Family-owned chimney animal removal in Sky Lake
Save 10% on chimney animal work in Sky Lake when you book within 72 hours after your free inspection. The inspection is free.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
The parts of an animal removal job in Sky Lake
- Crown or chase cover gaps noted
- Room protected during cleanup
- Written record of the work
- Timing set around protected species
Our approach to chimney wildlife in Sky Lake
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.
Squirrels that fall into a flue
Squirrels explore chimney tops and sometimes fall into the flue. A smooth metal or tile liner gives them little to climb, so a trapped squirrel may scratch for days above the damper. Removal needs the right approach, from above or through the firebox, and keeping the damper closed in the meantime keeps it out of the room. After it is out, we check the cap and screen that let it in. A rope or board lowered into the flue by a professional can sometimes give a trapped squirrel a way to climb out on its own.
Animals inside a factory-built chase
On a factory-built fireplace, the chimney pipe runs inside a framed chase, and an animal can get into the enclosure without entering the pipe. Entry is usually through a gap at the chase cover or a damaged cap. Removal may need access at the top of the chase, and soiled insulation may have to come out. We explain the plan for that space and price the cover or cap work that closes it. Animals in a chase can also reach insulation around the pipe, which may need replacing to keep the clearances right.
A yearly look at the cap and screen
NFPA 211 calls for chimneys to be inspected annually, and that inspection is a good time to check the cap. Screens tear, rust or clog, fasteners loosen and storms shift caps. A quick look each year catches a failing screen before an animal finds it. We include the cap, screen and crown or chase top in every chimney inspection we do. Screens are cheaper to replace than the cleanup that follows a new animal visit. If you only use the fireplace now and then, the yearly look matters even more, since problems do not show up through regular use.
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Chimney animal questions from Sky Lake
How does the 10% discount work?
Book any service within 72 hours after your free inspection and 10% comes off. We write the discount into the estimate, so the price you approve already includes it.
Can you check the chimney again next year?
Yes. We offer maintenance visits, and an annual inspection is what NFPA 211 asks for, along with clearing any obstruction before the fireplace is used. A yearly visit also shows whether the cap and screen are still sound.
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