Gutter Cover Squirrel

You can combine red pepper and petroleum jelly and spread it on the insides of your downspouts.

Gutter cover squirrel. Cut 1 2 inch hardware cloth with tin snips so you have a piece for the bottom of each downspout. Cut the mesh to fit inside the gutter and lay across the hole. Our garden squirrel downspout is cast in quality designer resin to capture playful sculptural detail. Fascia brackets can be mounted the fascia board with 2 1 stainless steel hex head screws.

We recommend spacing our fascia brackets every 32 on center. Chromating is an industrial primer for aluminum castings and needs to be painted. Cut a length long enough to cover the bottom of the gutter. Trim all tree branches that surround your home.

Hardware cloth is made of a thin piece of metal but is mesh that will allow water to escape the downspout. Fit each piece around the outside of downspout and bend and cut the sides so there is 3 extra inches for the sides. With pert ears and characteristic fluffy tail crash the squirrel watches water from your downspout divert onto your lawn to keep it from damaging your foundation in a gutter sculpture that s among the most decorative architectural art we ve seen. How to get rid of a squirrel in the gutter step 1.

The top 4 ways to stop squirrels from climbing your downspouts make your own squirrel repellant. Our cast brass items are 88 copper medium in color and will oxidize over time. Fascia brackets are available in solid brass or chromated aluminum. Use a hose to spray down the gutters flushing leaves twigs and nests from them.