Animal removal and entry repairs for chimneys in North Lauderdale

When the animal noises started matters

Tell us when you first noticed the sounds and whether they have changed. A sudden start may mean an animal fell in and is trapped. Noises that grow louder over time may mean young are growing inside.

Timing also affects what can be done. Some protected birds and bats have periods when their young cannot be disturbed. Knowing how long the sounds have gone on helps us judge whether young are likely and what the law allows now. If the sounds stopped and started again, mention that too.

Squirrels nesting near the chimney top

Some squirrels do not fall in but build a nest at the top of the flue or just under the cap. Leaves and twigs packed into the opening block the draft. The nest is also combustible.

Removal of the nest waits until any young have left or can be dealt with in the right way. Then the material comes out, the flue is brushed and the top is closed with a screened cap. Gaps in the cap or crown that gave the squirrel access are noted for repair.

Approving animal removal after your free inspection

The free inspection establishes what is in the chimney and what the work involves. You get an estimate for each step that is ours to do, with time to ask about any line.

Approve any service on that estimate within 72 hours of your free inspection and it comes with a 10% discount. The window starts at your own inspection. If part of the plan must wait for the animal, the discount still applies to work you approved in that time.

Chimney parts that matter in animal removal

A few chimney terms come up when an animal is removed. Knowing them makes the plan and the written record easier to follow.

During the visit, we can point out each part. Once you have seen the smoke shelf, it is easy to understand why so many animals end up there.

• The flue is the passage smoke uses to leave the house
• The damper closes the flue off from the room
• The smoke shelf is the ledge behind the damper
• The cap screen is the mesh over the flue top