Animals in the chimney? Removal help in Crown Point

What the written estimate lists

Chimney animal work has several parts, and the estimate keeps them apart. It lists the assessment, any specialist coordination, the cleanup of nest material and droppings, the sweep, the cap or screen, and any damper, crown or chase repair. Items that depend on timing, such as a cap after swifts leave, are marked with that condition. You approve each part separately with no hidden fees. If something new turns up during the work, it is written up and approved before we go on.

The order the work follows

Chimney animal jobs go wrong when steps are skipped, so we follow a set order. Each step waits for the one before it, and the estimate shows where your chimney stands in the sequence. Skipping to the cap is the one shortcut we refuse, because it is how animals end up trapped.

• Identify the animal and whether it is nesting
• Lawful removal, departure or exclusion
• Cleanup of nest material and droppings, then a sweep
• Flue and damper inspection
• A screened cap or other exclusion to keep it empty

The free inspection comes first

The inspection for an animal problem costs nothing, and neither does the written estimate. We look at the chimney from the roof and from inside, tell you what is in it and what the rules allow, and price each step. There is no obligation to book the work. If we find the chimney empty and the cap sound, we tell you that too. Either way, you leave the visit knowing what is in the chimney and what comes next.

Maintenance visits after the cap is on

A cap does its job only while the screen stays clear and fastened. We offer maintenance visits, which line up with the annual inspection NFPA 211 asks for. On a maintenance visit our crew checks that the cap is still tight to the flue, that the screen is undamaged and clear of leaves and nest starts, and that nothing has moved into a second flue or the chase. The Florida residential code expects a spark arrestor screen to be removable for cleaning, so a clogged screen can be cleared rather than replaced.