Woodpecker Holes and DeWalt

[Birdhunter]

Woodpeckers made several hidden holes above a 25’ high window in our living room. Water got in and rotted way too much of the window structure. Two brave guys from a local painting company have been working the past 3 days to remove rotten wood and rebuild the structure.

They have been using a DeWalt vibrating cutter they bought for this job. I have the Fein and Festool version, but mine are corded. This DeWalt has a small 20volt battery and a brushless motor. The guys can cut for hours before changing batteries. The form factor looks good.

Impressive tool. Damn woodpeckers! My guess the billl will be at least $5000.

 

[Vondawg]

I was told recently by an exterminator that applying Thompson water seal to the repaired woodpecker damaged areas (mine are cedar shingles) will deter them.
I’ve just done this so don’t have results, but for a month now …no woodpeckers.

 

[afish]

Those dang woodpeckers will peck anything, not sure if Thompsons will stop them but I guess its worth a try.  Years ago when I built one of my houses which was all ICF and metal studs.  I was taking a break one day and and heard a banging on a metal stud.  I looked up and there's a woodpecker on a metal stud pecking away at it.  He seemed pretty determined even though he wasn't getting anywhere... He finally gave up and flew away but that was my first encounter with a determined woodpecker. Seemed like a persistent little S#!* Not sure what they pecked on but you might have to consider a different siding if they wont stop. 

 

[chrisrosenb]

I do not have a Dewalt multi tool, but I have been told they work well.
You must have wood bees. Wood bees bore into the wood & lay their eggs. Then the wood peckers cut into the wood to get the bee larva.

 

[Birdhunter]

Our exterminator said they made the holes and then built nests.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Kind of ironic that Birdhunter has a bird damage problem...

 

[Bob D.]

Kind of ironic that Birdhunter has a bird damage problem...

Remington and Baretta both make a cure for that.

I prefer the AL391.

 

[Birdhunter]

I’m limited to a Whamo slingshot within city limits. Only to scare them away, never to harm them.

 

[squall_line]

The woodpeckers in my neighborhood bang their heads against the weather cap on our water heater's vent up on the roof.  Here, at least, they're doing it to announce themselves and mark their territory rather than drilling looking for food.

The woodpeckers and nuthatches loved to go up and down our ash tree before we had it felled.  Didn't have borers in it yet, but it probably had ants on/in it.  Not nearly as much time spent on that tree as on the hollowed out linden that came down last year.