Animal removal and flue clean-out in North Miami

Methods that are ruled out for chimney animals

Some ways of dealing with animals are banned by Florida's rule, including most poisons and certain traps. Others are simply a poor idea in a chimney, such as smoke, fire or loud devices lowered down the flue.

Poison in particular tends to leave a dead animal somewhere inside the flue or the house. We use methods that fit the species, the rule and the chimney, and we explain them before we start. If a method needs a wildlife professional, we say so.

A screened cap to keep animals out

The lasting answer for most chimney animals is a cap with a mesh screen. It closes the top to birds, bats, raccoons and squirrels while letting smoke out. It also keeps rain and debris from dropping into the flue.

We fit the cap only after the flue is empty and clean. Its size, the way it is fixed and the mesh are chosen for your flue. The estimate shows the cap as its own item, apart from the removal and clean-out.

Questions to ask when the animal job is done

Before we leave, these questions help you understand what was done and what to watch for.

You will find the same answers in the written record. Going over them beside the fireplace, with the parts in view, tends to make them stick. If a question comes up later, call and ask.

• Is the flue confirmed empty and clean
• What damage did the animal leave behind
• How was the top closed, and with what
• What signs would mean an animal is back

Your record after animal removal in North Miami

When the work at your home in North Miami is finished, you should know what animal was in the chimney and how it left. You should also know what was cleaned out and how the top was closed.

Those points are written down for you, along with any damage we noted and the cap we fitted. Keep the record with your house papers. If activity starts again, it tells you and us where to begin. It also shows which entries were closed.