Whether your looking to put your bird spikes on your home roof or on your business property roof, you have to know what you are doing and be safe when your on the roof. There has been so many stories of folks that have fallen off roofs because the ladder was not secure or they have slipped and fallen off. I could go on and on, so that would be your first precausion.

First you need to find out how many feet of bird spikes you need to buy. This will be your first visit to the roof to measure. One word of advice would be that if your ledge is wide, then  the best thing is to put two rows of bird spikes that are not too close together. If you are going down this route then double your measurements.

Next thing to remember is when your down at the shops, you need to buy screws and the correct glue for the bird spikes, depending on what surface your attaching the spikes to. The wright glue to get is a non silicone construction grade glue that usually comes in a caulking tube.

If your working on a wooden surface then use the glue and the screws for extra strength but if it’s metal, brick or concrete then you have to only use the glue that was mentioned earlier. Now that your at this point, you would be advised to have your spikes overhanging your ledge by about an inch so that there is no way of nesting for the birds, also if you are doubling your spikes then make sure that they overlap so there is not gap in between for the birds to land.

Remember that you should disinfect the problem areas before you attach your bird spikes so that you can keep bird disease down to a minimum. Do the job wright and you do it only once.

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