Arredondo chimney animal removal, done lawfully

Hearing noises above the damper? Book a free inspection in Arredondo and find out what's living in the flue.

Family owned and run
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Locally owned and operated

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Buying a home with an uncapped chimney

Buying a house whose chimney has no cap? It may already have visitors, or old nests packed in the flue. A home inspection may not look that far.

Before you close, have the flue checked for nesting material, droppings and damage; you'll hear what it takes to clear and cap it, with prices on the quote, ready for your negotiation. If something is living there, our pros explain the timing the law allows. If something is living there now, the plan waits for the right window and you get the dates noted on the quote. Reserve a chimney check before you buy in Arredondo at (352) 675-6366.

In a straight line, Arredondo lies about 6 miles from the Gainesville reference point. We cover Arredondo along with the rest of our Alachua County area.

What's Included

Nests cleared and flues screened

Birds and bats checked for before any work begins
Droppings cleaned up with protective gear
Dampers repaired so the room stays sealed
Animal damage found and priced after removal

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Local Conditions

Buying a home in Arredondo with an open flue

An uncapped chimney on a house you're buying in Arredondo may already hold nests or debris. A home inspection may not look inside the flue. Our pros check the flue and give you the findings and the price to clear and cap it, ready for your negotiation. If something is living in the flue, the plan explains the timing. Prices come on the quote.

Our Process

After the first scratch, a plan in order

Find out what's there

Our pros inspect from the top and the firebox and check for protected birds and bats.
Time it to the rules

Work waits out any protected season, and exclusion is used where the rules allow it.
Clear and clean

Nests, droppings and debris come out safely, and the flue is swept once it's empty.
Cap and close the gaps

Every flue is capped and every other opening closed, so nothing moves back in.

Why Choose Us

Chimneys cleared lawfully in Arredondo

Locally owned and run
A family-run company
100% satisfaction guarantee
Your inspection is free
Same-day visits available
Arrange a visit, take 10% off

Work is timed to the swift and bat seasons, with the dates written on your plan.

100% satisfaction, guaranteedIf an animal gets back in through something we sealed, we return. That's our 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Free inspection firstOur free inspection finds what's in your chimney in Arredondo and when the law allows the work.
Family owned and runA family-owned business that follows the wildlife rules and explains them to you.

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Animals in a factory-built chase

On a factory-built fireplace, the chimney pipe runs up inside a framed chase. Animals get in through rust holes in the chase cover, gaps at its edges or a missing cap on the pipe, and they can nest in the insulation inside.

With nothing living inside, the gaps in the chase top, the cap and the siding get closed off with the maker's listed cap and a sound chase cover.

Insulation that animals have nested in or soiled may need replacing, and that's priced separately, following the chimney's listed clearances. The chase is checked for nests before anything is closed.

Checking for damage after removal

Animals in a chimney can do damage. They tear at flexible liners, pull loose mortar at the flue top, bend damper plates, chew insulation in a chase and rip cap screens trying to get in.

Once the chimney is clear and swept, our specialists inspect it from top to bottom and tell you what, if anything, needs repair.

Every repair gets a written price, and the timing is yours. Small repairs, like a torn cap screen, can be handled on the same visit as the new cap. Nothing is hidden under a new cap. The inspection notes go on your quote.

The clean-out door at the base

Many masonry chimneys have a small metal door near the ground or in a crawl space, opening into the ash pit or the base of the flue. When it rusts open, loses its latch or goes missing, animals can climb in from below.

On every animal call the clean-out gets opened, any nesting material or debris behind it is emptied, and a door that won't close is replaced with one sized to the opening.

It's a small repair that's easy to overlook, and it closes a route that a cap on top can't. The new door latches shut and seals against the opening.

Free Inspection

A free first look at the chimney and cap

Nesting material on the smoke shelf and in the flue
The door at the chimney base and whether it closes
Where any odor is coming from above the damper
Whether a sweep is needed once the flue is empty

Claim 10% off your first service

A quiet chimney in Arredondo? Arrange a visit, and your first visit from our pros is 10% off.

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FAQs

What callers ask about nests and noises

What about the droppings?

Bird and bat droppings can carry spores that cause histoplasmosis. Our pros clean them up with protective gear and dust control, so please don't sweep them up dry yourself.

Will a cap keep animals out?

A screened cap on every flue, with mesh inside the building code's size window, is the main defense. Our pros also close other openings, like a rusted chase cover or a clean-out door that won't shut.

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