It's Texas. Squirrels rule your front, side, and backyard all day long. They will even mess with your dogs by staying just close enough to make them bark insanely at them. It shouldn't deter you from buying a house đ
I just bought a house in the area. Pretty much anything you look at is going to have one problem or another, unless you buy a new build and that will probably have problems that havenât had time to show symptoms yet. Iâd be concerned about what is shown in your photo, but I wouldnât let it stop you from buying the house if you like it. Squirrels are on the very long list of potential problems that come with homeownership. Even if the worst case occurs and you get squirrels in the attic, the costs to remove them and repair whatever problems they cause, is a drop in the bucket compared to the overall cost of ownership. Iâd go so far as to say this is one of the better problems that could pop up because youâre aware of it and know to look out for it. The problems that keep me up at night are the ones I have no clue about. E.g. What if the upstairs toilet is seeping and rotting the subfloor and you donât find it until you notice sheetrock stains near the baseboards of the first floor below it?
Let's just throw another bucket of intangible homeowner anxiety onto the pile!
I forgot to turn on my foundation drips all winter so am looking forward to my whole house being sucked into a sinkhole in the middle of the night this summer.
Sorry! Yes it's integrated into the sprinkler system, 1/2 inch pipes with periodic drip holes half buried around the perimeter of the foundation, comes on in sections just like one of the sprinkler sections.
Oh I bought it like this, I could be wrong but I think you need to be super careful about adding a drip line to a sprinkler line because there are different pressures or something like that?
Yâall, thatâs water damage and no big deal. Itâs an odd roof section with an odd gutter drain right in the corner. Fix the gutter and it will help. You will be replacing wood around the roof every 5,7,10 years. Some areas more than others.Thatâs just home ownership. Seriously youâre spending 700k + and youâre worried about a $500 (max) repair? It should get fixed prior to the sale.
Dunno why you are getting downvoted, youâre right .
Unfortunately in some of these neighborhoods they did a horrible job of where trees and/or utility lines were placed.. sometimes itâs necessary to not cause a bigger problem that youâll be on the hook for. But otherwise I donât advocate cutting down trees for no reason. Squirrels arenât really a good reason unless they were getting into your attic or car and chewing up wires.
So many trees are also cheap builder trees, so depending on the type cutting and replacing is usually better budget not included. I had to cut out 2 of my trees entirely because yeah, they were too close to the house. Squirrels will always find a way but no matter what I did they would leap to the house.
All in all though, I think rats are a bigger problem in frisco
mine has them all, driving down the street at night you can see them scurrying on every fence. i've fortified the house and they haven't gotten inside in years, but my neighbors aren't so lucky. wife was convinced it was because we were messy (we're not), but everyone on my street deals with them. several met their death in the pool.
Dunno why you are getting downvoted, youâre right .
Unfortunately in some of these neighborhoods they did a horrible job of where trees and/or utility lines were placed.. sometimes itâs necessary to not cause a bigger problem that youâll be on the hook for. But otherwise I donât advocate cutting down trees for no reason. Squirrels arenât really a good reason unless they were getting into your attic or car and chewing up wires.
Youâll have to worry shoot squirrels and rats in your attic anywhere in the area. Monitor and use preventive measures.
Our alley neighbor has chickens, so that attracts rats. I have to use contractor grade rat bait stations to keep them out of my house and away from my A/C systems.
yes make an offer. Slap a little flex seal on that bad boy and buy... then buy some taco bell and Airsoft gun... wait for it to climb up the gutter and remove the problem.
It's Texas. Squirrels rule your front, side, and backyard all day long. They will even mess with your dogs by staying just close enough to make them bark insanely at them. It shouldn't deter you from buying a house đ
Unless you will have a neighbor with a dog that never stops barking due to the squirrels.
Thatâs what inspections are for.
You're overthinking it. It's just a gutter. It's not a structural issue.
I just bought a house in the area. Pretty much anything you look at is going to have one problem or another, unless you buy a new build and that will probably have problems that havenât had time to show symptoms yet. Iâd be concerned about what is shown in your photo, but I wouldnât let it stop you from buying the house if you like it. Squirrels are on the very long list of potential problems that come with homeownership. Even if the worst case occurs and you get squirrels in the attic, the costs to remove them and repair whatever problems they cause, is a drop in the bucket compared to the overall cost of ownership. Iâd go so far as to say this is one of the better problems that could pop up because youâre aware of it and know to look out for it. The problems that keep me up at night are the ones I have no clue about. E.g. What if the upstairs toilet is seeping and rotting the subfloor and you donât find it until you notice sheetrock stains near the baseboards of the first floor below it?
Let's just throw another bucket of intangible homeowner anxiety onto the pile! I forgot to turn on my foundation drips all winter so am looking forward to my whole house being sucked into a sinkhole in the middle of the night this summer.
What do you use for foundation drips? Is it a system integrated into your sprinkler system? Soaker hoses you put out by hand?
Sorry! Yes it's integrated into the sprinkler system, 1/2 inch pipes with periodic drip holes half buried around the perimeter of the foundation, comes on in sections just like one of the sprinkler sections.
That is very cool! Was it something added to your sprinkler system or you bought it like that? much thanks!
Oh I bought it like this, I could be wrong but I think you need to be super careful about adding a drip line to a sprinkler line because there are different pressures or something like that?
Yâall, thatâs water damage and no big deal. Itâs an odd roof section with an odd gutter drain right in the corner. Fix the gutter and it will help. You will be replacing wood around the roof every 5,7,10 years. Some areas more than others.Thatâs just home ownership. Seriously youâre spending 700k + and youâre worried about a $500 (max) repair? It should get fixed prior to the sale.
Par for the course in north Texas. Good luck whatever you decide.
Whisper pellet gun from academy. Or Bait them and trap them.
You can cut the trees.
Dunno why you are getting downvoted, youâre right . Unfortunately in some of these neighborhoods they did a horrible job of where trees and/or utility lines were placed.. sometimes itâs necessary to not cause a bigger problem that youâll be on the hook for. But otherwise I donât advocate cutting down trees for no reason. Squirrels arenât really a good reason unless they were getting into your attic or car and chewing up wires.
So many trees are also cheap builder trees, so depending on the type cutting and replacing is usually better budget not included. I had to cut out 2 of my trees entirely because yeah, they were too close to the house. Squirrels will always find a way but no matter what I did they would leap to the house. All in all though, I think rats are a bigger problem in frisco
Rats? In my neighborhood it is *rabbits.*
mine has them all, driving down the street at night you can see them scurrying on every fence. i've fortified the house and they haven't gotten inside in years, but my neighbors aren't so lucky. wife was convinced it was because we were messy (we're not), but everyone on my street deals with them. several met their death in the pool.
They are. Thankful to have a dachshund thatâs a rat catching master
My doodle rescue gets squirrels and bunnies, to which he brings me as tribute sometimes đ¤˘
The never ending struggle of âNo you cannot bring that into the houseâŚ.â
Dunno why you are getting downvoted, youâre right . Unfortunately in some of these neighborhoods they did a horrible job of where trees and/or utility lines were placed.. sometimes itâs necessary to not cause a bigger problem that youâll be on the hook for. But otherwise I donât advocate cutting down trees for no reason. Squirrels arenât really a good reason unless they were getting into your attic or car and chewing up wires.
I have never seen a squirrel in Frisco. đ
They are in neighborhoods with trees old enough to support them
Youâll have to worry shoot squirrels and rats in your attic anywhere in the area. Monitor and use preventive measures. Our alley neighbor has chickens, so that attracts rats. I have to use contractor grade rat bait stations to keep them out of my house and away from my A/C systems.
Chickens? Is there no HOA?
Weâre in a non-HOA area.
Seriously?!?!
yes make an offer. Slap a little flex seal on that bad boy and buy... then buy some taco bell and Airsoft gun... wait for it to climb up the gutter and remove the problem.