Our log cabin has lots of nooks and crannies for bats. While they have generally roosted outside the cabin, they have, on occasion, threatened to move inside. About 12 years ago, after seeing evidence of bats living in the upper reaches of the cabin exterior, we hired Dick to bat proof the structure. Because of the uniqueness of the cabin, he had to be creative with materials to fit odd spaces, blocking entrance to the bats. We were impressed with his work ethic.
In the decade+ since his original work, the cabin has settled as all log cabins do, and the roof system has shifted as it was designed to do by the builder (the gables of this cabin are log, not framed, as most cabins are now). This has left the cabin vulnerable to bats, and we called Dick once again to help.
We were especially pleased because shortly before the 4th of July, two bats decided to live in the screen porch area. Expecting weekend guests who would surely like to spend much of the holiday on the porch, we were concerned that everyone would be stuck in the cabin, too concerned about the bats to leave the double doors to the porch open. Dick came to the rescue. He was able to free the porch of the bats, so the 4th of July holiday was saved! He has also returned since, and has added temporary excluders to disallow the bats from returning to areas of the cabin that might allow them inside access.
Two more things: Dick understands that bats are necessary in our environment. He has not destroyed any bats; he has merely prevented them from living in areas where we do not want them. Also, Dick has never needed access to the inside of our cabin. He has done all of his work on the exterior (except for the porch), and he has called with updates about his work.
We are very happy with his work. read more
