One of the agents in my office had an interesting experience in Englewood today. She was inspecting an Englewood home with her customer and nearly came eye to eye with a raccoon in the attic. Needless to say this presented a problem when trying to show the house to her buyer and I have no doubt that both real estate agent and home buyer left that Englewood home pretty quickly.
Attics seem to be favorite hiding places for raccoons and squirrels too. One way to protect your home from a squirrel or raccoon invasion is to make sure you have a chimney cap on your chimney. A quick Google search came up with this Draft King Chimney Cap picture:
As you can see, this is a really pretty simple item but it sure does the job. It’s also important to periodically check where your roof meets the house structure itself. Sometimes a squirrel will bite through the facia board just under the roof and get inside the attic. When you’re having your gutters cleaned out it’s a good idea to check around for any signs of a raccoon or squirrel trying to bite their way into your home.
Towns like Englewood, Tenafly and Ridgewood have so many beautiful, mature trees that tower over the homes there but these gorgeous trees also have branches that make it so easy for a raccoon or squirrel to scamper up on your roof and bite their way into your attic. It’s best to do a regular inspection of your house so you can keep on top of the raccoons and squirrels who have decided they like your house as much as you do!
