Rant: A squirrel nest blocked three flues in a single day last Tuesday. | Chimney Sweeps - Freelance Forum - The Community for Independent Professionals
Rant: A squirrel nest blocked three flues in a single day last Tuesday.
Got called to a big old house in Springfield. Homeowner said the fireplace smelled weird. Pulled out a massive nest from the first chimney, thought that was it. Then checked the other two flues on the same house. Both totally packed with the same nesting material. Took me almost six hours to clear them all. Ever have a job where the problem just kept multiplying like that?
@cora813 nailed it with the squirrel condo, I've got one in my attic that's basically a full apartment complex. Had to evict the whole crew last spring, they were paying rent in stolen birdseed and broken promises. No baffle in the world could handle those freeloaders.