Ask the Inspector: Bat run-ins

Posted: Friday, January 30, 2015 11:30 pm

Ask the Inspector: Bat run-ins By Rich Duerkop Ask the Inspector columnist Leader-Telegram

Friends of mine had an inspection on their home and told me they had safety hazards in the attic. What is in the attic that could be identified as a safety hazard?

Possible hazards found in attics can involve deteriorating chimneys, bad wiring and insulation placed too close to heat sources.

And then theres the occasional run-in with bats.

One time I saw their little heads peaking out of the insulation, so I just closed the attic cover and put in the report that the attic had bats.

Another time I came out of the attic and it felt like something was tugging at my sweatshirt. There it was: a bat hanging by my shirt collar. I looked like Curly from the Three Stooges waving my arms around trying to knock it off.

I can laugh about it now, but at the time it was a surprise that you would rather not experience.

Duerkop is a licensed home inspector and serves as president and education director of the Wisconsin Association of Home Inspectors for the central and northern Wisconsin chapters. To submit a question to him, call 1-866-715-8222 or email AmericanSentryl@charter.net.

Posted in Home garden on Friday, January 30, 2015 11:30 pm.

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