Rat In Chimney Breast

Is there a chimney breast in your bedroom.

Rat in chimney breast.

Rats are pretty clued up. However in this case that obsolete pipe was just too inviting of a habitrail for this rat. They see your chimney as a big hollow tree and a safe place in which to live and raise young. If it is a bat or wind noise you can put in a chimney balloon to block the noise and the animal.

The two most common animals to enter and live in chimneys are squirrels and raccoons. It will be a bird either in the chimney or in the roof space. The chimney breast is covered over on both sides one side boarded with an air vent at the bottom which is where we can hear the sound coming from. I m worrying that a rat might come out of the vent at any moment.

Rats make nests by gathering debris into the narrow space of the flue of your fireplace. Who do i call. They choose your chimney as a safe den site. A chimney grate or cap can be installed to help deter rats.

The balloon will baffle the noise and block the bat so it cant sneak around the damper. If you re hearing noises in your chimney it could be one of a few things. The pvc pipe extends through the floor joist bays under the chimney hidden behind the plywood soffit it turns and runs upward to exit out the side of the chimney right into a tree lined urban creek bottom. We get them periodically and the scratching does sound ratty.

Always be aware of this. Rats sometimes carry disease and cause property damage so getting them out of the fireplace is ideal. Chimney a chimney is an easy target for a rat to enter your home looking for food and warmth. If it is a mouse rat or raccoon it will chew through the chimney balloon and you will know you have a larger critter to deal with.

If you start a fire in your fireplace and notice heavy smoke and a strong smell it could be a rat nest burning in the chimney. Maybe a wild animal like a rat or raccoon is using your chimney as a den. I ve seen no droppings anywhere in the house either. I ve been out all day the sky is the colour of a ripening bruise and i m shattered.

The other side is a gas fireplace. This is not an uncommon practice. 90 of the time if you have wildlife in your chimney it s a female with a litter of babies. Or perhaps a squirrel or bird has fallen into your chimney and can t get back out.