With pert ears and characteristic fluffy tail crash the squirrel watches water from your downspout divert onto your lawn to keep it from damaging your foundation in a gutter sculpture that s among the most decorative architectural art we ve seen.
Gutter cover squirrel.
Trim all tree branches that surround your home.
Cover downspout holes with wire mesh to keep squirrels from accessing them.
Use a hose to spray down the gutters flushing leaves twigs and nests from them.
You can combine red pepper and petroleum jelly and spread it on the insides of your downspouts.
Our cast brass items are 88 copper medium in color and will oxidize over time.
Hardware cloth is made of a thin piece of metal but is mesh that will allow water to escape the downspout.
Cut a length long enough to cover the bottom of the gutter.
This may help in detracting squirrels and making it slippier to climb.
Our garden squirrel downspout is cast in quality designer resin to capture playful sculptural detail.
Fascia brackets can be mounted the fascia board with 2 1 stainless steel hex head screws.
How to get rid of a squirrel in the gutter step 1.
Since squirrels often use branches to get to your home you ll.
Fascia brackets are available in solid brass or chromated aluminum.
We recommend spacing our fascia brackets every 32 on center.
Chromating is an industrial primer for aluminum castings and needs to be painted.
Cut 1 2 inch hardware cloth with tin snips so you have a piece for the bottom of each downspout.