Local chimney animal removal for Crawford homes
A screened cap ends it, but only once the flue is empty. Our local crew gets your Crawford chimney there lawfully, after a free look.
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Chimney wildlife specialists who follow the rules
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Droppings are bagged with care, as the CDC advises for bird and bat droppings.
- Free inspection and estimateFinding out what is in your Crawford flue, and which rules apply, is part of the free visit.
- Upfront pricing, no hidden feesClean-out, exclusion and cap are priced as separate lines, and any trapper is named in writing.
- Same-day serviceWhen the schedule has room, we can look at a noisy chimney the same day you call.
Noise in the chimney and when you hear it
When a homeowner in Crawford calls about noise in the chimney, the first questions are about timing. Does it start at dawn, at dusk or in the middle of the night? Is it high in the flue or close to the damper? Has anything fallen into the firebox? Those answers narrow down what is up there before anyone climbs a ladder.
Until the visit, the damper stays shut and the fireplace stays cold. That keeps the animal where it is, keeps the room safe, and leaves the flue undisturbed, which makes the first look far more useful. If you can, note the dates and times you hear it. Hearing something in the flue in Crawford? Keep the damper shut and call (904) 920-5495.
Crawford falls within Nassau County. The coastline lies beyond Crawford.
From identifying the animal to capping the flue
- Nests, droppings and debris removed and bagged
- Screened cap sized to keep animals out
- Crown gaps and chase cover holes closed
- Idle flues on the stack capped as well
How chimney animal removal runs
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Sounds, shelf and flue read
What you hear and when, what is on the smoke shelf and a look down from the top tell us what is inside.
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Rules and timing checked
Protected birds and bats set the dates, and a one-way device goes on where the rules call for one.
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Clean-out with the opening sealed
Once the flue is empty, nests and droppings come out through a sealed firebox and are bagged.
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Way in closed for good
A screened cap, crown repair or chase cover fix closes the entry, and the damper is checked.
Framed chases on Crawford homes
A factory-built chimney sits inside a framed chase, and animals can get in through the siding, the trim or a gap under the chase cover.
We check the whole chase on Crawford homes, and a repair to the cover or the siding is written as its own line.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Getting animals out of your Crawford chimney counts, and so does the cap that keeps them out.
A closed damper is not a seal
A throat damper is a metal plate that closes against a metal frame, and even a good one does not seal tightly. Years of heat and moisture warp the plate, rust the frame and loosen the handle, and gaps open along the edges. Smaller animals squeeze through, and bigger ones settle on the ledge right above the plate.
During an animal job the damper is treated as a partial barrier, and the fireplace opening is covered as well until the flue is clear. If the damper cannot close at all, its repair is priced separately. A damper that is beyond saving can give way to a top-sealing damper mounted on the flue itself.
Exclusion first, closure second
Sealing a bat roost is a two-step job under the Florida rule. First, a one-way exclusion device goes on the opening the bats use, so they can leave at night and cannot come back. Second, the device has to stay put for a minimum of four days and nights in a row on which the National Weather Service forecasts lows above 50 degrees, and only after that can permanent repairs close the opening.
Counting only nights forecast to stay above 50 degrees gives the device a fair chance to clear the roost. The estimate for a bat job shows both steps and the earliest date for each.
Capping a chimney with several flues
Two layouts can close the top of a chimney with more than one flue: a cap on each flue, or one larger cap covering the whole crown. Individual caps fit tightly to each tile and keep the flues separate. A multi-flue cap covers everything at once, including the gaps between tiles, but it has to be sized and fastened to the crown and leave each flue the open area it needs.
Any flue serving a furnace or water heater has its own requirements, set by that appliance's venting instructions, so it is capped with a part suited to it. Which layout fits your chimney, and why, is spelled out before any cap is bought.
What we confirm in Crawford before any removal
- Identification of what is in the flue, and the evidence behind it
- Damper condition after the animal is gone, with any repair priced
- Flue tiles and smoke chamber checked for damage once clear
- Earliest date the cap can go on under the wildlife rules
Before anyone reaches into the flue
Can you come out the same day in Crawford?
When the day's schedule has an opening, a same-day visit is available. If we cannot come the same day, keep the damper shut and the fireplace covered until we do.
Is it legal to cap a chimney with birds nesting in it?
Not when the birds are chimney swifts with an active nest, which federal law protects. The cap waits until they have migrated, and the damper stays closed in the meantime.
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Find out what is in your Crawford chimney
A local chimney specialist checks the flue in Crawford, names the animal and prices the clean-out and cap.
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