Eeeek, what we found in the vent fan
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:30 pm
I finally had my carpenter friend out to do some repairs for me. First on the list was to replace the bathroom vent fan that hasn't worked in almost 2 years. Well.........he pulled the fan out and there was a huge dirt dobber nest sitting on the grate that's right on top of the fan itself. The nest was so heavy it bent the metal grate into the fan blades, which i'm guessing is what caused it to burn up. So he proceeded to pull the housing and the entire unit out and it had little ants crawling all over it as well. But then he started backing out of the bathroom - there was a massive live wasp nest in the attic space. Fortunately, it was fairly late in the evening so they were all sitting in the nest doing whatever they do (but not swarming), so a large dose of hornet spray was unleashed upon them causing their demise. We cleaned everything out of the attic and threw out the entire vent fan. He stapled some good screening material all around that opening in the roof to keep out the critters, and replaced the entire fan system. Finally, I can shower and not fog the bathroom completely up!! Sooooooo, beware of possible wasp/bee nests etc. in little placed you'd never think they would be in - we had no idea they were there.
I also had him patch the holes in the underbelly where the mice were coming in..........I thought the mice made the holes, but he said the holes were actually cut with a knife.......does anyone know why the manufacturer would do this? I bought the house brand new and had no idea they cut holes in the underbelly. And the material/glue spray stuff I bought from Mark worked like a charm!!! Great stuff........
I also had him patch the holes in the underbelly where the mice were coming in..........I thought the mice made the holes, but he said the holes were actually cut with a knife.......does anyone know why the manufacturer would do this? I bought the house brand new and had no idea they cut holes in the underbelly. And the material/glue spray stuff I bought from Mark worked like a charm!!! Great stuff........