Solar Panel Pigeon Protection in Leicester - 10 Year Guarantee
Pigeons nesting under solar panels are an increasing problem, and certainly a very annoying one. As specialists in solar panel bird proofing and full members of the British Pest Control Association (BPCA), we are pleased to be able to offer fast, friendly, efficient and GUARANTEED solar panel pigeon protection service in Leicester and in the surrounding towns and villages.
What the solar panel companies in Leicester don’t let you know is that they are creating an ideal warm, protected and sheltered place for pigeons to nest, exactly where they want to – on your roof!
The necessary gap left between the roof and the solar panels on fitting is the perfect space for the female pigeons to tuck under and raise their young, while the male birds keep watch on other parts of the roof.
That unwelcome cocktail not only creates a lot of noise and a nuisance, it’s also likely to result in a build-up of messy and potentially harmful pigeon guano and can even damage the performance of your panels.
Leicester City Council’s on-going commitment to the Home Energy Conservation Act to reduce consumption of non-renewable energy sources across Leicestershire has inevitably resulted in a big rise solar panel companies in Leicester and of course in the number of Leicester residents having solar panels on their homes. And it doesn’t take long for pigeons in particular to take advantage.
The good news is that here at British Bird Control we can help, and we offer a gilt-edged TEN-YEAR GUARANTEE with all our solar panel pigeon protection work.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does solar panel pigeon protection cost? solar panels?
At British Bird Control we like to keep things nice and simple when it comes to the cost of solar panel pigeon protection, and we are very competitive indeed on price. Our cost structure is largely based on whether or not our operatives will require scaffolding to carry out the work safely.
We can usually work this out from a telephone consultation and a quick look at your property on Google Earth, and can often provide you with a quotation over the phone. We require a 25% deposit to book in. Call us on 0800 327 7293.
Pigeons are creating a mess on my solar panels and roof tiles. Can you clean this?
Providing you can provide an in-reach external tap, the work includes free-of-charge removal of mess and fouling from inside the gutters beneath the installation where we can get ladders to the gutters and where it’s safe to do so, and also a rinse down (not a full clean) of the panel surfaces.
This should shift any light build-up of fouling and dirt, but if you have a heavy build-up of fouling, algae and/or lichens on the panel surfaces a specialist chemical clean would be needed and this is not something we can offer as a pest control company.
We do not clean roof tiles which again is a specialist service and take no responsibility for blocked downpipes which can become clogged up with a build-up of fouling and are not able to help with this as freeing it requires specialist equipment. We treat where nesting has been going on regardless of whether we can safely get all the nests out with biocide.
Are pigeons affecting the performance of my solar panels?
If you have birds getting under solar panels and believe this could be adversely affecting the performance of the panels and the very reason you got them in the first place, please let us know during the telephone consultation.
We have teams that can evaluate and fix solar panel performance on the spot, but if this is the case we may need to make a separate visit before the solar panel proofing takes place to check whether there is a short circuit, broken solar panel inverter, or other electrical issue which would make it dangerous to be on the roof until fixed. Please also let us know if you think there are dead adult pigeons under solar panels when we talk on the phone – they may have been electrocuted!
