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Indoor Wildlife Damage Inspection Process
Is the damage located in your chimney or fireplace, or is it elsewhere?

Somewhere else!

  1. Go outside and look for droppings on the roof/sides of building.

    **Note, however, if you have found anything else, such as nests, holes, broken vents etc.

  2. Click the link containing what you have found:

No Droppings Found

Did you find any of the following?

Nests Holes Nothing
nest hole nothing

Nests

You have birds. While other species make nests, rarely would they be visible from the outside of your building. For more info click Birds.

Try to determine the species by clicking Bird ID and/or contact a professional.

Holes

Do/es the hole(s) actually enter the building?