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Bird deterrent spikes

Julie Hotchkiss

2 months ago

Hello,

We are getting ready to install spikes on top of a couple beams on our covered back deck that the birds love to sit on and make a mess on our deck floor.

Anyone have experience with this and offer any advice they've accumulated? For example, how wide a space do we need to cover? The beams are 8" wide. How tall? Metal/plastic? Anything else we need to know?

Thank you,

Julie

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gaymax
2 months ago
We put metal spikes on top of an outdoor fan for the same reason. Within a week birds had made a nest in between the spikes! I hope you have better luck.
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
2 months ago
Nixalite.
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