Urban Birdproofing Solutions

Case Study — Selective Proofing, Old Magistrates Court

Earlier attempts to keep pigeons from perching and nesting inside the protection of the colonnades and window heads on this heritage building were doomed.

Plastic coated wire was crudely wrapped around the colonnades but that didn't stop birds nesting inside them. To compound the Body Corporate's problems, a Bird Gel had been liberally used to try and keep birds off. It too failed because Bird Gel products need to remain soft to discourage birds standing on it. The efficacy of such Gel products is only a few months. Once it hardens (weathering and atmospheric dirt coating) it fails to work. The dirty black gel marks are visible in the photos, despite several attempts at their removal.

The brief:
In discussions with the conservation architects it was clear that their client wanted to do only a limited amount of proofing. The areas nominated for protection were the upper level window heads and the single and double rows of columns. It was decided that the ledges below the columns and ledges above window level weren't to be included, though the pigeons could relocate to there.

The solution:
The consultants asked for the colonnades to be separately wrapped in stone colour 19mm aperture Ace BirdNet. The window heads were also covered in BirdNet. This project was completed by an Ace technician, using Ace proofing methods with quality structural BirdNet, stainless wire and fasteners.

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Old Magistrates Court	Bird Netting on Window Heads and Colonnades	BirdNet Proofing of Heritage Building Colonnades and Window Heads....
Bird Gel impregnated in Oamaru stone	Fixing BirdNet	BirdNet on heritage building stone

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