Careful chimney animal removal for Washington Shores homes
A screened cap, a clean flue and a written record for your Washington Shores home once the animal has lawfully left.
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- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
How we price animal work in Washington Shores chimneys
- Rules that apply to that animal, explained
- Specialist coordination where needed
- Screened cap sized to the code range
- Listed cap for factory-built chimneys
Getting animals out of Washington Shores chimneys the right way
How exclusion devices work
An exclusion device is a one-way exit fitted over the opening bats use. The bats can crawl or fly out at night and cannot get back in. Florida's nuisance wildlife rule sets conditions for using these devices before an opening is closed, and the work is often handled by a wildlife specialist. Once the chimney is confirmed empty, we remove the device and install the permanent cap and screen. The device stays in place for the period the rule sets before the opening is closed for good.
Damper damage after nesting
Nesting and a trapped animal's struggle can jam a damper, bend its plate or break its handle. After cleanup, we open and close the damper, check how well it seals and look at its frame. A damper that no longer closes fully lets animals and outside air into the room. If it needs repair, we describe it as a separate item with its own price. A damper that works again also gives you a barrier the next time something falls into the flue.
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.
The written record you keep
When the chimney work is finished, you receive a written record of what we did. It notes what we found in the flue or on the smoke shelf, what we removed, whether a sweep was part of the job and which cap and screen we fitted. The record is plain enough to hand to a home inspector or a buyer, and it shows whoever looks at the chimney next year what changed. If a wildlife specialist handled part of the job, the record names that step as their work, not ours.
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Asked in Washington Shores about chimney animal removal
What kind of cap keeps animals out?
A cap with a sturdy screen whose openings fall inside the residential code range, fitted tightly to the flue or crown. Factory-built chimneys take the cap listed for their model.
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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