How to Keep Birds Away from Commercial Buildings

Without proper bird deterrents, nesting crows, starlings, pigeons, gulls and other birds can create all sorts of problems for commercial buildings. To keep birds away from your building, some sort of bird deterrent should be installed.

Nesting Pest Birds Create Roof Damage

Pest birds will often build their nests in rain gutters, drains and under roof corners. As these drainage flows become blocked, rainwater will build up and seep under roofing tiles and other areas. When enough water builds up, roofs can collapse. But even before a roof collapses, water damage to sub roofs can create wood rot and encourage termites. Once a roof does collapse, the water damage to operations and material below can threaten a commercial property's effectiveness to the business.

Nesting Bird Pests Block Ventilation Systems

Bird nests can also block a commercial property's ventilation systems. Insufficient air circulation can affect the health and productivity of employees. In some cases, it can contribute to carbon monoxide poisoning.

Nesting Pest Birds Can Start Fires

Bird nests, twigs, straw, and dried droppings make excellent kindling for electrical fires. When birds build their nests in signage (which often provide warmth) or near electrical junction boxes, they create a potential fire danger. Finally, bird droppings can carry any of 60 known diseases. And being highly acidic, pest bird droppings can eat into paint, damage machinery and downgrade a company's image.

To keep birds away from commercial buildings is not easy. The only effective solution is to use professional bird deterrents. Here's what the pros at Bird-B-Gone recommend.

Bird Spikes Won't Let Em Land

Birds need to land somewhere, and if they can, they'll choose your commercial property. Bird-B-Gone Bird Stainless Steel Bird Spikes won't allow pigeons, crows, gulls and other pest birds to land on or near them. The anti-perching, anti-roosting bird deterrents are stacked with rows of stainless steel spikes embedded in a UV-protected polycarbonate base. Bird spikes have proven themselves time and again to keep birds away from rooflines, AC units, parapet walls, signage, and other elevated areas around commercial buildings. The spiked strips are available in two-foot sections and three widths--3-, 5- and 8-inch. The base of each spiked strip is only 1.5 inches wide, so it can be mounted on the narrowest of surfaces using screws, glue or tie downs. And as threatening as they appear, they will not harm birds or installation crews.

Bird Slope Won't Let Em Get a Foothold

Same idea, different bird deterrent. Instead of interfering with a birds wings during landing, Bird-B-Gone's Bird Slope panels are angled and slippery, so birds can never get a foothold to land. Keep birds away from your building with bird slope, after a few unsuccessful attempts, birds leave. Installed under eaves and other 90-degree elevated areas, Bird Slope is available in several different colors to blend in with your commercial property's exterior. The panels are maintenance free and simple to install using glue, nails or screws.

Bird-B-Gone is the worlds largest manufacturer and distributor of bird control products, providing effective and humane solutions to a bird-free environment. The company provides advice, training and installation services for those who need help with these and other bird control measures.