Pigeons, sparrows, and starlings settle onto rooftops and ledges across Richmond and Vancouver because commercial buildings offer exactly what they’re looking for — flat surfaces to roost on and an easy food source nearby. What looks like a minor mess is actually a genuine risk: droppings are corrosive enough to damage roofing and signage over time, and they carry pathogens linked to several serious respiratory illnesses. A blocked vent or chimney from an active nest is also a real fire and ventilation hazard that often goes unnoticed until it’s already causing problems.
DIY deterrents — plastic owls, reflective tape, noisemakers — tend to work for a week or two before birds adapt and return to the exact same ledge. That’s because these methods discourage without actually removing the appeal of the spot in the first place.
Our approach focuses on exclusion rather than harm: identifying the species and exact roosting or nesting points, then installing netting, spikes, or sloped barriers that make the surface physically unusable for nesting — a long-term fix rather than a temporary scare tactic. This applies equally to a single residential roofline in West Vancouver or a full commercial rooftop in Surrey. Serving Surrey, Delta, Richmond, Burnaby, Vancouver, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Langley, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack.
