How Animals Enter Through Soffit Returns

A soffit return is the corner where the roof plane meets the wall. On most homes it is built with a shortcut that leaves a small triangular opening.

Squirrels and raccoons quickly discover soffit returns because they are usually the weakest point on the roofline.

Sealing them with heavy-gauge metal — not screen or foam — is what makes the difference between a short-term patch and a permanent fix.