Shafts in Chirala homes
Light wells between houses
In Perala, Jandrapeta and Kothapeta, houses are often built wall to wall with a narrow gap between them. Birds crowd in, droppings collect on the ledges, and the cooing carries into rooms on both sides. With both families’ agreement, one net across the top closes it for both.
Apartment shafts
In apartment buildings, plumbing shafts run between flats, open at the top. Pigeons nest on pipes and ledges on every floor. One net at roof level closes the shaft for everyone.
Your own opening
If the building or neighbour can’t agree, we close your ventilator or the part of the shaft beside your home.
Signs it’s time
Cooing at dawn, a smell through the bathroom ventilator, droppings on pipes, an exhaust fan blocked by a nest, or birds flying into the kitchen.
The materials
UV-stabilised bird net with a 50 mm mesh, a tensioned border and stainless-steel hooks. Shafts stay damp, and the sea air adds salt, so plain iron would rust quickly. A panel near the pipes opens for the plumber.
How we fit it
We look at the shaft from inside and, if possible, from the roof, plan safe access, clear nests at the fixing points, fix hooks, tension the border, lace the net, seal around pipes and fit the access panel.
Afterwards
Ask whoever uses the access panel to close it again. Shaft nets sit out of direct sun, so they usually last longer than balcony nets.
Cleaning
We clear nests at the fixing points. A full clean of lower ledges is usually separate, best done just after the net goes up.
Before we come
Send photos of the shaft or gap from your window and, if you can, from the roof.
There’s more on our duct area safety nets page, plus a guide on why apartment duct areas need nets.
Mistakes to avoid
Netting only one floor of a shared shaft. Birds simply move to the floors above or below. Netting at the top solves it for everyone.
No access panel. Without one, the net has to be cut when a plumber needs to reach the pipes. A zip or hook-off panel avoids that.
Iron hooks in a damp shaft. They rust fast, especially near the coast.
What the price depends on
The size of the opening, whether it’s netted at the top or at one home, how easy the fixing points are to reach and how many nests need clearing.
Getting neighbours to agree
Share photos of the nests and droppings with the other owners, explain that one net at the top protects every home, and suggest splitting the cost.
Does the shaft still let in light?
Yes. The mesh is open, so light and air pass through and the shaft keeps doing its job for bathrooms and kitchens.
