Bat Removal and Exclusion in Sterling
The Critter Squad Inc. provides bat removal, bat exclusion and guano cleanup in Sterling, AK for homes, cabins, shops and rental properties.
Sterling has a large share of owner-built homes and cabins along the Sterling Highway and back toward the Moose River. Owner-built framing is usually solid but the trim details are where bats get in: unbacked soffit returns, gable vents with no screen behind them, and metal roofing laid over wood without closure strips.
Corrugated and ribbed metal roofing is the single most common entry we deal with in Sterling. Each rib leaves an open channel at the eave that a little brown bat can crawl straight into. Closing those channels correctly, without trapping moisture in the roof assembly, is a big part of the sealing work here.
Guide cabins and long-term rentals in the area often go a full season before anyone reports the noise. By then there is usually guano in the insulation, so plan on cleanup as part of the job, not an add-on later.
What We See in Sterling
- Open ribs at the eave line on metal roofing
- Unscreened gable vents on owner-built cabins
- Soffit returns and trim details left open at the corners
- Insulation contamination discovered after a full season of use
How the Work Is Done
- 1Inspection
Roofline, attic, vents, soffits and siding, plus a dusk watch to confirm which openings are live.
- 2Seal up
Every secondary gap and vulnerable detail is closed first, leaving only the active entrances open.
- 3Exclusion
One-way devices go on the active entrances so bats leave and cannot get back in.
- 4Removal
Devices come off once nothing is exiting, and the final entrances are permanently sealed.
- 5Cleanup
Guano removal, sanitizing and insulation replacement where the colony contaminated it.
Full detail on the sequence and the timing rules is in our Kenai Peninsula bat removal guide.
Bat Removal in Sterling, AK
Sterling Bat Removal Questions
Can bats really get in under a metal roof?+
Yes, and in Sterling it is the most common entry we find. The open ribs at the eave give direct access to the roof cavity. Foam or metal closure strips solve it if they are installed along the whole run.
Do you work out toward the Moose River and the back roads?+
Yes. Sterling is inside our regular route and the drive does not change how we price the inspection.
What does closure work on a metal roof cost compared with a shingle roof?+
It depends on how many linear feet of eave need closure strips. A short cabin run is a small job. A long lodge roofline is bigger, and we measure and quote it before starting.
Do bats come back to the same building every year?+
Yes, if it is still open. Little brown bats return to a roost they used before, which is why sealing is the part of the job that actually ends the problem.
Can we do this while we still have guests in the cabin?+
The inspection, dusk watch and exterior sealing happen with the building occupied. Guano cleanup is the one stage we schedule for an empty building.
Bat Removal and Exclusion in Sterling
Inspection, sealing, one-way exclusion, removal and guano cleanup, handled by one crew.
(907) 299-9790Request a Bat Inspection
Tell us what you are seeing or hearing: scratching in a ceiling, bats leaving the roofline at dusk, droppings on the siding, or an odor in the attic.
Serving Anchor Point, Kenai, Soldotna, Homer and the surrounding Peninsula.