Our Work

The right steps for a chimney animal problem in Altamonte Springs

Rules for traps near the chimney

When a live trap is used for nuisance wildlife in Florida, the rule requires it to be checked at intervals of no more than 24 hours. Steel traps are prohibited under the same rule, along with several other methods.

Please do not set traps on the roof or around the chimney yourself. A trap in the wrong place can catch the wrong animal, and a trap left unchecked breaks the rule. Our team coordinates with the professional handling capture so the chimney work on your Altamonte Springs home starts as soon as the animal is out.

When an animal has died in the chimney

A strong odor from the fireplace that builds over a few days often means an animal has died on the smoke shelf or somewhere in the flue. The smell will not clear while the remains are there, and sprays only delay the cleanup.

We remove what can be reached from below or above, clean the affected area and tell you if the remains sit somewhere that needs more work, such as behind a damper that must come out. The way the animal got in is then closed, so the same problem does not return.

What our crew does and what we coordinate

Our crew handles the chimney: the inspection, the cleanup, the repairs and the cap. When an animal has to be captured, we coordinate with a wildlife professional you authorize, and we plan our visit around theirs. Our specialists and the wildlife professional agree the order of work before either visit, so the chimney is never capped with an animal still inside.

Being clear about that split protects you. You know who is responsible for each part, and nothing is promised that the law does not allow. For a homeowner in Altamonte Springs, it means one company keeps the whole job moving and explains every step.

When animals keep coming back

If the same chimney keeps attracting birds or animals, the top is almost certainly open to them. A missing cap, a screen with a torn corner or a cap sized for the wrong flue all leave a way in. A new animal can move in within days of the last one leaving.

Removing the animal again without closing the entry just resets the cycle. In Altamonte Springs, our specialists find the gap, fix it and fit a screened cap that meets the code, so the next visit is a routine sweep instead of another removal.