Family-owned chimney animal removal in Bryn Mawr
Birds, bats and raccoons each follow different rules. Our Bryn Mawr chimney specialists explain yours before any work starts.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
The parts of an animal removal job in Bryn Mawr
- Assessment of the animal and any nesting
- Firebox cleaned after removal
- Listed cap for factory-built chimneys
- Cap fitted only after the flue is empty
Our approach to chimney wildlife in Bryn Mawr
Choosing the cap material
Caps come in galvanized steel, stainless steel and copper. Galvanized costs less and eventually rusts, and a rusted screen tears more easily. Stainless holds up longer and keeps its screen intact, and copper is chosen mainly for looks. After an animal problem, a sturdy screen matters more than the finish. We explain the choices for your chimney and write the material on the estimate. Screen gauge and how the cap fastens to the flue or crown are written down as well.
A top-sealing damper as a second barrier
A top-sealing damper is a lid at the top of the flue that closes against a gasket and is opened with a cable from the firebox. When closed, it shuts the flue against animals, rain and outside air. It must be fully open whenever the fireplace is used. For chimneys that animals keep visiting, top-sealing damper installation can add a second barrier alongside a screened cap. Because it seals at the top, it also keeps rain and debris out of the flue while the fireplace is not in use.
Scheduling the inspection
Same-day service is available for many inspection calls, which gets the assessment done quickly. Speed on the inspection does not change the rules for the animal. What a fast visit gives you is a clear answer about what is in the chimney, a closed damper and a written plan, so the next steps can happen as soon as the animal and the rules allow. We tell you at the end of the visit which of those steps can be booked right away.
The screen also stops embers
The screen on a cap does two jobs. It keeps animals out, and on a wood-burning chimney it catches larger embers before they leave the flue. A torn screen fails at both. That is one more reason to replace a damaged screen promptly and to size it to the code range, which balances protection against keeping the flue open enough to draw. We check both jobs of the screen whenever we inspect the cap. On a wood-burning fireplace, a torn screen can also let larger embers land on the roof around the chimney.
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Chimney animal questions from Bryn Mawr
Is it legal to catch the animal and let it go elsewhere?
Florida's rule on nuisance wildlife, F.A.C. 68A-9.010, lets a property owner, or someone the owner authorizes, remove nuisance wildlife only by permitted methods, and it limits where a live-caught animal can be released. Bats and nesting birds come with separate limits, so we bring in a wildlife specialist when one is needed.
Do you need access to the roof?
Usually. Most of the assessment and all of the cap work happen at the chimney top, so we need safe roof access. We also look from the firebox and tell you if any part has to wait for a second visit.
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