The nest opening begins on the flat face of the wood then makes a right angle turn inside the wood to follow along the grain of the wood for several inches.
Perfect round hole in roof.
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For larger holes have a professional take a look so you can be sure wildlife can t break through your repairs and that the walls will be able to stand up to their normal use.
Using the harbor freight sheet metal sheer to cut a round hole for a ductwork start collar to fit.
Animal hole sizes can provide information as to what animal or wildlife is the source.
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A perfectly round shirt button sized hole marks the entrance to the nest.
Use a jigsaw to cut a rounded shape from the plywood to the exact size of the hole.
There is an easy trick for drawing out the hole.
When plumbing pipes and chimneys have to go through sloped roofs they are always cut fairly large just to make sure that the pipe will pass through.
The male carpenter bee stands guard outside the nest opening during the process.
The problem is that a 3 inch round pipe needs an oval hole in a sloped roof.
For large patches nail 2 by 4 braces inside the existing rafters with 10 penny nails.
Holes in roofs and attics in most cases entry holes in the attic or roof will be smaller since these are typically used by squirrels bats and other small animals.
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However sometimes a smaller animal such as a chipmunk could use a raccoon hole which is larger.