Bat Exclusion
Initial Inspection
During our first visit, we visually inspect your building to determine the scope of infestation, identify entry points, access plans and get an idea of how we’ll need to customize bat exclusion devices to suit your building’s configurations.
Exclusion Device Installation and Peripheral Entry Seals
Town Lake Construction technicians will install customized exclusion devices at all major entry & exit points, and seal all of the secondary or peripheral entry/exit points using methods approved by Bat Conservation International and that we have mastered infield, allowing us to give our clients guaranteed, humane and effective bat exclusion results.
WE DO NOT USE EXPANDING FOAM!!!
Sealing of Major Entry/Exit Points
Five to seven days after the exclusion devices are installed, all of the roosting bats will have left your building in search of food or water. Extremely loyal to roosting sites, the bats return again and again but will be unable to re-enter, so they seek alternative roosting sites. After a successful exclusion, our technicians come back to remove the exclusion devices and permanently seal those points of entry.
Bat Facts & Tips
Bats are not rodents. They will not gnaw at insulation, wiring or anything else when roosting. The most damage they cause results from their urine and droppings, or “guano.”
Never handle a grounded bat without wearing leather work-gloves. A grounded bat can be sick, injured, tired or even in a slowed metabolic state. Like most wild animals, bats will bite to protect themselves; however, bats are not “gnawing rodents” and cannot bite through heavy leather gloves.
The latest research indicates that only 0.5% (half of one percent) of the bat population ever contracts rabies. This is less than most other animal species. Over the past 46 years, only 18 people have died from bat-contracted rabies. Rabid bats die very quickly and unlike other mammals rarely become aggressive from the disease. Most bites from rabid bats occur when someone picks up a sick, grounded bat without proper protection.
Guano represents more of a health threat to humans than pigeon droppings, although both of these cause unpleasant odors and can become a nuisance or a health hazard in significant amounts. Costly damage can occur to a residence or building if bat colonies are left unchecked for an extended period of time.
A bat trapped inside of a building wants nothing more than to find a way out. Bats do not attack humans; unlike they do in some movies. Erratic flight patterns of diving and swooping are simply how a bat maintains its flight. If a bat is trapped inside your building, don’t stand the middle of the room, as this is where most of the “swooping” will take place. Instead, close all the doors leading to other rooms, if possible, and open a window or door to the outside. Stand out of the way, against a wall. The bat will eventually sense the movement of fresh air and head towards the source.