Chimney animal removal in Lake Cain Hills
From the first sound in the flue to the new cap on top, one family-owned team handles your Lake Cain Hills chimney animal problem.
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On the estimate for your Lake Cain Hills chimney
- Smoke shelf cleared and checked
- Flue inspected top to bottom
- Cap fitted only after the flue is empty
- 10% off any service booked within 72 hours
Chimney animal details for Lake Cain Hills homeowners
Keep the fireplace off while an animal is inside
The urge to light a fire and smoke the animal out is understandable, and it causes more harm than good. Heat and smoke can kill or injure the animal, trap it higher in the flue or drive it down into the room. Nest material burns, and a dead animal left in the flue brings its own cleanup. Keep the fireplace unused and the damper closed until the chimney has been assessed and cleared. Banging on the flue or spraying water up the chimney only frightens the animal further and can drive it into the house.
An uncapped flue is an open door
A masonry flue with no cap is open to rain, debris and any animal that climbs or flies to the roof. Many animal problems we see start this way. Capping an empty, clean flue with a screened cap is usually the fix that keeps the chimney empty, and it keeps rain out of the flue as well. We confirm nothing is inside before the cap goes on. An uncapped flue also takes in rain, which is why capping helps the chimney long after the animal problem is solved.
Enough open area for the flue to work
A screened cap must still let the chimney breathe. The same code section sizes the screen's open area, its net free area, at four times or more that of the flue outlet below it, and it calls for screen material with heat and corrosion resistance equal to set gauges of galvanized or stainless steel. A cap that is too small or too fine chokes the flue. We size each cap to the flue it covers. A screen that meets the area rule still needs cleaning, since soot can close it down over time.
The listed cap for a factory-built chimney
A factory-built chimney must be terminated according to its manufacturer's instructions, and the cap is part of that listed system. If an animal got past the cap on a prefabricated fireplace, the replacement should be the cap approved for that model. We read the listing label, identify the chimney series and quote the correct cap. A generic screened cap is not a substitute on these systems. The listed cap may take a little longer to arrive, and the damper stays closed while we wait for it.
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Chimney wildlife answers for Lake Cain Hills homeowners
Is a bat in the house a health concern?
The CDC advises contacting a doctor or the health department after possible contact with a bat, including waking to find one in the room. Do not handle it. We take care of the chimney side once the room is clear.
What does the code say about a chimney cap screen?
For masonry chimneys, the Florida residential code (R1003.9.2) calls for screen openings that do not pass a 1/2 inch sphere nor block a 3/8 inch sphere, a net free area at least four times the flue outlet and a screen that can be removed for cleaning. We size the cap to those rules.
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