IS THIS BATSHxT?

[LimmerickLad]

As per the title of perhaps squirrels? I'm currently about 200 miles away so I though I'd ask for PH's opinions

Deceased Parents' house been empty for about a year and Estate agent visited today to finally put it on the market and found this.



No doubt that will reduce the offers a bit

Edited by LimmerickLad on Monday 24th March 18:14

Edited by LimmerickLad on Monday 24th March 18:15

[sherman]

Yep thats bats or rats.
Depends on the smell.
Rats smell alot worse but are easier to dispose of.

Bats are very protected.
Best to start with phoning your local friendly ecologist.

[Richard-D]

Looks too light in colour to be rat poo. Rat poop is dark and about the size of a large raisin (but tastes different).

[OutInTheShed]

Bats unlikely to make a big hole in a ceiling.

I suspect rats, fluffy tail or ordinary.

[LimmerickLad]

Thank for the replies..........Pure guess but I'm assuming the weight / moisture in the poo has done for it rather than the rodents have made the hole themselves

[119]

Hmmm not convinced it’s animal poo.

That looks like vermiculite insulation.

[Doofus]

That's a helluva cat flap.

[Grumbler]

Agreed on possible vermiculite insulation. Check adjacent areas to see if it’s there. If not…that’s a lot of guano my friend. Brown gold!

[andyxxx]

119 said:

Hmmm not convinced it’s animal poo.

That looks like vermiculite insulation.

I agree. Possibly a tile/slate off that caused the ceiling to fall

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Doofus said:

That's a helluva cat flap.

Bat flap?

[jeremyc]

Doofus said:

That's a helluva cat flap.

You would have thought Tiddles might have kept the pest population down.

[Tim Cognito]

Doofus said:

That's a helluva cat flap.

How long did it take the cat to get the hang of the latch I wonder.

[21TonyK]

Its not crap, insulation as already mentioned is a good guess.

[LimmerickLad]

119 said:

Hmmm not convinced it’s animal poo.

That looks like vermiculite insulation.

With fibreglass as on show?

[LimmerickLad]

Doofus said:

That's a helluva cat flap.

[LimmerickLad]

Grumbler said:

Agreed on possible vermiculite insulation. Check adjacent areas to see if it’s there. If not…that’s a lot of guano my friend. Brown gold!

I do recall seeing bats and bees going in and of a hole out many years ago but that was much higher up in the apex and in the main roof.this is a small extra bit of roof over a single story extension.

Property does back onot a very large woodland.

[LimmerickLad]

andyxxx said:

119 said:

Hmmm not convinced it’s animal poo.

That looks like vermiculite insulation.

I agree. Possibly a tile/slate off that caused the ceiling to fall

Good suggestion........Shame I'm 200 miles away so unable to check myself.

[DonkeyApple]

It does look like vermiculite lain over some old fashioned fibre insulation (the stuff you used to stick down someone's back at school). I'd assume it's become a bit water logged and the water and weight caused the plaster to give up the ghost. Probably start by checking the roof above the hole or for a weeping water pipe up there etc. if it's wet. Fix that then trim the hole to square and fix in a bit of plasterboard etc.

[essayer]

Looks like the Lino has been lifted by water, I’d be checking for leaks

[sherman]

LimmerickLad said:

Grumbler said:

Agreed on possible vermiculite insulation. Check adjacent areas to see if it’s there. If not…that’s a lot of guano my friend. Brown gold!

I do recall seeing bats and bees going in and of a hole out many years ago but that was much higher up in the apex and in the main roof.this is a small extra bit of roof over a single story extension.

Property does back onot a very large woodland.

Bats like to use one spot as the toilet.
Soaks the area. Roof collapses.