Solar Panel Critter Guard in Hazel Crest, IL

Rooftop modules sit a short distance above the shingles, and the shaded pocket between them stays dry, out of the wind and out of reach of hawks, which is precisely why pigeons build there and squirrels treat it as a den. Left alone, the pocket fills with twigs, droppings and blown leaves that hold dampness against the roof, and a curious squirrel can chew through exposed wiring while it is at it. Edge mesh, usually called critter guard, seals the pocket off. It is a mesh strip run along the entire outer edge of the array and secured by clips, which means no module is ever drilled. Solar Panel Removal Hazel Crest fits it as a job of its own or as the closing item of a take-down and rebuild, and the second option is especially tidy, since the array is already open and every inch underneath can be reached. Where birds have moved in, the nests, droppings and leaves are cleared out completely before any mesh goes on, so nothing gets sealed inside. Pigeons account for most of the calls we receive about it in Hazel Crest, though the method holds for any animal: empty the pocket fully, seal the edge all the way round and keep it sealed.