Possum Removal in Woodville
Possum removal Woodville homes need is nearly always a junction job. The suburb is a patchwork of 1920s cottages, post-war brick, 1970s rear extensions and this decade's infill, and wherever a newer roof meets an older one the flashing is the gap. Symes SA finds that junction, removes the possum under licence and flashes it properly before leaving.
What possum problems are specific to Woodville?
Additions. Woodville, Woodville South, Woodville Park and the streets toward Findon have been extended in every decade since the 1950s: a sleep-out on the cottage, a brick family room on the back, a second storey on the 1990s renovation. Each one created a line where two roofs meet, flashed by whoever did the extension, to whatever standard.
The street trees along Woodville Road and the older avenues have grown up to the gutters in the meantime, so the possums have their ladder, and the junction is the door.
What roofs does Woodville have?
Everything. Iron on the cottages, tile on the post-war brick, steel sheet on the 1970s extensions and the new townhouses. The original roof is usually sound; the trouble is where the extension roof was run in under it, or butted against a wall, with flashing that lifted, rusted or was never fitted.
Where do possums get into a Woodville home?
At the line between the original house and whatever was added. Edward walks every junction on the roof and then follows the possum's track through the ceiling to the one it uses.
- Extension junctionWhere the family-room roof meets the back of the original, flashing lifted or missing.
- Second-storey stepWhere an upper floor's roof meets the lower roof and the wall between was never closed.
- Carport or verandahBolted to the side wall with a gap along the top edge.
- Original eave or ridgeOn the cottage itself, an unlined eave or lifted ridge capping.
Under the extension roof
How do we get a possum out in Woodville?
A junction gap is wide and shallow, so a hatch is fitted over it and the possum pushes out at dusk and cannot return. A cage in the roof space is used where the house has two or three open junctions and the animal moves between roof sections, and it is released on the property that evening as the licence requires. Extended houses often have two roof spaces, and both are checked for a second animal.
Is the Woodville junction sealed on the same visit?
Yes. The junction is closed with a proper flashing, cut and dressed to both roof profiles, or with steel mesh where the gap is between a roof and a wall, on the day, so the possum out feeding cannot get back to the ceiling. Foam and offcuts from earlier attempts come out.
The other junctions on an extended house are listed after the roof walk and quoted as roof possum proofing. On a home with three eras of roof, that line is what makes the fix hold.
How quickly do we reach Woodville?
Woodville is on the western run, so booking comes with a firm window, and an early call is often done by mid-afternoon. Woodville South, Woodville Park, Findon and Cheltenham are on the same run, and Grange on the coast has its own page for its salt-damaged roofs.
Every other western suburb is listed under service areas.
What does it cost in Woodville?
The removal is one line and the flashing of the live junction another, quoted after the roof walk. What moves a Woodville figure is the number of junctions on the house and whether any of them is on a second storey. The remaining junctions form a third line, priced one by one so you can see the whole house.
How the lines work is under possum removal cost; the licensed process is set out on the possum removal pillar.
Possum removal Woodville: questions from extended homes
How quickly can you get to Woodville?
You get a window when you book, as Woodville is a western run from the southern base. Early calls are usually done that afternoon, western jobs are grouped with Grange and the beaches, and Saturday is a working day.
Do you flash the junction on the first visit?
Yes. The live junction gets a proper flashing or mesh on the day, with a hatch over it until the possum has gone out, and whatever foam or timber was stuffed there before is removed. The other junctions on the house are quoted as proofing, itemised one by one.
Is it legal to relocate the possum?
Inside your own boundary only. Release happens at dusk beside the trap under the state rules, and the Symes SA licence permits nothing further; the detail is in our guide to possum law in South Australia. The possum returns to the street tree, and the flashed junction is what keeps it out of the roof.
What if it comes back?
On a house with three roof eras, it may have found a junction that was not sealed. Sealed junctions carry the warranty written on the invoice and are fixed at no cost if they fail; an unsealed one is quoted from the list given at the first visit.
Possum coming in where the extension meets the house? Flash it properly.
Licensed removal, the live junction flashed on the day, and every other junction listed so the roof closes once.