Nests and critters out of flues in Micanopy, FL

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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 Micanopy at (352) 675-6366.

Our Micanopy coverage is inland from the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Micanopy is home to Micanopy Historic District.

What's Included

Clearing, cleaning and closing the flue

Nesting debris pulled from the flue and smoke shelf
Odor sources removed and the area treated
Screened caps fitted on every flue
Chase covers and listed caps closed off

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Local Conditions

Spring noises in the flue

Chirping from a chimney in Micanopy from spring onward is a sign swifts have arrived to nest. Federal law protects their active nests, so the nest stays until the birds move on. Our specialists confirm what's there and plan the cleanout and cap for after the birds leave for the season. The damper stays closed in the meantime. The dates go on your plan.

Our Process

Found, timed, cleared and capped

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

Nests, noises and caps, handled by locals

Locally owned and run
A family-run company
100% satisfaction guarantee
Your inspection is free
Same-day visits available
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Droppings are cleaned with protective gear, since dry sweeping stirs spores into the air.

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 Micanopy 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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When swifts come and go

Swifts spend only part of the year here. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service puts their arrival in the Southeast near the end of March, with the flight south coming around mid-October.

That gives a clear window for dealing with a swift chimney: after they've left and before they return. Our pros schedule the cleanout, sweep and cap for that window.

If you'd like to keep future swifts out, capping after they leave is the lawful way. Some homeowners choose to leave a chimney open for them, and that's your call to make. The plan fits whichever you choose. Either way, the flue is cleaned first.

Why exclusion comes first

The state's nuisance wildlife rule allows property owners, and people they authorize, to take nuisance wildlife by permitted methods, and it restricts releasing animals that have been caught alive.

That's one reason our pros lean on exclusion: it gets animals out of the chimney without catching and moving them, and then the chimney is sealed so they can't return.

When an animal is trapped in the flue or the firebox and can't leave on its own, they'll deal with it using methods the rules allow and tell you exactly what was done. The method is recorded on your quote. Nothing is released anywhere the rules don't allow.

Other ways in besides the top

Animals don't only come in at the top. A rusted chase cover, a clean-out door at the base that won't close, a gap at the roof line or a cracked crown can all offer a way in.

Cap to clean-out, our specialists go over the whole chimney and list every opening with the repair that closes it.

Sealing only the flue top while leaving another gap open is how animals come back. Each repair is priced separately, and they're done after the chimney is confirmed empty. The list of openings goes on the quote with each fix beside it.

Free Inspection

Before any animal work is planned

Condition of the cap and screen on every flue at the top
The door at the chimney base and whether it closes
Chase cover and cap on a factory-built chimney
Damage to liners, dampers and screens from animals

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

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FAQs

Asked about animals in chimneys in Micanopy

When can bats be excluded in Florida?

Florida's rule normally permits bat exclusion from August 15 through April 15 and restricts it from April 16 through August 14, the maternity season. Our pros plan any bat work for the allowed window.

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.

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