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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

I’ve lived in a couple houses with metal roofs and had zero issues . Our big farmhouse had a few breakers at the eves over the door section and it worked well . Most last 50yrs or better and when life is over it’s recyclable as scrap metal.

Marley tile was only manuf for about 6-7 yrs in Canada but the roofs they did do look good . The trusses had to be speced for the weight but they expect life to be in the hundreds of yrs .


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crankcall said:
I’ve lived in a couple houses with metal roofs and had zero issues . Our big farmhouse had a few breakers at the eves over the door section and it worked well . Most last 50yrs or better and when life is over it’s recyclable as scrap metal.

Marley tile was only manuf for about 6-7 yrs in Canada but the roofs they did do look good . The trusses had to be speced for the weight but they expect life to be in the hundreds of yrs .


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I worked on a church that had a Marley type roof and the roof will outlast the eaves troughs. The drip from the channels hits the same spot every time and the Chinese water torture wears through the trough over the decades. Drop in a wear strip to take the hit. It'll be cheaper to replace than the trough.

The problem with working on clay tiles is they crack when stepped on.
 
I've got a decent price for the new roof and we're still looking at three tab. The house looks better with the straight lines.

I ran into a HD guy yesterday that really knew his stuff on roofing. It was so refreshing not having to listen to B.S. He knew the shingle market right back to factory issues. In short, a good contractor can make anything work.

If it stays dry I will go on the roof to detail required vent changes etc.
 
Have you tried a live trap ? I bought one that fit perfectly inside a rubbermade tote, made taking the F'er out to the farm easier
 
GreyGhost said:
Raccoon and I are in a fight again. Ripped down 20' of soffit and ripped the flappers off kitchen exhaust vent (and I assume disconnected hose). I still havent figured out their ladder.
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For slow overweight rodents, they are amazingly good climbers. I've had them on the roof trying to get through the flashing but never in the attic.
 
crankcall said:
Have you tried a live trap ? I bought one that fit perfectly inside a rubbermade tote, made taking the F'er out to the farm easier
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I'll see what I can come up with. Lowering a live trap vertically down through a hatch onto a person on a ladder with a heavy ****** off raccoon inside doesnt sound like a fun day.
 
thats the beauty of getting a tote tub that fits the cage , you dont have to be that careful about how you lower that out of the attic , rope around and plonk. The damage they do once they nest is in the thousands to remediate. They will piss and crap everywhere
 
What happens in the attic stays in the attic.

If you have your way with the bastard, no one will know. 🔫
 
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Gary said:
Thanks for posting this.
I have a live trap, but never thought of the tote box.
The skunk under my shed hasn't paid rent in 6 months.
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Apparently if you pick a skunk up it can't spray. I have seen the animal control guy do this but not interested in testing it myself.

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Scuba Steve said:
Apparently if you pick a skunk up it can't spray. I have seen the animal control guy do this but not interested in testing it myself.

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Maybe if you hold them keeping their tail down.... otherwise I don't believe so. But I am not experimenting to prove it.
 
I'm counting on the cage to keep his tail down.
I still don't know how tf I'm going to release it with out getting sprayed.
 
With skunks, I was told that if they are in a dark place, they wont spray. Also if they can't lift their tail up high enough they will also not spray.
This is why skunk specific traps are all black and not very tall.
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Gary said:
I'm counting on the cage to keep his tail down.
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I caught one at the side of my house 5-6 years ago.

Steel cage in a thick black garbage bag. Drove it out about 6kms. Placed the cage onto one of those cargo carriers that attach to the hitch.

When I arrived at its new home and opened the cage it did not want to leave. I had to lift the cage and shake it out of the cage. Once it fell onto the ground it just bolted. Didn't even have time to spray.
 
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Gary said:
I'm counting on the cage to keep his tail down.
I still don't know how tf I'm going to release it with out getting sprayed.
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My dad caught a skunk when trying to catch a raccoon. The cage was small enough that it couldn’t lift its tail to spray.

Took it to a diff park nearby, opened the cage, and ran like hell. Skunk waddled off with no issue.

YMMV
 
I’ve also heard that windshield washer fluid is delicious for raccoons….very sweet and they go to sleep shortly thereafter.
 
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