Bird Proofing for Solar Panels
Protect Your Solar Panels from Birds and other Pests
In Australia, birds like pigeons, cockatoos, and magpies often nest beneath solar panels, blocking airflow and sunlight. This reduces efficiency and can cause long-term damage, including corroded wiring and structural components. Bird proofing is essential to protect your solar system and investment from these issues.
Why Bird Proofing is Important for Your Solar Panels
- Prevents Health Risks: Pigeon droppings and nesting materials can carry transmittable diseases and ectoparasites that pose health risks to you and your family
- Protects Building Materials: Pigeons and other bird droppings are highly acidic and can stain and corrode roofing materials, gutters, and other building structures, leading to costly repairs.
- Maintains Efficiency: Droppings and debris from birds can make your panels less efficient by blocking sunlight and creating "hot spots" that can shorten the panels' lifespan.
- Reduces Cleanup Costs: Regular cleanups of bird droppings can cost Australian homeowners and businesses thousands of dollars each year. Preventing birds from nesting under your solar panels saves on these recurring costs.
- Prevents Structural Damage: Nesting materials and droppings can clog drains and cause gutters to rust from the inside out, leading to potential water damage and additional expenses.
- Minimises Liability Risks: Pigeon droppings on walkways and other surfaces can create slip and fall hazards, increasing liability risks for property owners.
Benefits of Panel Bird Mesh
Bird Mesh for Solar is a highly effective solution to keep pigeons and other birds away from your panels. The mesh is installed around the perimeter of the panels, creating a barrier that prevents birds from nesting or perching underneath.
Durable and Long-Lasting
Our bird mesh is made from high-quality, UV-resistant materials designed to withstand Australia's harsh weather conditions.
Non-Intrusive
The mesh is designed to be discreet, blending seamlessly with your roof and panels without affecting their aesthetics or performance.
Humane Solution
Bird mesh provides a humane way to deter birds, ensuring they are safely kept away from your solar panels without harm.
Bird Netting for Solar Panels
Bird netting is another effective bird-proofing solution. This method involves covering the entire area above and around the panels with a fine, strong net that prevents birds from accessing the panels altogether.
- Flexible Installation: Bird netting can be custom fitted to any roof shape or size, making it a versatile option for different properties.
- Cost-Effective: Installing bird netting is a cost-effective way to protect your solar investment, reducing the need for frequent cleanups and potential repairs.
- Environmentally Friendly: Keeping birds away from your solar without using harmful chemicals or deterrents aligns with the eco-friendly goals of solar power.
Bird & Pest Proofing Solutions for Australian Homes
Investing in solar panels is an exciting step towards maximising savings and creating clean, renewable energy for your home. However, environmental factors such as dirt, dust, grime, bird droppings, lichen, and salt air can gradually decrease the capacity of your system to work at their full potential. This leads to an increase in your power bills and undermines the benefits of your investment.
Bird and pest proofing is an essential service for Australian solar panel owners, particularly in areas with high bird activity. Our bird-proofing solutions ensure that your panels remain clean and efficient, delivering the maximum return on your investment.
Preventing Insect Infestations and Water Damage
On both metal and tiled roofs, accumulated nest debris and droppings attract insects such as beetles and cockroaches, which can breed on your roof and eventually enter your home. Over time, this debris can also block and corrode gutters and drains, causing water to leak and overflow. By keeping birds and their nests away, our bird-proofing solutions also help prevent these secondary issues, protecting both your system and your home.
Bird Proofing Solutions
Birds frequently visiting your solar panels can cause a variety of issues. Regular visits create a mess on top of the panels, reducing their efficiency. However, a more serious issue arises from the accumulation of nesting materials and droppings underneath the panels. Bird droppings are corrosive and can lead to significant damage over time.
Solar panels can provide more than just energy—they can inadvertently offer shelter to unwanted guests like rats and possums. The narrow 150 mm gap between the roof and the panels is the perfect hiding place for these pests, who can cause significant damage by chewing through wires and creating nests.
Our bird-proofing solutions are designed not only to keep birds away but also to make it harder and virtually impossible for rats and possums to access this space, preventing them from making a home under your panels.
Contact Us for Solar Panel Bird and Pest Proofing
With over 20 years of experience in sales, customer service, and operational roles across the building and healthcare industries, we understand the importance of maintaining your solar panels in optimal condition. Our team is highly skilled in all aspects of solar panel care, ensuring they stay clean, efficient, and free from damage caused by environmental factors, birds, and other pests.
We are committed to delivering professional, high-quality solar panel cleaning, inspection, and bird-proofing services throughout the Greater Newcastle Region of New South Wales, including Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens, and the Hunter Valley.
Frequently Asked Questions
They can provide the ideal habitat for both pigeons and possums. They offer safety, shelter from the elements, and a high vantage point away from predators. The space left underneath your solar panel installation often creates a perfect nesting area for these unwanted visitors. Once they establish themselves, problems can quickly escalate.
Once pigeons and possums make your solar panels their home, they can create a host of issues:
- Mess and Damage: Pigeons leave behind droppings that are corrosive and can increase the risk of electrolysis between the metals in your solar panel installation. Possums are notorious for chewing wires, leading to potential safety hazards and costly repairs.
- Pest Infestations: The nests of these animals can attract insects such as beetles and cockroaches, which can easily make their way into your roof space.
- Blocked Gutters: Loose nesting material can block gutters, causing water to overflow and potentially leading to water damage.
Our reliable solar panel proofing method is highly effective in keeping possums and pigeons from accessing the space beneath your solar panels. We use a stainless steel, black UV-coated wire mesh with UV-stable nylon retainer hooks. This design allows for excellent airflow and water flow beneath the panels, helping to maintain optimal panel performance while keeping pests out.
Not at all. Our solar panel proofing method has been extensively tested on many rooftops throughout Brisbane and beyond. It is a clip-based system that allows easy removal for maintenance, and it doesn’t screw into the panel itself, so there’s no risk of voiding your warranty.
No. the proofing method does not interfere with the panels’ power conversion ability. In fact, by preventing pigeons and possums from nesting under your solar panels, our system helps avoid any damage these animals might cause, ultimately preserving the efficiency and longevity of your panels and reducing future maintenance costs.