Wire Mesh

[Guest karen87]

What type of wire mesh is best to use in a loft? I'm thinking for the the front and maybe sections.

[moscow master]

i wouldnt use mesh in the loft as birds tend to climb on it and it wastes their tails better off with thin straps of planed timber or dowels hope this helps atb

[kingziemckay]

What type of wire mesh is best to use in a loft? I'm thinking for the the front and maybe sections.

 

1/2x1/2 inch welded wire mesh

[BIGPETE]

I used wire mesh in my build a few months back. I found (as Moscow Master said) that they climbed it and made a right mess of their tail flights. One even snapped and I was gutted. Another forum member Chad warned me so I was looking out for it, but after just one day of the birds being in there I had to remove the wire as couldnt stand them damaging their flights.

 

One thing I did think of doing (but didnt in the end) was to get the fine green fabric mesh you see used a lot in gardening/allotments and staple that over the wire mesh. That way you still get the air flow etc but the birds wouldnt be able to cling to it.

 

This is the green mesh I mean: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Scaffold-Debris-Netting-Garden-Netting-2-Metres-x-50-Metres-Green-/301155396838

[Guest karen87]

Thanks guys. I've seen a few lofts that have some kind of wire on the windows etc. may just go with the dowells though.

[Kyleakin Lofts]

Use the dowels, but to prevent small birds entering through them you could use wire mesh on the outside, but make sure the birds can't get to it for the previously stated reasons.