I have an unusual front porch that appears to be made almost completely of aluminum (see pic). There are gutters underneath the sides closest and furthest from the house. The gutter closest to the house (right over the front door) seems to stay pretty dry - and this appears to be a perfect place for birds to nest. We, and most guests, enter our home through the garage - so the problem has been tolerable until now. Each year, more and more birds find this spot - and it's gotten to be irritating.
I typically wait until the fall and dig all of the nesting materials out, but this year was much worse than previous years and I couldn't wait any longer. Minutes after I finished removing the nests from the gutter, the birds were building again. Needing to somehow keep the birds out, I filled the voids with balloons. (I have a small child, I was frustrated and needed to improvise something. It seemed like a great idea at the time - unfortunately, balloons deflate when it cools down at night.)
The gutters appear to be "fused" somehow to the ceiling of the porch at the bottom of each "V", so it's impossible to slide in the mesh gutter guard material.
I'm hoping to get some suggestions/ideas for keeping the birds out. Due to the "VVV" shape, I don't think that the bird spikes for gutters will work well.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
I typically wait until the fall and dig all of the nesting materials out, but this year was much worse than previous years and I couldn't wait any longer. Minutes after I finished removing the nests from the gutter, the birds were building again. Needing to somehow keep the birds out, I filled the voids with balloons. (I have a small child, I was frustrated and needed to improvise something. It seemed like a great idea at the time - unfortunately, balloons deflate when it cools down at night.)
The gutters appear to be "fused" somehow to the ceiling of the porch at the bottom of each "V", so it's impossible to slide in the mesh gutter guard material.
I'm hoping to get some suggestions/ideas for keeping the birds out. Due to the "VVV" shape, I don't think that the bird spikes for gutters will work well.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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