Chimney animal removal and cleanup in Flamingo
Your Flamingo chimney assessed for free, cleaned after the animal is gone and capped so it stays empty.
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Step by step for your Flamingo chimney
- Assessment of the animal and any nesting
- Droppings bagged with care
- Room protected during cleanup
- 10% off any service booked within 72 hours
Keeping Flamingo chimneys empty and clean
Raccoons that use a chimney as a den
A raccoon may treat a masonry chimney as a sheltered den, and a mother may raise her young on the smoke shelf above the damper. Separating a mother from her young creates a new problem, and cornered raccoons can be dangerous. The plan usually works around the family leaving, sometimes with a wildlife specialist encouraging the move. Our part is to keep the damper sealed, then clean and cap the chimney once it is empty. Raccoon droppings also need careful handling during cleanup, so the smoke shelf is cleared with protective gear.
Droppings and histoplasmosis
Bird and bat droppings can hold the spores that cause histoplasmosis, and the CDC notes people breathe them in when droppings are disturbed. Sweeping or vacuuming dry droppings out of a firebox can stir those spores into the room. Leave them in place and keep the fireplace doors closed. Our cleanup removes droppings with care and bags the material before it leaves the house. People with a weakened immune system are better off out of the room until the droppings are gone.
Exclusion before the opening is sealed
For bats, and as a principle for every animal, the opening is sealed only after the animals inside have had a way out. With bats, exclusion devices do that job outside the maternity season. With other animals, it may mean waiting for departure or having a specialist remove them. Sealing first is how animals end up trapped and dying in a chimney, which is why we never do it. The same principle applies to a chase or an attic opening near the chimney, which is sealed only once it is empty.
When young animals are in the chimney
Young birds, bats or raccoons change the plan. Removing adults and leaving young behind, or sealing a chimney with young inside, leads to animals dying in the flue and an odor problem that follows. When young are present, the work waits for them to leave with the adults or is handled by a specialist. We confirm the chimney is empty before cleanup and capping. Young animals are also the reason the calendar matters so much in this work.
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Chimney animal questions from Flamingo
Are chimney swifts protected?
Yes. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act protects chimney swifts, and an active nest of theirs cannot be taken out. The chimney is cleaned and capped after the birds have left for the season.
What are the rules for bats in a chimney?
Florida restricts bat exclusion during the maternity season, April 16 through August 14, and exclusion devices are used before openings are sealed. We explain the timing that applies when you call.
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