Animals in the chimney? Removal help in Lake Holden
We find out what is living in your Lake Holden chimney, follow the rules for that animal and close the opening once it is empty. Free inspection.
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Inside the chimney animal plan for Lake Holden
- Rules that apply to that animal, explained
- Screened cap sized to the code range
- Room protected during cleanup
- Timing set around protected species
Chimney animal work in Lake Holden homes
Watching the chimney top at dusk
Birds and bats that use a chimney tend to leave or return around dusk. Watching the chimney top from the yard at that time, with binoculars if you have them, can show whether something is flying in or out. Stay on the ground and keep your distance. What you see helps our specialists decide which rules apply and how the removal or exclusion should be timed for your Lake Holden chimney. Count what you see leave on two or three evenings, since a single sighting can mislead.
What happens when swifts are nesting
When swifts are raising young in your chimney, the work waits. Keep the damper closed so no bird drops into the room, and keep the fireplace off. After the birds have left for the season, we remove the nest material, clean the flue and fit a screened cap so the chimney is closed before they would return. The written plan gives you both steps so nothing is forgotten in between. If a young bird falls into the firebox in the meantime, keep the doors closed and ask us or a wildlife rehabilitator for advice.
Animals that return every season
When animals come back to the same chimney year after year, the way in is still open. A missing cap, a torn screen, a gap under the cap or an opening at the chase cover each works as an invitation. We find the route, confirm the chimney is empty and close it. Repeat visitors are one reason we inspect the cap screen every time we are on the roof. A new cap on one flue and an old one on the next can leave the second as the easy way in.
Fireplace doors as a barrier
Glass fireplace doors add a second barrier in front of the damper. If your fireplace has them, keep them closed and latched until the chimney is clear. If it has only a mesh curtain, a closed damper is the main barrier, and cardboard taped over the opening can add a temporary one. Remove any temporary covering before the fireplace is used again. Never block the damper opening in a way that keeps you from checking on what is behind it.
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Chimney wildlife answers for Lake Holden homeowners
Why can't you cap the chimney right away?
Closing the top with an animal inside traps it, and some species are protected while nesting. We confirm the chimney is empty, or wait until the rules allow exclusion, before a cap goes on.
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.
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