Solar Panels Pigeon Proofing in Manchester - Ten-Year Guarantee
Manchester Council’s stated aim to pursue a reduction of Co2 emissions across the region has resulted in a significant increase in the number of homes and businesses in the area fitting solar panels for their energy needs. And the pigeons in particular are loving it! Of course the solar panel companies in Manchester fail to mention that in fitting your solar panels, they are also making the perfect nesting spot pigeons.
The gap created between the roof tiles and the solar panels could hardly be a more custom-made space for the lady pigeons to create a nest and raise young. It’s safe, warm, sheltered and exactly where they want it too – high up on your roof!
Meanwhile the male birds keep watch on other parts of your roof, and between them they create an unwelcome a nuisance, mess and can potentially damage the performance of your panels.
If you have a problem with pigeons under solar panels, as many people do, we can help. We are full British Pest Control Association (BPCA) members and offer fast, friendly and efficient solar panel pigeon protection service in Manchester and the surrounding towns and villages. All our solar panel protection work includes a gilt-edged TEN-YEAR GUARANTEE.
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!
Call our Manchester Solar Panel Proofing Team on:
0800 327 7293
