If you have a cat or a dog keep an eye on them acting unusual.
Holes in attic.
These ice dams form when warm attic air melts the snow on the roof and the water refreezes along the colder edge of the roof.
In all cases the holes will eventually conduct water through through the roof and cause a leak in your attic.
Signs to looks out for are.
Before you go out and start poking holes in your roof and soffits check to see if you have the type of problem that attic ventilation can solve.
Although many homeowners are not even aware that such holes exist they are essential for attic ventilation so you can t just cover them with wood.
When you notice your pet acting strange it is time to get up to the attic to investigate further.
Scratching at sideboards sniffing through holes in walls chasing something behind a wall or simply waiting at the bottom of the attic entrance.
The animals in your attic are getting in somehow but where.
It s not always so simple to find.
But before you can fix nail holes you have to find them and that is the most.
One common problem is caused by ice buildup along the edges of a roof.
And even if you do it may not repel rodents bats and birds many of which can easily chew through wood.
More often than not.
How to fix a squirrel hole in an attic.