Attic cleaning and decontamination clears out insulation fouled by mice, squirrels, raccoons or bats. The soiled material leaves through a sealed hose, nesting and debris are picked out by hand, and the bare wood is sanitized and deodorized so the smell leaves with it.
Animals do not only leave droppings on top of the insulation. Urine soaks down through it and into the wood, which is why the insulation has to come out for the attic to be clean. Every job is insured, and the quote is written and free.
Southwestern Public Health warns against sweeping or vacuuming rodent droppings, since both actions lift germs into the air you breathe. Hantavirus, salmonella and leptospirosis are all linked to mice. Roundworm eggs in raccoon waste can outlast ordinary household disinfectants, and bat guano can hold the fungus that causes histoplasmosis.
So before any of it is disturbed, the insulation removal crew dampens or treats it, puts on respirators and makes sure the exhaust and the full bags are outdoors. The droppings go into the bags with the insulation, not into the air in your home.
Farmhouses and rural homes near Otterville, Springford and Langton see mice move in every fall once the crops come off. A few mice over a few winters can leave droppings through most of an attic. Squirrels and raccoons tend to stay near the eaves and the roof vents where they got in.
The signs are easy to spot once you know them. Mouse droppings look like dark grains of rice, and tunnels run through the top of the insulation like paths in snow. A sour smell near the hatch on a warm day is another clue, and so is scratching in the ceiling at night.
Once the soiled insulation is out, we pick up the nesting and loose droppings by hand. The joists, the roof boards and the top plates are then sprayed with a sanitizer and a deodorizer. That treats the wood the animals were living on, which is where most of the lingering smell comes from.
An attic that smelled of mice before will not smell of it after. New insulation should never be blown over droppings, and we will not do it.
Trapping animals and wildlife-proofing a house are outside our work. Instead, each opening we notice is photographed and flagged, and we line up a wildlife or pest company to shut those gaps before new insulation is blown in. Otherwise the next family of mice moves into the fresh layer. Common entry points are gaps at the soffits, loose roof vents, the space around a chimney and holes where wires or pipes enter the house. The attic insulation replacement page covers the re-insulation step.
Call +1 (226) 400-3327 and someone will come to see how far the droppings have spread, at no charge, in Tillsonburg, Delhi, Norwich or Port Burwell. The plan and the price then come to you on paper. Each of our services is described from the home page.
Most attics need more than one of these, and a single visit can quote them together.
Attic insulation removal strips tired batts and loose-fill off the ceiling joists until only wood is left. The suction unit waits outdoors, full bags never pass through the house, and the price sheet lists area and depth. One working day covers most houses.
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Blown-in insulation removal lifts out loose cellulose and fibreglass that has sunk, matted or been spoiled by mice and other animals. A powerful vacuum draws the fill through a hose from the attic to bags waiting outside, so the rooms below stay clean and the old material is gone in one day.
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Damaged insulation removal clears attic insulation that has been soaked by a roof leak, stained by ice dams, grown mould near a bathroom fan or taken on smoke after a fire. Wet or smoky fill cannot be dried out and trusted again, so it comes out and the wood underneath gets checked.
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Vermiculite insulation removal is handled differently from every other attic job, because the material may contain asbestos. Once we spot it, work stops, a sample goes off for testing, and a trained asbestos abatement contractor is brought in only if the lab says so. No hose goes near it before then.
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Attic insulation replacement puts new blown-in insulation into an attic as soon as the old layer is out, bringing it up to R-50 or R-60 in one visit. The bare floor is air sealed first, baffles keep the soffit vents clear, and the new layer goes in level from eave to eave.
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Pre-sale attic work answers an inspection report that flags droppings, wet patches, settled fill or possible vermiculite in the attic. Buyers, sellers, realtors and home inspectors receive a prompt quote on paper, and the finished attic is documented in photos from start to finish for everyone in the deal.
View Pre-Sale and Home Inspection Insulation RemovalWe visit, measure and send the price on paper. Nothing is charged for the visit, and nothing obliges you to go ahead.
Share what you know about the attic, even if it is only a guess. Your name and phone number are enough to send the form. If you would rather talk, call us at +1 (226) 400-3327.
