There are four native tree squirrels in Oregon: the Western gray, Douglas, Northern flying, and American red squirrels. There are also invasive nonnative species like the Eastern fox and gray squirrels. They are listed as predatory animals.
While they are fun to watch, squirrels can be a pest when they cause damage to your property. From March to September, squirrels give birth in a nest they created, possibly in your attic or chimney. Squirrels’ teeth or constantly growing, and if they get too big, they are painful. These pests will gnaw on anything hard, including metals, wood, siding, shingles, pipes, ducts, and drywall, to keep them small.
How Do Squirrels Get onto the Roof?
Squirrels are outstanding climbers and exceptional jumpers. A squirrel can jump five feet vertically and clear seven feet across. So if you have tree branches within that range to your home, squirrels can gain access to your roof.
This squirrel in Portland jumped from the trees onto a roof and created an entry hole above the gutters.
Squirrels navigate their way through treetops seamlessly, so the pests have no problem climbing onto roofs or into soffits. Squirrels need an entry point ranging in size between a golf ball to a softball. If the gap isn't big enough, squirrels can gnaw through most housing materials to gain access.
Squirrel in Attic Removal in Portland, OR
Squirrels are always looking for sheltered areas to build nests. They gain access to attics by chewing holes above gutters or at construction gaps where dormers meet the roofline. Squirrels often cause damage to attic insulation or electrical wiring in the attic.
The best and safest way to ger rid of squirrels from your attic is calling the experts at Critter Control. Never approach nuisance squirrels without professional help.
Critter Control uses the most advanced techniques in the industry to safely and humanely remove squirrels from your attic. Common squirrel removal techniques include a live trap or installing a one-way excluder valve. Once the squirrels are safely removed, we identify and seal all entry points to prevent future intrusions.
In addition to removal and prevention, Critter Control offers professional repairs to squirrel damage on homes, including exterior repairs, insulation repair, and more.
Squirrel Control in Portland
Most people identify squirrels from the noises they make early in the morning. In this situation, the homeowners actually saw the squirrel make the jump onto their roof.
Never try to catch a squirrel. They can carry diseases and will bite or scratch if they are cornered. According to Oregon laws, squirrels cannot be relocated unless it is on the same property. T
We don’t typically have to trap and remove squirrels.Trapping and transporting a squirrel to a facility that will take in the rodent requires a special permit. Hunting permits may be required for certain species during particular seasons.
We install a one way door or valve. The squirrels evict themselves. Once they go through the door, they can't return. You need to make sure all potential squirrel entry points are sealed. Squirrels cna find their way back inside. If babies are in a nest, we remove them by hand and immediately reunite them with the mother outside.
We provided an exhaustive inspection of the property and found the squirrel building a nest in the insultation. We were able to set a squirrel trap and humanely remove it from the home. We sealed the entry point along the eaves and removed the contiminated insulation.
Testimonials
This company has been great. The technician Kensi was very through and checked everywhere to make sure all access points were found. After a skunk was found in the trap on a Saturday morning they came to pick it up very quickly.
Michael was super friendly and knowledgeable. He checked my entire house and recommended and installed the solution within an hour.
We are under contract with your company and so far they are doing a fine job. Many thanks.
Excellent work environment full of presence of God. Professional and dedicated staff. A good place if you want to have your children in a place where Christian values are protected and encouraged.
Great company and amazing service, the staff is extremely knowledgeable and friendly! Thank you to the staff and especially to Bubba for taking care of my property and giving it that "personal touch" to rid and maintain it from pests and bugs! Appreciate you guys and look forward to continuing business together!
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So when I went to have my insulation replaced I figured out that I had a critter problem that was beyond anything I was aware of. Not wanting to waste time I decided to call a professional and these guys were really good from day one. From the gentleman who gave the estimate to both of the guys that came out and did the work there was great communication and they were very effective at what they did. One little thing got missed and all it took was one text message and somebody was out the next day to take care of it. They always text me when they're on their way or going to be at the house and they let me know what they found along with photographs. My first thought when they gave me the quote was wow that was a lot of money and I didn't want to spend that much and now that I've had them do the service I feel like it's worth every penny and it's actually pretty damn reasonable considering the number of times that they come out and all the things that they do take care of.
I had an issue with squirrels getting into a small section of roofing without access from the attic or inside of the home. Critter control was a huge help in solving the issue, especially thanks to Brandon and Nate. Ended up catching 3 squirrels living in the roof plus they seal the entrance point after all is said and done. I would absolutely recommend critter control, Brandon and Nate did a stellar job.
Dominick was very friendly and he consistently put on his shoe covers each time he entered the house. He looked over every inch of the storage room where we thought the animal was and did a walk around the yard to see if there was evidence of entry. He was very thorough. He did not find any animal at that time. He said he would leave a trap and review the outside area of the house over the next week. It was the next day that the smell in our storage room indicated that the animal had died. We followed the small and discovered a dead bird in an open storage bin. I would highly recommend Dominick for 'Critter Control'.
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Valerie
Great explanations regarding findings, friendly, quality work! Each encounter with their tech has been professional and educational.
your representative (Dominic) was very friendly and quickly removed the dying raccoon from our outdoor window-well. He also shared information with us regarding raccoons on their behavior, what they liked/disliked, and provided information on how to disinfect the area the raccoon had been trapped in for a couple of days. I'd rate him 9 stars if I could. -pja