You will need to refresh it twice a month as it dries out.
How do you repel woodpeckers from wooden house sidings.
The application is really simple.
If you are planning for a house paint or a renovation using a good quality woodpecker deterrent paint and stain additive can work for you.
Use woodpecker spikes or woodpecker netting if all else fails use a physical barrier to prevent these birds from accessing your house.
Woodpecker spikes are placed on any surface and will ensure that they can t get to their desired pecking area.
Every spring they enjoy hammering away at it.
One of the most popular ways of keeping the woodpeckers away from your house is to use physical barriers e g spikes and nets.
However it comes in a 12 pack so you are supplied for long.
If you have ever been awakened by a woodpecker banging away at your house you know the frustration that can bring.
I don t mind that so much as i do when they decide to use my wood siding for their rat tat tatting.
Birds don t like sticky surfaces and tend to avoid them so this jt eaton gel might help you against woodpeckers.
A mirror or aluminum foil if you re in a pinch near the spot where a woodpecker has made its home will show the bird its reflection when it returns startling it and potentially scaring it away.
Put the gel on the surface with a caulking tube.
Netting get netting which is used to protect fruit from birds and place over the corners of the house if possible to exclude the birds.
You can try windsocks mylar reflective tape scare eye balloons plastic windmills etc.
The woodpecker repellent paint additive when mixed with the paint and applied to the exterior wood can help deter the woodpeckers due to its unique deterring taste smell and qualities.