best way to prevent animal to bite shingle

new roof, already 2 shingles were bit by animals at edge, and caused leaking. What's the best way to prevent this? Thanks.

 

Welcome to the forums! You're kidding, right? I know of no animal that could mistake a shingle for food. It is possible an animal could be clawing trying to get in your attic, but there are easier places for them to enter than through a tough shingle. Can you take a couple of pictures of your shingles and post them so we can see what you see? http://www.doityourself.com/forum/el...your-post.html

 

Trim your tress. ..............................

 

no joke. Maybe not bite, but definitely two shingles were torn apart by animals. I called roofer due to leak, and got on the roof with them. It's not like the wind blew away. So there must be some animals, like racoon, tried to find ways to enter my attic. How to stop them or prevent this? Put sheet metal along the edge? Thanks.

 

This time of the year and in Canada, a coon could be a possibility. The younger ones get pretty curious and we have to make sure the sliding door are closed now because a screen is not a barrier. We even have to close the sliding door at night that goes to an 8' high elevated patio.

Now, I have to worry about the bears (for a week or so) looking for food and destroying bird feeders and suet blocks.

The deer are not much of a problem since they are just passing by.

All this inside a metro area in the townhouse/quad-home.

The bears have a goal, but the mischievous young coons can get anywhere for any reason (or no reason).

Dick

 

I've actually had calls for repairs where squirrels chewed up the lead pipe boots. so something chewing a shingle wouldn't surprise me

 

Was just at a house last week, a raccoon had clawed up the EPDM rubber membrane that flashed a large chimney and valley. Tore the heck out of it. You could see the claw marks and hair. Dunno what the solution is other than "pest management". (wanted: dead or alive?)