Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
PHD in Customer Care
Professional • Honest • Dependable
1850+ Reviews
4.9 Rating
Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
Satisfaction Guaranteed • PHD in Customer Care
Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
PHD in Customer Care
Professional • Honest • Dependable
1850+ Reviews
4.9 Rating
Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
Satisfaction Guaranteed • PHD in Customer Care
Raccoon removal in Columbia from our headquarters at 2119 Gadsden Street. Chimneys and attics in the older neighbourhoods are where most of these calls come from.
Columbia’s established neighbourhoods have exactly what a denning raccoon wants: uncapped masonry chimneys, mature trees reaching the roofline, and soffit and fascia that has had decades to weaken.
Raccoons do not need an existing gap. They tear back soffit panels, pull off vent covers and lift shingles. The damage at the entry point is usually worse than people expect, and the repair is real structural work rather than sealing a hole.
From recurring pest control and termite protection to wildlife, moisture, mosquito, and commercial programs, Modern builds practical solutions around your property. Integrated Pest Management guides our service-first approach.
Inspections, baiting systems, pre-construction treatment, and CL100 / WDO support.
Recurring and one-time protection for common household pests with an IPM-first approach.
Trapping, removal, exclusion, and damage repair for common South Carolina wildlife.
Every visit includes the same core steps, built to solve the problem instead of masking it for a few days.
A technician inspects the property inside and out, identifies the pest and the conditions behind it, and locates entry points and likely nest or harborage sites before any treatment begins.
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The pest, the severity, and the property determine the plan. A minor problem calls for a different approach than a heavy infestation or a structural issue.
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Technicians apply targeted treatments at entry points, nesting sites, and problem areas, matched to the pest and the property, indoors and outdoors as needed.
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After treatment, technicians point out conditions that invite pests back, such as moisture or exposed food sources, and schedule follow-up service if activity continues.
The large majority of raccoons in Columbia attics and chimneys are females raising a litter, and that shapes the entire removal.
Years of Local Service
local & Family-Owned Since 1955
Modern Exterminating has been the longest-standing, local and family-owned pest control company serving the area since 1955. Now in its third generation, the company runs by a simple standard, a PHD in customer care: professional, honest, and dependable, on every visit.
This is the wildlife job where an untrained attempt goes wrong fastest. A cornered raccoon, particularly a female with young, is genuinely dangerous, and smoking one out of a chimney leaves kits that cannot follow.
Rabies is present in South Carolina raccoons, and raccoon roundworm eggs persist in latrine sites. Cleanup needs protective equipment and containment rather than a shop vac.
Document the damage with photos before repair work starts. Some policies cover it, and the assessment is easier with a record.
Torn insulation loses its R-value and shows on your energy bill. Damaged ductwork pushes conditioned air into the attic. Contaminated insulation often needs replacing rather than cleaning.
Cap the chimney with a proper steel cap, repair soffit and fascia promptly, trim limbs back from the roof, and secure garbage in hard bins with locking lids.
No. If there are kits they cannot leave, and smoke drives a panicked adult further into the structure. Call for proper removal instead.
Not necessarily. Daytime foraging is normal for a nursing mother. A raccoon that staggers, seems disoriented or shows no fear of people warrants a call to animal control.
Sometimes, depending on the policy. Document everything with photos before repair work starts. We can provide an assessment for your claim.
Not while an animal may still be inside. A trapped raccoon will do considerably more damage getting out than it did getting in.