Screw Mounting

We use four stainless steel screws to mount our CQS. We do this because we need to be able to remove the shield so that a plumber can snake out a drain from the roof. We have had some ask us if they can be glued down, but we would highly not recommend doing...

Do Squirrels Chew on CQs?

I have had several calls asking do squirrels chew on CQs. Well, all I can say is we have well over 13,000 in the field over the past 3 years and I have had no complaints. In fact, in my neighborhood I have several installed on various homes that I use as my control...

Which Pitch do I Order

CQs come in a standard pitch of 5 3/4, which will fit any roof you can safely walk unless its really flat or very slightly sloped. So if you can walk it, order a standard unit. But if its really steep, like over 9 pitch, you shouldnt be trying to walk that one and you...

Painting a CQ

Critterquitters are like model T’s. As Henry Ford said “you can have any color you want, as long as its black.” We have found trying to match a roof with a color is near impossible and never really satisfies the end customer. So we paint our units...

CQs fit on undamaged vents also

Since the internal parts of our shields do not penentrate the vent, there is no need to trim the lead flashing away, so they can be used on new non-damaged vents to protect them from future squirrel damage, while at the same time eliminating that ugly lead oxide...