Woodpecker holes in cedar shakes

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Planning my fall paintin and the Hairys and RedBellied have been rat-tat-tatting on my house.

What’s the best filler product brand for filling in the divots before painting ?
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[pondoras box]

If you’re painting use Durham’s rock hard. But if you’re staining you’re going to have to put stain into the mix because it will NOT take stain well after drying.
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1964 hardtop
1965 hardtop (Arschloch)
1973 standard bug (Dirty Gertie)
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[finster]

sounds like you need some holographic bird diverters man...peckers this way

or grow some hysteria up the wall...
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[obus]

before i replaced my original to house cedar shakes with new cedar shakes those bastids were constantly knocking on my shingles. Mine needed to be replaced because so were too weathered to save tbh so it was an upgrade for the house.
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Don't blame the woodpeckers. Check your house for termite infestation. They are actually doing you a favor!
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[OB Bus]

We have a home in the Eastern Sierra, 6600 feet elevation with 30+ year old T1-11 siding. The woodpeckers have been drilling holes in the siding and making nests in the walls. We have been nailing metal plates over the holes. Ugly.
The only solution is James Hardee cement based siding. We are hoping we can find a contractor to replace the siding before next nesting season.
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[liquidrush]

I have the same problem at my cabin, the pileateds put softball size holes in my exterior walls. My first line of defense is to execute every last one of them that I see. They're big so they're easy targets. They're territorial so you have to whack out all of them or else you won't accomplish anything. Second is to attach reflective streamers around the outside of the house. These work temporarily since the birds get accustomed to them. Next is the large plastic owl with a solar powered rotating head. These also work temporarily and you have to constantly move them around. All of these methods work but you have to stay on top of it.

[mrinnovation1]

Woodpeckers and carpenter bees just love cedar. We have had both. My solution was to cover as much cedar with metal as I could. The bees do far more damage than the woodpeckers. They bore perfectly round holes as much as 1/2" diameter and weaken rafters easily with their tunneling.

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[calvinater]

Get a couple of female cats.
Integrated pest management.
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[pondoras box]

It’s not termites they’re after it’s the carpenter bee larvae. If you can get rid of them you get rid of the woodpeckers. If you find a way to keep the bees away let me know!
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Looking for anything from Hal Casey Motors out of Hamburg New York, from license plate surrounds to matchbooks.

1961 23 Window (Bobo)
1965 11 Window (Zelda). https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=563183
1965 13 Window (Lucas)
1957 Oval ragtop
1960 hardtop
1964 hardtop
1965 hardtop (Arschloch)
1973 standard bug (Dirty Gertie)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=804912
1988 Cabriolet VR6 conversion

[mrinnovation1]

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Update. I got them some medication and the woodpeckers now sit still in the cedar trees.
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