Open eaves and broken vents are among the most common ways into a roof in Manly. Older homes near the bay often have eaves with gaps between the lining boards, gable vents with rusted covers or roof ventilators sitting on loose bases. Each of these is an easy door for a possum, and none of them are hard to close once they have been found.
The crew we book walks the house, looks at each eave and vent and works out what needs mesh and what just needs a new cover. They cut galvanised mesh to fit and screw it in place so air can still move through the roof space. Good airflow matters in Queensland roofs, especially in humid bayside summers, so the aim is to block possums, not block the vent.
- Mesh over open or gapped eave linings
- New mesh on rusted gable and wall vents
- Sealing gaps around roof ventilator bases
- Mesh behind roof vents on tiled roofs
- Closing gaps where the eaves meet a pergola or carport
This work is often done at the same visit as a one-way door or roof entry sealing, since the crew is already up the ladder. It can also be booked on its own if you have seen possums running along the eaves or gutters at night but have not heard them inside yet. Closing the gaps early is far simpler than cleaning up after a possum has moved in.
You get a price before any mesh goes up. To book eave and vent mesh in Manly or a nearby bayside suburb, call 07 3543 7769 and tell us roughly how many vents the house has.
