Wildlife Removal in Gastonia, NC

Wildlife removal in Gastonia, NC

Gastonia is the largest city in Gaston County, west of Charlotte across the Catawba River. It grew as a textile town, and neighborhoods near downtown and the old mill villages, along with the mid-century subdivisions off Union Road and Garrison Boulevard, are full of older wood-frame and brick homes on crawl spaces. Many still have original chimneys, attic louvers, and wooden trim that has softened over the decades.

Rats are the most common Gastonia call. Norway rats come up from the ground into crawl spaces through rusted vents, broken lattice, and gaps around old plumbing. Roof rats climb into attics along tree limbs and utility lines. In both cases they nest in insulation and chew wiring and ductwork. We trap the rats, seal crawl-space and roof-line openings with heavy wire and metal flashing, and replace soiled insulation where needed. Attic cleanup and sanitizing is quoted separately when droppings have built up.

Raccoons use old chimneys without caps and soft soffits as den sites, especially in late winter and spring when females look for a place to raise kits. We check for young, remove the raccoons humanely, and install stainless chimney caps and reinforced soffit repairs. Opossums den under porches and in crawl spaces across town.

Older homes with deep crawl spaces and wall cavities also mean more dead-animal odor calls. A rat or opossum that dies under a floor or inside a wall can leave a smell that lasts for weeks. We trace the odor, open the smallest access needed, remove the carcass, and deodorize. Every Gastonia job begins with a free inspection and a written plan and price.

Belmont, Mount Holly, Cramerton, Lowell, and Dallas have many of the same older homes and the same problems, and we cover all of Gaston County. Along the Catawba River and South Fork, wooded banks give raccoons, opossums, and snakes easy travel routes into nearby yards. Because so many older Gastonia houses have had several owners and repairs over the years, we often find a mix of old patches, open vents, and gaps behind newer siding. Our inspection maps every one of them, and we explain which are active now and which are likely to become a problem, so you can decide what to fix first.

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