Animals in Your Chimney?
Scratching sounds, debris falling, or foul odors? Animals in your chimney are a fire hazard and a health risk. Our technicians remove them safely and prevent future entry.
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🐾 Animal in your chimney? Don't light a fire — it could cause a chimney fire. Call (877) 864-2578 now for safe removal.
Why Customers Choose Us
When you need help, you need someone you can trust — fast. Here's what sets our technicians apart.
Professional Service
Our mobile team brings professional, reliable service directly to your home. We treat your property with respect from start to finish.
Mobile Team — We Come to You
Our mobile team arrives ready to work. We bring the tools and equipment needed to get the job done right at your home.
Fast Response
When you need help, every minute matters. Call us and we'll give you an estimated arrival time for your area.
Satisfaction Focus
We don't leave until the job is done right and you're satisfied with the results. If something isn't right, we address it.
How Animals Enter and Damage Your Chimney
Without a chimney cap, birds, squirrels, and raccoons enter your flue and create fire hazards, blockages, and health risks.
Birds nesting in the flue
Birds — especially chimney swifts — are attracted to the warm, sheltered environment inside a chimney. They build nests on the smoke shelf, block the flue, and create fire hazards. Their droppings produce odors and can harbor disease.
Squirrels and raccoons
Squirrels and raccoons enter uncapped chimneys to nest, especially in spring and fall. They can become trapped, damage the flue liner, and create blockages that prevent proper venting of combustion gases.
Animals trapped inside the flue
Animals that enter a chimney often cannot climb back out. They become trapped, panic, and eventually die inside the flue. This creates a foul odor, a biohazard, and a serious blockage that requires professional removal.
Nest material creating fire hazards
Nests built from twigs, leaves, and debris are highly flammable. When they block the flue and you light a fire, the nest can ignite — causing a chimney fire that spreads to the rest of your home.
Blocked draft and smoke backup
Animal nests and debris block the flue and prevent combustion gases from venting. This causes smoke to back up into your room and can force deadly carbon monoxide into your living space.
Odors and droppings
Animal droppings, urine, and decomposing nesting material produce strong, foul odors that travel down the chimney and into your home. These materials can also harbor bacteria, parasites, and disease.
Signs You Need This Service
If any of these sound familiar, it's time to call a professional.
- Scratching, rustling, or chirping sounds from inside the chimney
- Debris, twigs, or nesting material falling into the firebox
- A foul or rotting odor coming from the fireplace
- Smoke backing up into the room when you light a fire
- You see birds or animals entering or exiting the chimney
- Your chimney does not have a cap installed
What Happens If You Ignore It
An animal in your chimney is not just a noise problem. It is a fire hazard, a health risk, and a carbon monoxide danger.
Animals become trapped and die
Animals that enter a chimney often cannot climb back out. Without intervention, they become trapped, panic, and eventually die inside the flue. This creates a foul odor, a biohazard, and a serious blockage.
Nests cause chimney fires
Nesting material is highly flammable. When a nest blocks the flue and you light a fire, the nest can ignite and cause a chimney fire that spreads to your roof and attic. This is one of the most dangerous consequences of an animal in your chimney.
Carbon monoxide backup
A blocked flue prevents combustion gases from venting. Carbon monoxide — odorless, invisible, and deadly — can back up into your home. If you have an animal in your chimney, your family may be at risk every time you use the fireplace.
Disease and contamination
Animal droppings, urine, and decomposing material can harbor bacteria, parasites, and diseases such as histoplasmosis. These contaminants can enter your home's air through the fireplace, creating health risks for your family — especially children and the elderly.
Our Animal Removal & Prevention Services
We safely remove the animal, clean the flue, repair any damage, and install a cap to prevent future entry.
Safe Animal Removal
Our trained technicians safely and humanely remove birds, squirrels, raccoons, and other animals from your chimney. We follow local wildlife regulations and ensure the animal is removed without harm.
Nest & Debris Removal
We remove all nesting material, droppings, and debris from the flue and smoke shelf. This eliminates the fire hazard, the blockage, and the source of odors. The flue is then cleaned and inspected.
Flue Cleaning & Inspection
After removing the animal and debris, we clean the flue to remove any remaining contamination and perform a video camera inspection to check for damage the animal may have caused to the liner.
Chimney Cap Installation
The most important step: we install a heavy-duty chimney cap with animal-proof mesh screening. Once installed, animals cannot enter your chimney again. This is the permanent solution to animal problems.
Damage Repair
If the animal damaged the flue liner, damper, or masonry during its time in the chimney, we repair the damage. This may include relining the flue, replacing the damper, or repairing masonry.
Sanitization & Deodorizing
If droppings or decomposing material have left odors or contamination, we sanitize and deodorize the firebox and smoke shelf to eliminate health hazards and restore a clean, fresh environment.
How It Works
From your first call to job complete — here's exactly what happens, step by step.
Call
Call us at (877) 864-2578. We confirm your location and the service you need.
Inspection
Our mobile team arrives at your home. They assess the situation, explain the best approach, and answer your questions.
Approval
We explain the work needed before starting. You approve before we begin — no pressure.
Completion
We complete the work using professional tools and techniques. We verify everything is working and clean up before we leave.