To protect the interior of the building, the roof is one of the primary barriers. Elements such as the direct sunlight, cold and heat, rain, snow, wind, and wildlife activity is deflected from the roof. Your ultimate goal is to preserve the roof’s condition and longevity in the end. Protecting the roof can prove to be a challenge due to the many forms of abuse it can take. What the pigeons are doing to your roof is rarely factored in. To share what these urban pests are doing to your roof is what we at Nickerson Roofing would like to take the opportunity to do today.
Collapsed Ceiling from Pigeon Damage
Pigeons get comfortable with a rooftop, begin to roost and cause damage in a number of ways in the nooks and crannies, they extend the damage to the ventilation and will establish their community inside of your unfinished attic space. The pigeons will defecate, nest, and other activities once they are there.
Why is it Bad to have a Pigeon Nest on Roof?
Even they cannot make it inside your attic space, nesting pigeons can cause more problems than you suppose. Throughout the roof top, nests are commonly constructed in gutters, drains, and corners. Pooled water can develop from rainfall water that can’t be properly circulated off the roof from the pigeon damage. This water can cause mold to develop as well as the weight from the excess water and pigeons causing the roof to eventually collapse, or at the minimum leak. Leaks will impact the ceilings, foundation, insulation, and so on all from the water build up. The nests can have just as an affect as the water can. You need to have concerns with nests because of the potential fires. Along with a fallen firework or a spark from a holiday light can light the highly flammable materials pigeons frequently construct their nests out of, an electrical current from appliance or a collapse or even lightening. The nesting impacts the roof’s ventilation systems and chimney as well. The bird droppings debris getting introduced to the indoor air and severe problems can arise if the ventilation’s air flow is blocked. Carbon monoxide poisoning, a seriously harmful gas that is odorless, tasteless, and invisible can cause harm. The acidic properties of bird droppings that can rust and corrode your roof is obviously a real problem with metal roofs. Pigeon droppings can cause leaks, dissolve any paintwork on your building and create rust, corrosion and other issues that will call for roof maintenance or repair.
Does Pigeon Poop Damage Roof Shingles?
Being very acidic, pigeon poop will literally eat away at the many substrates of your roof and any rooftops. Keep in mind tar-based roofing material are more susceptible to the acidic compounds found in bird’s dropping. With the accumulation of droppings and the course of time, the life expectancy of your roof can literally be dropped to down to up to 50%. In addition to eating away at the roof materials, the acidic bird droppings can also affect the siding, and air conditioning units and other materials. Contributing to more damage from the pooled water can occur if the air conditioners that are fitted on rooftops get destroyed, leaks in the condensation lines as well as the refrigerant.
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Nickerson Roofing today and let us make the needed repairs quickly and efficiently if you suspect pigeon damage from the abuse of your roof. Depending on the extent of the damage, our experts can inspect the roof and assess the condition and help you with a solution at the very least.
