Animal in the chimney in Orange Heights? Ask our pros

From a local family business in Orange Heights: chimney animal removal with a free inspection, backed by our warranty.

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What Florida's rules allow

Wondering what's allowed? Florida's nuisance wildlife rule lets property owners, and people they authorize, take nuisance wildlife by permitted methods, and it restricts releasing animals caught alive. Some animals, like chimney swifts and bats, have extra protections.

Working within those rules, our pros favor exclusion, which lets animals leave on their own, and then seal the chimney so they can't return. When a method isn't allowed or the season is wrong, they'll tell you and plan the work for when it is. Ask our specialists about the rules for your chimney in Orange Heights by dialing (352) 675-6366.

Orange Heights is roughly 13 straight-line miles from the Gainesville reference point. Our Alachua County coverage includes Orange Heights.

What's Included

Nests, droppings and caps, all handled

Clean-out doors repaired or replaced
Dampers repaired so the room stays sealed
Animal damage found and priced after removal
Chimneys in Orange Heights cleared within Florida's rules

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Local Conditions

A chimney nobody uses

An unlit fireplace in Orange Heights leaves a quiet, sheltered flue that animals find inviting, and nobody notices until there's a noise or a smell. Our pros check idle chimneys for nesting and cap them, so an unused chimney doesn't become a den. A capped flue and a sealing damper keep it quiet. Both are priced on their own lines.

Our Process

The four things our pros do

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

Animal removal pros who follow the rules

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

Exclusion comes first, letting animals leave on their own before the chimney is sealed.

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 Orange Heights 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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Pulling out old nesting material

Nests and the twigs, leaves and fibers around them can fill a flue or pile up on the smoke shelf. Left in place, they block the draft and sit as dry fuel where sparks rise.

Once nothing is living there and any protected season is over, our pros remove the material from above and below, using tools that reach up the flue and hand work on the smoke shelf.

The debris is bagged and carried out, and the flue is swept afterward. You'll hear how much came out and whether the flue behind it is sound. Nothing is left to smolder.

Cap screens that keep animals out

A screened cap is the main defense against animals in a chimney. The Florida Building Code sets the screen size for spark arrestors: openings that won't pass a ball larger than half an inch, and that won't block one smaller than three eighths of an inch.

Mesh in that range keeps out animals as well as embers, while letting smoke through. It also has to resist heat and corrosion and come off for cleaning.

Caps that meet those rules, sized to each flue and fastened tight, are what our specialists fit. Stainless mesh lasts longest.

Keeping watch after the job

Once a chimney is clear and capped, a little attention keeps it that way. Cap screens can tear or rust, chase covers rust through and clean-out doors work loose over the years.

Any visit to the chimney, from a sweep to an inspection, includes a look at each of those, and you'll hear about anything wearing before it becomes an opening.

Listening for noises in spring, when chimney swifts return, is the easiest check of all. If you hear something, a quick call gets it looked at before a nest is established. A torn screen caught early is a quick fix.

Free Inspection

Cap, damper and clean-out, checked free

Nesting material on the smoke shelf and in the flue
Chase cover and cap on a factory-built chimney
Where any odor is coming from above the damper
Timing the law allows for exclusion and cleanout

Claim 10% off your first service

Clear and cap the chimney in Orange Heights; if we're new to you, booking takes 10% off.

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FAQs

Before you try to clear the chimney

Can you get an animal out of my chimney in Orange Heights?

Yes, and doing it lawfully comes first. Orange Heights is part of our Alachua County coverage, and a free first look tells our pros what's up there and what the rules allow. Leave the damper closed in the meantime.

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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