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Humane Removal
Trapped or nesting animals inside your chimney are a noise nuisance, health hazard, and a structural threat. Raccoons, squirrels, birds, and bats nesting inside the flue block airflow completely, backing up carbon monoxide into your home. We specialize in humanely extracting animals and nesting materials, deodorizing the flue, and installing protective chimney caps. Call (972) 521-7225.
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Raccoons: Female raccoons frequently climb down chimneys in the spring to give birth. They build thick nests on the damper. Attempting to start a fire to smoke them out is highly dangerous and cruel – it will suffocate the babies, creating a terrible smell and a permanent biohazard block in your wall.
Squirrels: Unlike raccoons, squirrels cannot easily climb back up a smooth metal or glazed clay flue liner. If a squirrel falls in, it will scratch frantically against the metal walls. These situations are urgent, as a trapped animal will pass away in the flue within 3 to 4 days, causing a severe odor and fly infestation.
Birds (Chimney Swifts): These small migratory birds cling to the vertical brick walls of flues. They are protected under the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, meaning active nests cannot be removed until the chicks hatch and depart (generally May through August). We can help identify if the nest is active and schedule capping as soon as they leave.
Removing the animals is only half the job. Without a physical barrier, another animal will smell the nesting scent and move in within weeks. A professional chimney cap is the only permanent solution:
Listen and watch for these indicators that you have animal visitors:
No, never attempt this. Trapped animals cannot escape past a closed damper and will quickly suffocate, leaving a dead carcass blocking your flue. Furthermore, bird nests are made of highly dry twigs that can easily trigger a rapid, uncontrolled chimney fire inside your wall structure.
We treat live-trapped squirrels or birds as emergency priorities and attempt to schedule same-day extraction visits for Allen residents when our crews are in the field. For nesting raccoons, we usually schedule removal within 24 hours.
