Raccoons can cause a lot of damage in a short amount of time. If you suspect that you have a raccoon in your attic or crawlspace, call a professional animal trapper right away. Critter Control of New Jersey was called to a Toms River, NJ home to inspect damage to a customer’s attic. What we found was a big smelly mess.
Raccoon Damage in Attic
The raccoon didn’t limit the damage to just one small area of the attic. There were two big areas, almost 800 square feet, of damage that needed to be addressed for decontamination. We discovered matted, torn, and rearranged insulation which greatly diminishes the insulating value. A strong odor from the urine and feces also needed to be dealt with.
Raccoon Damage on Roof
Raccoons are strong and tenacious. They can create their own entry points into your home. Most materials used during home construction are not strong enough to stop a raccoon. In this situation, the raccoon was able to destroy a roof vent to find its way inside an attic.
During our exclusion process, we sealed all the roof vents with steel vent covers. We also repaired the hole in the shingles. You need to seal all current and potential raccoon entry points. Your house has the requirements raccoons look for to den. Invest in a complete solution so you don’t have to pay for raccoon trapping again.
Raccoon Prevention in Toms River
We were able to identify raccoon entry points into the attic as well as potential weak points that may contribute to future raccoon entry. After setting the raccoon trap, we got to work with completing the animal exclusion work. Our Critter Control New Jersey team got to work repairing and reinforcing the soffit to roof line connecting points. We installed stainless roof vent guards and screened attic louver vents with steel hardware cloth.
