kurt Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Look at the insulation. Kinda bumpy and uneven in a pattern very familiar to me. What's it mean to you folks? I have a disagreement with a service vendor about what it means. Click to Enlarge 37.84 KB Click to Enlarge 47 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Rodents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Looks like it was compacted and then re-lofted. Is the disagreement over whether he actually blew in new insulation or not? Whoops, I'd only looked at the first photo when I responded with the line above. After seeing the second picture with what looks like a finger-sized hole in the insulation I'd have to say mice. Bigger holes with lot of crap - rats - but that's not what I'm seeing there. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Yeah. Exactly. Rodents. I was pointing out all these trails and burrows, and the pest guy was saying that's normal and it isn't rodents. I had to double check to see if I was nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 In my area, if there's loose fill in the attic, it's unusual to not see the rodent burrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Rats. Mice are more discreet. But maybe they've had both at different times. [] I am amazed at how ignorant some pest control guys are. At least from the comments they make to my clients, some of them are truly clueless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector57 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Rodents. You can even see the holes. Tell him to get his UV light out of the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Hmm, Let me see if I can figure out why a pest guy would say those aren't rodent burrows. Perhaps the pest guy got paid to eliminate the rodents and now he's not willing to admit that he might not have done such a hot job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Rodents for sure.. I see this all the time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Just last week I found squirrel burrows in cellulose. Nuts? Yup, a shit load of walnuts. Your client needs a new pest guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Down draft from Chinook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Tiny little pest control guys running around up there? [] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmettoinspect Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Yep, looks like rodent tunnel for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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