regularly landing on or flying under the panels, twigs and feathers sticking out from the edges, droppings on the roof and gutters, and cooing or scratching noises above upstairs rooms.
Every job starts with a survey of your roof and panels to check the size of the array, how pigeons are getting in and whether there are any active nests. All wild birds and their active nests are protected by law, so if there are eggs or chicks, we’ll time the work for when the young have fledged.
On the day, our technicians safely access the roof and clear out all nesting material, droppings and debris from under the panels, bagging it for disposal. We can also clean the gutters and, if you wish, the panels themselves.
We then fit a strong, weather-resistant mesh around the edge of the whole array. The mesh is attached to the panel frames with specialist clips, so there’s no drilling into your panels or roof, and it’s designed to sit neatly and discreetly while allowing air to circulate under the panels. Once fitted, pigeons simply can’t get underneath.
A clean roof and a long-term solution, fitted safely and neatly.
We also proof solar arrays on commercial buildings, schools, farms, housing association properties and rental homes across Gloucestershire. For landlords and managing agents with several properties, we can survey and proof multiple roofs in one programme.
Working on a roof around expensive solar equipment takes care, experience and the right access equipment. Our technicians are fully insured for work at height and handle your panels and roof with care throughout. We clear out every nest, rather than just covering the gaps and trapping debris underneath, and we use quality mesh and clips designed to last outdoors for many years.
Before we start, you’ll get a clear price based on the size of your array, and we’ll explain exactly what’s included. We can also clean the panels while we’re on the roof, helping restore their output. Once the job’s done, we’ll show you photographs of the finished proofing so you can see the result without climbing onto the roof yourself.
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