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Metro Atlanta Animal Damage Repair and Animal-Proofing

Serious animal damage to the corner of the wooden soffit panel of a house that the animal removal company will repair.

We love animals. We really do. We don't mind sharing our natural world with wildlife.

But we draw the line when it comes to sharing our homes with them. They have their habitat, and we have ours.

There are very good reasons to keep wildlife out of your home. When wild animals get inside houses or other buildings, they make a big mess and do a lot of damage. They don't hesitate to make unauthorized modifications, such as gnawing on holes to make them bigger; and they don't mind using your whole attic as a latrine.

Animal damage to homes can also create water leaks that can cause additional damage that is very expensive to repair. Animals like mice, rats, and squirrels also create fire hazards by gnawing on electrical wires, and almost any animal that gets into your attic can cost you money in energy dollars and having to replace the insulation by tearing up, flattening out, or contaminating the insulation with their urine and feces.

The single best way to prevent animal damage is to make sure the animals don't get in in the first place by structurally sealing them out of your home. In our business, we call this "animal exclusion" or "wildlife exclusion." Most other folks just refer to it as "animal-proofing." By any name, we do a whole lot of it. We're North Georgia's leader in protecting homes and other buildings against wildlife. We have animal-proofed thousands of homes, offices, businesses, churches, hospitals, and even airports throughout the Metro Atlanta area.

The Difference Between Animal Damage Repair and Animal Exclusion

Men on a platform lift installing a chimney cap on a house to keep animals out

Rid-A-Critter has the resources to handle any animal-proofing or damage-repair job.

There are a lot of people who can repair the damage done by animals that got into your home. The problem is that most of them don't do a very good job of it.

Handymen, carpenters, and even homeowners can scab a piece of plywood on to a roof and nails some shingles on it, and it may turn out looking perfectly fine. The problem is that few handymen, carpenters, or homeowners understand wild animals' behavior and capabilities well-enough to keep new animals from getting in and damaging the house all over again. Carpenters know how to make a house structurally sound, and roofers know how to keep the water out; but animal exclusion is an additional, highly-specialized skill set with its own tricks of the trade that take years to learn. You have to be able to think like the critters you're trying to seal out, always looking at things from their point of view, to find -- and close off -- every possible hole, crack, or gap that they might use to get inside.

Another thing that sets Rid-A-Critter apart is that we can do a complete job, from start to finish. We trap and remove the animals, repair the damage, seal the house so no new animals can get in, clean up the mess the animals left behind (including cleaning up their urine, droppings, and other filth) and cart it away, replace contaminated insulation, if needed, and perform whatever odor control is necessary to make your house fresh-smelling again.

We do it all, from start to finish, so you don't have to.

That's why thousands of consumers throughout Georgia, including the Atlanta Braves' own Ryan Klesko, have chosen Rid-A-Critter to take care of his problems with a whole assortment of animals. We hope you will, too.

Comprehensive Wildlife Removal and Exclusion

Rid-A-Critter provides comprehensive animal-proofing services to keep all sorts of wild critters out of your home. For example, we provide exclusion services for:

and many others, too numerous to name here. All of our services are provided by our own local wildlife management specialists, and all the work we do is backed by the best warranty in the business.

So whether you already have a critter problem that you need to solve, or you want to protect your home against future wildlife damage, please give us a call for an inspection and estimate. We look forward to hearing from you.

Animal Damage Repair Gallery

Here are some randomly-selected pictures of animal damage repair and exclusion work we've done throughout the Metro Atlanta area.

Screening applied to the end of a roof to keep bats and other animals out of the attic of a house in Dunwoody Georgia.
Animal proofing the roof of a Dunwoody home
New chimney caps with impeller fans installed on the roof of a house in Atlanta to replace the ones that were damaged by squirrels.
Chimney caps installed on a house in Atlanta
Man on his belly lying across the joists sealing animals out of an attic in Atlanta
Sealing animals out of an attic in Atlanta
Attic insulation contaminated with animal poop and pee
Contaminated insulation in an attic in Stockbridge
Before and after shot showing the repair done to the soffit panel, which used to have squirrel holes in it
Soffit repair at a squirrel removal job in Atlanta
There is a big gap at the end of the wooden trim of a house in Atlanta which is big enough for animals to get through
Construction gap in a house in Atlanta
Animal claw holes in an insulated duct in the attic of a house in powder springs Georgia
Animal damage to the ductwork in Powder Springs
The soffit of a house is hanging down because of water damage caused by the clogged rain gutters
Water damage and animal problems often coexist
The soffit of a house is hanging and the insulation is visible after water rot weakened the soffit panel and caused it to collapse under the weight of animals in the soffit
Water damage can lead to animal problems
The screening applied over a dryer vent to seal out animals from a house in Atlanta was pulled away from the vent by an animal
Failed handyman attempt at sealing a dryer vent
The metal used to exclude animals from a house in Decatur Georgia doesn't extend far enough and leaves an entry gap
Incomplete animal-proofing at a Decatur home
The dryer vent is turned the wrong way and is sticking out of the brick wall of a house in Sandy Springs Georgia
Poorly-installed dryer vent in Sandy Springs
There is a big gap in the wood in the edge of the roof of a brand-new home in Atlanta Georgia
Construction gap in roof of a new home in Atlanta
A dryer vent installed near the roof of a house in Mableton Georgia is sticking out too far and its door is stuck in the open position
Improperly installed dryer vent in Mableton
Homeowner attempted to seal animals out of an Atlanta home using chicken wire, but there are scratch marks where the animals got through
Failed do-it-yourself animal-proofing in Atlanta
A piece of brick, a piece of rubble, and several kinds of foam were used to try to seal around the opening where air conditioning lines passed into the house
Poorly sealed air-conditioning lines in East Point
Large gap under the shingles and sheathing of a roof in Ellenwood Georgia through which animals got into the house
Roof construction gap on a house in Ellenwood
Large gap on the edge of the roof of a house in Atlanta can let animals into the house
This Atlanta home needs animal-proofing
Clothes dryer duct being held up by a technician. It has been gnawed at by rodents.
Rodent damage to a clothes dryer duct
Soffit with electrical fixtures ready to fall off a house because of rodent activity in the roof
Fire waiting to happen due to rodent activity
Animal-resistant metal chimney cap installed on the chimney of a house in Atlanta
Animal-proof chimey cap installed in Atlanta
Huge gap between the fascia board and the roof sheathing at a house in Johns Creek, Georgia
Gap found at a Johns Creek animal-proofing job
Metal gutter guards on the roof of a house in Conyers, Georgia ready to be installed
Gutter guards ready to be installed in Conyers
A metal chimney cap expertly installed on the chimney of a house in Atlanta, Georgia
Professional chimney cap installation in Atlanta
Squirrels chewed at the roof sheathing and flashing at a house in Atlanta, Georgia
Squirrel Damage to Roof at an Atlanta Home
Soil pipes going through a brick wall were sealed with concrete to keep animals out
Soil pipes sealed up to keep the animals out
Gap around exterior air-conditioning lines, about a foot square, at a Marietta home
Massive gap around A/C lines at a Marietta home

These pictures represent only a random sample of the thousands of animal-removal and animal-proofing jobs we've done. We have the tools and personnel to handle any animal-control job, so please call us today for an inspection and consultation.

 

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Beautiful day to be out and about, quoted squirrel jobs in Decatur(where it’s greater), and Riverdale, headed out to Covington for mice, back to Marietta for squirrels chewing on facia board
by Chris Collender
Mar 29, 2023 03:16:33 pm.

Rain rain go away, in Stone Mountain today
by Chris Collender
Mar 27, 2023 11:18:39 am.

In Oglethorpe, Montezuma, Vienna and Byron Ga. today quoting homes Wildlife Exclusions that has Bats and squirrels.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 23, 2023 11:31:15 am.

Bat calls are coming in already with the mild winter in middle to south ga. Tifton, Vienna, Cordele, Zebulon, and Barnesville Ga. Just to name a few cities I’ll be today and tomorrow.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 22, 2023 12:41:29 pm.

Good morning, glad to back, was out 2 1/2 months cause I broke my leg, time to quote some houses
by Chris Collender
Mar 20, 2023 09:48:34 am.

In Tifton Ga giving a quote for a commercial building for squirrels and then headed to another commercial building in Americus Ga for bats. Ending the day in Macon Ga for a residential quote for Rats. Have a good day!
by Jason Arruda
Mar 13, 2023 11:57:15 am.

Scurrying in the attic, scratching in the walls sounds like you may have critters. Going to some homes today hearing these noises.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 10, 2023 09:34:34 am.

Wildlife exclusions for Bats, rats and squirrels are keeping us busy in Barnesville, Macon and Albany Ga.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 09, 2023 10:44:54 am.

Headed to Vienna Ga after a customer referred they’re neighbors to us.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 08, 2023 10:35:37 am.

Helping the technicians today with a Bat Exclusion on Lake Jackson Ga.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 07, 2023 10:47:30 am.

A shingle whose edge is sticking up about three quarters of an inch allowed bats into the attic of a house in Atlanta. Our bar-removal crew is installing a temporary one-way trap over the gap to allow all the bats to leave before we animal-proof the roof.
by Webmaster
Mar 01, 2023 09:27:40 am.

A Ground-Level Gap in the Brick Wall Makes it No Wonder this House in Kennesaw, Georgia Needs Norway Rat Control
by Webmaster
Jan 26, 2023 10:10:27 am.

Started off in Rome ga, raccoons in the crawl space, then headed to Atlanta, ga, rats in the attic
by Chris Collender
Jan 05, 2023 11:48:37 am.

Happy New years, back at it, started off in Conyers ga, squirrels, then headed to Stone Mountain ga, rats in the attic, now In Gainesville ga, bats in the house
by Chris Collender
Jan 02, 2023 11:16:26 am.

Here's Wishing All of You a Merry Christmas from Rid-A-Critter!
by Webmaster
Dec 23, 2022 12:56:04 pm.

Rain rain go away, i need to quote some houses today, started off Snellville ga, squirrels have chewed several new holes, paid 2 companies to do patch work , never works long term, why she called us, we will give her a permanent solution
by Chris Collender
Dec 20, 2022 12:54:00 pm.

Beautiful day but Baby, it’s cold outside. Started the day in Athens ga, rats, then headed to Brasselton, ga, rats, then headed over to Oxford, ga, squirrels. Good times
by Chris Collender
Dec 19, 2022 12:42:44 pm.

Back in conyers, ga today, seems to be busy over here, flyers in the attic, headed to Ellenwood, ga, square
by Chris Collender
Dec 16, 2022 09:53:13 am.

Beautiful day, had 2 stops in Dacula, ga. Rats and squirrels, headed to conyers, ga. For another squirrel job.
by Chris Collender
Dec 15, 2022 12:15:22 pm.

Busy day in the rain, had two quotes in Alpharetta ga, flying squirrels in both homes, headed to Athens ga, squirrels in the attic.
by Chris Collender
Dec 14, 2022 12:45:29 pm.

Quoted a rental property In Atlanta ga, rats, them headed to Athens, ga, mice, then off to Snellville ga, squirrels in the attic
by Chris Collender
Dec 13, 2022 12:33:01 pm.

Finally no more rain, headed to Decatur ga, rental property, rats, headed to Monroe, ga, squirrels in a house, then back to Atlanta ga, rats
by Chris Collender
Dec 12, 2022 03:51:16 pm.

Good day yesterday, other then the rain, started off in Dawsonville ga, rats, then headed to Lawrenceville ga, flyers, then headed to Atlanta ga, rats
by Chris Collender
Dec 07, 2022 10:01:04 am.

Rainy day, started out in Duluth, ga, snakes found in the house, then headed to doraville ga, squirrels again, then 2 stops in Atlantic ga, rats. Busy day
by Chris Collender
Dec 05, 2022 03:25:03 pm.

Glad the rain stopped yesterday, we stood in Atlanta, ga. rats and squirrels, then headed to Duluth ga, squirrels again, then to Marietta ga, rats. Another good day
by Chris Collender
Dec 01, 2022 07:20:51 am.

Happy thanksgiving to all, it’s back to work, was in Decatur ga, rats, to off to McDonough ga, rats again, the headed to Douglasville ga, for grey squirrels, then I just left Carrollton ga, bats in attic
by Chris Collender
Nov 28, 2022 12:25:45 pm.

The management, staff, and logo animals of Rid-A-Critter wish all of our customers, suppliers, and Web site visitors a Happy and Save Thanksgiving holiday. Happy Thanksgiving from Rid-A-Critter
by Webmaster
Nov 23, 2022 10:05:14 am.

Cold day yesterday, started in Cedartown ga, squirrels in the soffits, had them last year, he tried to fix it himself last year, didn’t work. Headed to Mableton ga, squirrels again, then 2 stops in Marietta ga
by Chris Collender
Nov 22, 2022 08:21:48 am.

Rainy day, started off in Cleveland ga, bats in the ridge vents, then headed down to Atlanta ga, rats in the basement, then off to Douglasville ga, squirrels chewing holes threw customers shingles
by Chris Collender
Nov 15, 2022 03:36:15 pm.

It’s a cold Monday, was out in Monroe ga this morning, customer has had a constant issue with squirrels, then out 3 jobs in Atlanta ga, rats rats rats.
by Chris Collender
Nov 14, 2022 11:51:04 am.

Busy day yesterday, started off in Hoschton ga, rats, then out to a rental property in Atlanta, rats, then to Jonesboro ga, rats, then up to Athens ga, squirrels, good times.
by Chris Collender
Nov 10, 2022 10:19:13 am.

Was out in ellijay ga today, rats in crawl space, then headed to Hiawasse ga, flyers in attic, in Athens ga now, raccoons in a house
by Chris Collender
Nov 08, 2022 11:38:20 am.

The Atlanta, Georgia office of Rid-A-Critter provides animal damage repair and exclusion in all of Metro Atlanta including the City of Atlanta and the communities of Berkeley Lake, Buckhead, Cartersville, College Park, Conyers, Decatur, Douglasville, Duluth, Dunwoody, Fayetteville, Hull, Johns Creek, Kennesaw, Lithonia, Loganville, Mableton, Marietta, McDonough, Newnan, Norcross, Peachtree City, Powder Springs, Sandy Springs, Smyrna, Stone Mountain, and Vinings. We are fully licensed and insured.

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