Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
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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
Attic and chimney raccoon removal for Midlands homes. Raccoons are strong enough to make their own opening, which is why the damage is usually worse than people expect.
Raccoons tear back soffit panels, pull off vent covers and lift roof shingles. They do not need an existing gap, they make one. Once inside, a female will tear up insulation and ductwork to build a den.
This is also the species where an untrained attempt goes wrong fastest. A cornered raccoon, particularly a female with young, is genuinely dangerous, and the overwhelming majority of attic raccoons are females with a litter.
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Locate the den, determine whether young are present, remove safely, then repair the structural damage and decontaminate.
We locate the den, determine whether there are kits, and map the structural damage at the entry point.
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Removal planned around the litter, because taking the mother and leaving the young creates a far worse problem.
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Trapping and removal by trained specialists in accordance with South Carolina regulations.
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Entry point repair, which with raccoons means real structural work, plus latrine cleanup and decontamination.
Modern stands behind its pest control work. If a problem comes back within a reasonable time after service, contact our team and we’ll help address it according to the service plan.
Quick answers on why it is almost always a mother with young, the health risks, and what not to do with a chimney.
The overwhelming majority of raccoons in attics and chimneys are females denning to raise a litter, typically in spring. That shapes the whole removal.
Rabies is present in South Carolina raccoons. They also carry raccoon roundworm, whose eggs persist in latrine sites and pose a real risk during cleanup.
No. If there are kits they cannot leave, and smoke drives a panicked adult further into the structure. Call for proper removal instead.
Torn insulation loses R-value and shows on your energy bill. Damaged ductwork pushes conditioned air into the attic. Contaminated insulation often needs replacing.
Raccoons get in through torn soffit and fascia they create themselves, uncapped chimneys, roof and turbine vents pulled off, lifted shingles, forced gable vents, and pet doors into garages and basements.
A raccoon that appears disoriented, staggers, or shows no fear of people warrants a call to animal control rather than an approach. Daytime activity on its own is not a warning sign, since a nursing mother forages during the day.
Raccoons are opportunists, so removing the reason to visit matters as much as sealing.
Document damage with photos before any repair work starts, since some policies cover it.
They can be, particularly a female with young or any raccoon that feels cornered. They also carry rabies and raccoon roundworm. Do not approach one, and keep pets away.
Sometimes, depending on the policy. Document everything with photos before repair work starts. We can provide an assessment of the damage for your claim.
Appointment length depends on the treatment and property. Our team will explain what to expect, provide an arrival window, and call on the way.
Modern uses low-toxicity, professional products and follows service-specific safety requirements. Some treatments require people or pets to stay out of treated areas until the materials are dry or for a specified period.