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Animals typically choose places that are hidden from the elements. Your chimney provides the best protection for small animals to live. Your chimney looks like a sturdy, hollow tree to most animals. Give Allstar Chimney Sweeps a call today, and animals won’t be a problem for you anymore. Allstar Chimney Sweeps are certified in many different types of animal removal from chimneys or fireplaces. Our cages are made to capture animals without causing them any harm. When the animal has been safely removed from your chimney, we decide if it is healthy enough to be released back into the wild, away from your home. If the animal has any type of injury or health problems that threaten its survival in the wild, we will make sure that it is taken to the nearest animal hospital for treatment.

Homeowners may decide to handle the situation and come up with bad solutions. This is the incorrect way to take care of critters in your chimney, and it will only make matters worse. Do not light a fire to smoke out the animal. You will kill the animal inhumanely if you light a fire while it is in the chimney, and it will also create a smell that will stay inside your home for some time. The smell coming from the dead animal will stay in your home, even after the original animal problem has been taken care of. A critter that is still living can be easier to find inside a chimney. We are cautious during the removal process to prevent any type of injury happening to the animal.

Some animals can become ill when they live in your chimney and die. Dead animal decay can create many hazardous problems. Bugs and other critters that are attracted to the animal decay can cause many health problems for your family. Animal decay can attract different types of bugs into your home. If bugs move into your home, you will need to have a bug exterminator eradicate them. The longer animal decay stays in your chimney, the more problems can start to develop, and the more repair bills you will have to pay. Our technicians can give your chimney and fireplace a full cleaning and perform a fumigation to remove all animal decay.

The majority of the animals that move into chimneys are nocturnal. Nocturnal animals are very noisy at night. Critter noises can be a nuisance when you and your family are trying to sleep. Animals can get into your home while you and your family sleep. Critters can work very hard in trying to get inside your home, and you will not know because your and your family are sleeping. Animals with rabies walking inside your home while you sleep is the last thing you want. Critters can get into your attic just as easy as they can access your chimney. If the animal can get into your attic from your chimney, you will no longer working with a individual critter, but a much larger group of animals.

One of the main animals known to create chimney animal problems is a raccoon. The sharp claws of a raccoon can damage many parts of a chimney. A adult raccoon can weigh as much as 30 pounds and get 3 feet long. Raccoon mothers usually just have 2-4 offspring. Raccoon offspring are well protected from adult male raccoons inside of a chimney. To adult male raccoons, all raccoon offspring are considered future competition. Chimney animal problems should be taken care of quickly to avoid larger numbers of animal residence in the chimney. A raccoon mother can be very aggressive if she believes her offspring is in danger. Getting a professional to remove the raccoon from your chimney is the best way to avoid getting rabies. Scientific research has discovered that one-third to two-third of raccoons tested positive for rabies. The mother raccoon should always be removed with her offspring. The raccoon babies are unable to live on their own without their mother and will die in your chimney. Typically,a homeowner is able to capture a raccoon mother either by using a cage, rope, or some other type of capturing device. Unless you’re a trained professional, you will have a very difficult time capturing raccoon babies inside a chimney. Baby animals should never be left inside a chimney; call today to schedule an appointment to have our technician remove the animals safely.

Chimney swifts are known to carry a disease called histoplasmosis. Chimney swifts can fly many miles, so all homeowners are at risk of having them in their chimney. The chimney swift population is falling due to all the chimney caps installations happening nationwide. It is against the law to remove chimney swifts when its nest has eggs or babies. If you attempt to remove a chimney swift’s nest illegally, you could face a fine of up to $15,000. Breathing problems can occur from histoplasmosis caused by breathing in toxins contained in chimney swift fecal matter. Children are more prone to being affected by histoplasmosis.

Chimney animal problems can result in very dangerous situations. No one should try to remove an animal by on their own. Our professional technicians can handle all types of chimney animal problems. Our technicians know all the risks that are involved with animal removal and proper precedures to avoid any accidents during their appointments. Call Allstar Chimney Sweeps to have one of our professional chimney technicians visit your home and solve your chimney animal issues today. Ask us about our chimney caps to avoid future animal problems. You need to call Allstar Chimney Sweeps for your animal removal, call today at 866-345-4751 or email us!

As the winter months approach, your fireplace becomes one of the most important parts of your home. A crackling fire can transform a regular night into a treasured memory, whether it’s spent laughing with loved ones or curled up with a book. In order to keep that same fire from becoming dangerous, though, you need to take proper care of your fireplace. To make sure your fireplace is in prime condition, call Allstar Chimney Sweeps. Whether it’s a routine cleaning or animal removal, we can do it all so that you and your loved ones are guaranteed many more nights spent by the fire. By calling us today, you can speak with one of our highly trained staff members, who can answer your questions or schedule an appointment for a technician to visit your home.

Here at Allstar Chimney Sweeps, we want to make sure you’re getting the most out of your money with your fireplace or chimney. Your chimney or fireplace makes an impact on your home’s total heating and cooling cost; heat loss from fuel-burning appliances can account for as much as 8 percent of the total bill. Some of our products, like chimney dampers, can save you money on your heating bills this winter. A damper acts as a tight seal on top of your chimney flue liner to keep heat from your fireplace or fuel-burning appliance in your home. The products we use are from trusted brands like Lennox, Hargrove and HomeGuard, and they will make it easy for you to keep your home warm this winter.

For a trustworthy chimney sweep company that is committed to giving you the best service for your fuel-burning appliances, Allstar Chimney Sweeps can’t be beat. It doesn’t matter if your chimney is masonry, prefabricated or metal; we can help you. Our technicians train through the Allstar Chimney Academy to ensure quality service that you can depend on. We are also a member of the Professional Chimney Guild of America and the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association, so you are guaranteed work from a certified chimney sweep company.