Squirrel Net For a while now Kate and I have heard squirrels in our attic. At least I assumed they were squirrels. I had seen at least one go into the attic through one of the exhaust vents on the roof. While a bit annoying while trying to sleep, I really did not have any real grips about them living there.

But then I was talking with Chip and he mentioned that they could chew through some of my electrical lines in the attic and since I do not want to have to replace any of those I had better take care of this problem.

So yesterday after I ran Charlotte over to the doctor's for a weighing (she now is 4.2kg) I made a quick trip over to Lowe's to pick up a little wire mesh to cover the vents.

After about an hour on the roof and quite a few cuts on my hands I got all three of the vents covered. Hopefully they are well enough covered that those clever squirrels cannot get in again.

The biggest issue is if I happened to trap any squirrels in the attic, but dead squirrels in the attic are better then damaged wiring.

And once I am sure that I no longer have animals in my attic I am planning on blowing another 30cm of insulation up there. Now that we have the baby and the house really should be a bit warmer it would be nice not to lose quite as much heat out of the roof.  ¶ 10:59