Once a possum has left your roof, it leaves a mess behind. Possums tend to use the same spots again and again, so droppings pile up and urine soaks into the insulation and ceiling boards. Over time this causes brown stains on the ceiling, a sharp smell in nearby rooms and damp patches in the insulation. Possum droppings are about the size of a small olive and are easy to spot in torchlight.
The crew we book clears droppings by hand and with a vacuum made for roof work. They bag up any insulation that is soaked or badly soiled and take it out of the roof so the smell has nothing left to feed on. They wear masks and gloves and bring everything down through the manhole without dragging it through the house. Where the mess has reached the ceiling boards, they clean the surface and tell you if a board is stained or soft enough to need replacing by a builder.
This work is usually done after the possum has gone and the entry is sealed, so the roof stays clean. In Mount Gravatt, many older homes have loose-fill insulation that possums push around, so the crew may even out what remains once the dirty patches are gone.
- Droppings cleared from the roof space
- Soiled insulation bagged and removed
- Surface clean of timber and ceiling boards
- Odour treatment where needed
- A note on any boards that need replacing
A clean roof space also makes it easier to spot if anything new moves in later. If you have had a possum in your roof in Mount Gravatt, call 07 3543 7764 to book a droppings and urine cleanup.
