Animal & Bird Nest Removal in Monsey & 30 miles around

What this service actually is

An uncapped flue is a perfect hollow tree — warm, sheltered and vertical. Squirrels, raccoons, starlings and chimney swifts move in every spring. Nesting material is a serious fire hazard and a total draft blocker, and a trapped animal in a flue is a problem that only gets worse with time.

What you get

• Humane removal of squirrels, raccoons, birds and bats
• Complete nesting debris cleanout — often several feet of packed material
• Deodorizing and sanitizing of the flue and firebox
• Stainless mesh cap installed so the flue is permanently closed to wildlife
• Guidance on protected species timing, including chimney swifts

How we do it

1. Identify what is in there

Camera inspection tells us what we are dealing with and whether young are present, which changes the legal and humane approach.

2. Remove and clean out

Animal removed safely, then every bit of nesting material pulled and vacuumed out of the flue and smoke shelf.

3. Sanitize and cap

Deodorize, sanitize, then install a stainless cap with mesh sides — the only permanent solution.

Signs you need animal removal

If any of these sound familiar, it is worth a call. There is no charge to ask.

• Scratching, scurrying, chirping or flapping inside the walls or chimney
• A strong ammonia or rotting smell from the fireplace
• Twigs, straw or droppings falling into the firebox
• Smoke suddenly backing up into the room after months of fine draft
• Birds circling and landing repeatedly on the chimney top

What it costs

Animal & Bird Nest Removal typically runs $225 – $600 for a standard single-family home in our service area, and takes about 1–3 hours. The variables that move that number are roof access, flue height, how many flues share the stack, and condition. You get a flat written quote before any work starts — see the full pricing page for every service we offer.

Where we do it

We provide animal removal throughout our 30-mile service radius from Monsey: all of Rockland County, southern Orange County, western Westchester, and Bergen and Passaic Counties in New Jersey. That includes Monsey, Spring Valley, Suffern, New City, Nanuet, Pearl River, Nyack, West Nyack and 89 more towns.

• Monsey, NY
• Spring Valley, NY
• Suffern, NY
• New City, NY
• Nanuet, NY
• Pearl River, NY
• Nyack, NY
• West Nyack, NY
• Pomona, NY
• Chestnut Ridge, NY
• Airmont, NY
• Montebello, NY
• Wesley Hills, NY
• New Square, NY
• Kaser, NY
• Hillburn, NY

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★★★★★

“They put down drop cloths before they even brought the brushes in, and the vacuum ran the whole time. Not one speck of soot in the living room. Showed me photos of the cracked crown instead of just telling me about it.”

Why homeowners pick Hero

We are a family company working out of Monsey, not a national franchise routing your call to a dispatcher three states away. That means the person who quotes your job is on the roof doing it, the price does not change halfway through, and if something is not right afterward we are twenty minutes away.

Every visit includes photo documentation. Every recommendation comes with an explanation of what happens if you wait, so you can make the call on your own timeline instead of ours.