Gutter Cover Squirrel

Our garden squirrel downspout is cast in quality designer resin to capture playful sculptural detail.

Gutter cover squirrel.

Cut 1 2 inch hardware cloth with tin snips so you have a piece for the bottom of each downspout. The top 4 ways to stop squirrels from climbing your downspouts make your own squirrel repellant. Chromating is an industrial primer for aluminum castings and needs to be painted. Fit each piece around the outside of downspout and bend and cut the sides so there is 3 extra inches for the sides.

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. Since squirrels often use branches to get to your home you ll. Cut a length long enough to cover the bottom of the gutter. Hardware cloth is made of a thin piece of metal but is mesh that will allow water to escape the downspout.

Fascia brackets can be mounted the fascia board with 2 1 stainless steel hex head screws. Cover downspout holes with wire mesh to keep squirrels from accessing them. We recommend spacing our fascia brackets every 32 on center. 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. Cut the mesh to fit inside the gutter and lay across the hole. This may help in detracting squirrels and making it slippier to climb. Fascia brackets are available in solid brass or chromated aluminum.