Vestavia Hills sits on wooded ridges where hardwoods hang over steep roofs. Squirrels and flying squirrels get onto those roof lines easily, and raccoons find older chimneys. Part of our Birmingham wildlife removal coverage in Jefferson / Shelby Counties.
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Most Vestavia Hills calls start with noise overhead. On the ridge streets off Shades Crest Road and around Cahaba Heights, tall oaks and hickories touch the roof, so gray squirrels chew into fascia corners and gable vents with little effort. Flying squirrels are just as common here, and many homeowners hear them for months without knowing what they are: soft scurrying and gliding thumps that start after dark and stop near dawn. They nest in groups, leave latrine piles in the insulation, and can use gaps at a ridge vent or roof-to-wall joint narrower than a pencil.
Homes in Vestavia Hills are mostly brick and wood-frame, many from the 1960s and 1970s, with full or partial basements on the sloped lots. That gives raccoons two easy ways in: unscreened chimney flues, and loose crawl-space or basement vent screens on the downhill side of the house. In late winter and spring, a raccoon in the chimney usually means a female with kits. We remove them with a reunion box, not by smoking them out or trapping only the mother, then cap the flue so it can't happen again.
Bats show up in the older homes near Vestavia Country Club and along the Highway 31 corridor, usually behind loose ridge caps, attic louvers, or mortar gaps at the chimney. Alabama bats raise their young from May through August. We inspect and photograph the colony right away, then install one-way exclusion devices after pup season so no young bats are trapped inside. Guano cleanup and insulation replacement are quoted separately, so you can see exactly what the attic needs.
Every Vestavia Hills job ends with permanent repairs, not just removal. We seal gaps with steel mesh and metal flashing, matched to your trim, then come back to check that every one-way door is clear before the final seal. Call the Birmingham line for a free inspection. You get photos of every entry point and a written plan before any work starts.
Flying-squirrel calls peak from fall through late winter; raccoon chimney calls peak February–May; bat exclusions wait until after the May–August maternity season.
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Night noise above the bedrooms traced back to gaps under the ridge vent end caps. Marcus installed two one-way doors, sealed the remaining roof-to-wall gaps with steel mesh, and confirmed the attic was clear on the third visit.
Talia used a reunion box so the mother could carry her kits out overnight, then installed a stainless chimney cap sized to the flue after the den was empty.
Talia confirmed the colony in June, waited out the maternity season, then installed exclusion tubes at the ridge cap in late August and sealed the mortar gaps once the bats were out.
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Timing is the best clue. Flying squirrels are active at night, from dusk to dawn. Gray squirrels are noisiest at sunrise and late afternoon. We confirm on the inspection before choosing a one-way door and sealing plan.
Yes. If kits are present we use a reunion box so the mother moves them out, then install a properly sized chimney cap so the flue can't be used again.
Bats raise their young in Alabama from May through August. We inspect right away and schedule the exclusion for after pup season, so young bats aren't trapped inside.
The inspection is free. You get photos of each entry point and a written plan before any work begins.
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