Death in the Attic - need advice please

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My brother was getting rats in his house earlier this year. I went up on his roof and found where they had gnawed their way in around a plumbing vent stack. Pretty easy fix. It was also letting some rain in.

 

[Maddog 521]

JJEH
I'm glad you found the culprit. Now you should research "mouse exclusion" to keep them out permanently. Some say mice can get into your home through a 1/4" opening. There are simple ways to prevent them from getting in.

 

[llowry61]

I am so glad to read this, I did not want to post what happed to a lady I know because I would rather say nothing than fail to be encouraging.

She has a coon die in her attic in August in Arkansas. A big one to boot. While she was on vacation in Hawaii!

When she got back—and I will be limited in my description because I just returned from lunch and have a very weak gag reflex for a lawyer—it was literally leaking through the ceiling.

Her homeowners insurance called in the people that clean up crime scenes, like dead bodies in the back of a Caddy at the Memphis Airport for a month in the summer.

It still stunk to high heaven when they got done.

Long story short they ripped out ceiling, insulation, flooring below and replaced it all.

Lady said she could still get a whiff occasionally. Insurance adjuster finally told her she was crazy and cut the claim off.

She finally sold the house in the dead of winter. She gets a call in the spring from the new owners, "did you ever smell something in here in hot weather?"

Now being a lawyer an all, wouldn't that be an item that should be disclosed in a sale..........