Construction Stalled by Tiny Trespasser
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- Опубликовано: 27 мар 2024
- In the midst of a home renovation project, unexpected challenges arise. Last year, the battle against birds nesting in the unfinished structure was intense. Now, just as progress seemed steady, a clever wren has discovered its way into the property, seeking refuge and insects in the gaps of our under-construction home. With the potential threat of more birds nesting in the insulation, drastic measures are necessary. In this video, join me as I explain the sudden halt in construction, the importance of bird-proofing, and the unforeseen hurdles encountered in turning a house into a bird-free sanctuary. Let's tackle this feathered dilemma together!
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I'm Aiden and I'm documenting what was supposed to be my barn conversion, which has now ended up being a new build. I don't have a trade, I just have a go and I'll be doing lots of work myself. This is the boring bit in grand designs that you don't get to see. Subscribe and follow along to find out how our future home turns out.
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Get a spray foam insulator to come and insulate the whole roof, that’ll stop anything. Or a big bead of silicone all round the edge of the soffit.
Really great video Aiden. Like the old days. Love it
Don't tell us you're going to have a Wren kitchen now?!
Be careful with those ladders....it only takes one mistake and it's RIP Aiden. Better safe than sorry.
Looks like you are preparing yourself to tackle the bigger jobs. I often find it takes me time to build up my confidence - especially after a winter in hibernation - so a few 'silly' jobs reminds me that 'I can do this!'.
Looking forward to seeing the cats outside 👍
Definitely not the best ladder for the job but needs must otherwise I'll be messing about looking for cheap second hand ladders to go and pick up 😅
I actually have a spare 3 stage ladder if you want it?
@@Sinchers that's for the offer 🙂👍 I'm alright though, I only needed it for that one off job but I've managed to get by
@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT no worries, it's there if you change your mind. I will need to get rid of it at some point. It was a free replacement which I don't need. It's hardly used but I don't have the space for 2 of them!
Really enjoying your videos!
missing roof fixings! this is why I do my own roofing!
To think I've already done some missing roof fixings last time I went to do the insulation 😆 didn't spot these ones!
Beyond a coincidence Aiden!- need to repair some similar roof problem and thought why not expanding foam, looked for hours for uv stable but no joy. Just typed “pond expanding foam” and your right uv stable expanding foam does exist - not going to get my hopes up but thank you so much! (Thought it would be a fortune as you said but £20 a can - not ridiculous to get out of a pinch 😀
Yeah come to think of it I only really needed one can to do the roof corner bits 😆 god I'm such a penny pincher
A job well worth doing.
I had starlings nesting in the eaves once. They make such an awful racket that it can drive you crazy through sleep deprivation.
Hopefully I don't get a bird that takes the time to peck through the foam though! 😅🙈
Put a wee camera in the boxes and make timelapses of nesting wrens. You will get a lot of views....
I'm pretty sure I saw a robin fly out of the open box 😯
@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT 😮
I had a 'professional' roofer come out to close the gap where starlings were getting into my roofspace..... Useless checkatrader. 2 years later they're in again. I should've given you a call.
Haha I'm not sure spray foam will stop the birds forever but its a quick fix for now so I can make some progress on the inside
Good tittle could be, making my house squatters proof :D. Great video.
I pulled the squatters card last year 😆
F&cking ell Aiden... some proper spiderman moments getting up to the soffits! 😂😂
I'm just glad I didn't end up in a&e 🙈
So cute aren't they those Wrens!
I was thinking maybe I could make friends with it and let it in every now and then to pick off the flies 😆
First it was rats chewing up yer van, now it’s wrens squatting in your barn conversion. Thankfully you haven’t had any pigeons in because believe me, they are bloody shitting machines once they get inside… we had them in our loft one time and it was a right pain in the arse to clean up 🫣
Too video as usual bud! 👍🏻
Oh I had the pigeon saga before 😅
Lol had the same with pigeons sitting by the open eaves. Also same with flies, proper pain in the arse.
I might have to get some Venus fly traps now 😆
I bought these smoke bomb things, haven't tried it yet and my space upstairs is more closed off then yours.
Hi Aiden, What scaffolding tower is that please?
The one I was using outside was a youngman minimax tower
What about the rodent problem did you manage to sort it
Yeah Wrens are ridiculously small…
Stubby little things ain't they and apparently have the loudest bird song 🤯
@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT How mad is this. The other day I found out that Jays can apparently pretty much mimic any sound. So if they feel threatened they reproduce the sound of say a power tool or some predator in nature, like a cat or something. Also I didn’t realise that they were part of the Crow family. And Starlings can aswell. ruclips.net/video/nk_6NGUOgNM/видео.htmlsi=Kbei6Q3h0n0SYXW1
@@jewelcitizen2567 crazy
I see that you're a Ryobi man. How are you finding them? For me they're fine, I'm just a diyer.
Yeah they're fine, they do the job. I don't have any loyalty to them though so if I do get offered a load of tools from another big brand I'll likely go for it
First like. Ha. Bosh!
Can you not put an attachment on your digger to act as a Cherry Picker?
I don't think they exist 🫤 probably some kind of health and safety thing
I suspect you are right as I can’t find one online anywhere.What I did find was attachments to make it into a Rough Terrain Forklift. @@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT
There was some company - might have been in America - who used a digger with workers in it to reach up high. Building inspector caught them and threw the book at company. An expensive mistake.i suppose on your own land you can do what you want....but don't bother claiming insurance if something goes wrong.