Chimney animal removal by local pros in Palomar
Animals in your Palomar chimney need patience and the right sequence. Our local experts plan both and explain every step.
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Written down for your Palomar chimney
- Rules that apply to that animal, explained
- Damper and fireplace doors secured
- Flue inspected top to bottom
- Crown or chase cover gaps noted
Chimney animal know-how for Palomar 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 Palomar chimney. Count what you see leave on two or three evenings, since a single sighting can mislead.
If a bat may have touched someone
The CDC advises contacting a doctor or the local health department after any possible contact with a bat, including waking to find a bat in the room. Do not try to catch or handle it with bare hands. Once that question is settled, we look for the route the bat used, which is often an uncapped flue or a gap at the cap, and plan an exclusion that follows Florida's timing rules. Keep the bat contained in one room if you can, without touching it, in case it needs to be tested.
Never handle wildlife with bare hands
Raccoons and bats are among the animals the Florida Department of Health lists as carriers of rabies in the state, and wild animals bite when handled. Do not reach up the flue, grab an animal on the grate or try to catch a bat by hand. If a bite or scratch happens, wash the wound and contact a doctor or the health department right away. Removal is work for people equipped to do it. Wearing gloves does not make handling a wild animal safe, so leave capture to people trained for it.
Rats and mice are usually a different problem
Rodents generally enter a house low, through gaps at the foundation, soffit or roofline, and rarely by the chimney top. If what you hear sounds like small, quick scurrying in the walls or ceiling, the chimney may not be involved. We check the chimney and tell you whether it is part of the problem, and when it is not, we say so and suggest a pest control professional. If rodents are in the attic near the chimney, the chimney work still waits until the attic problem is handled.
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Chimney wildlife answers for Palomar 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.
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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