Long Island, New York
Wildlife Removal in Nassau County.
Getting the animal out is the easy part. The hole it came in, the mess it left, and your soaked insulation are the real problem. One crew handles all of it: out humanely, cleaned up, re-insulated, and sealed shut.
Removal alone does not fix it.
Trapping the animal is the loud, satisfying part, and it is also the part that solves the least. The opening it used is still wide open, the droppings and nesting mess are still soaking your insulation, and the salt-air humidity off the water is already starting the mold. On the older Capes through Levittown and Hempstead, the walk-up attic over the stairs is exactly the warm, quiet space wildlife keeps coming back to.
Whatever got in, a raccoon, a litter of squirrels, a colony of bats, or birds nesting in the eaves, the lasting fix is the same. Find every way in, get them out the right way, clean what they left, put the attic back together with fresh insulation, and seal it so the next animal cannot follow the same hole. That is the whole job, and it is the one we do.
One crew, start to finish
What a real wildlife job looks like
Find every way in
We walk the roofline and the attic and photograph every opening: the torn soffit (the trim board that seals the underside of your roof edge), the lifted shingle, the gap behind the fascia (the flat board the gutters hang from). Whatever got in, raccoon, squirrel, bat, or bird, it found a way, and there is almost always more than the one you have already noticed. We find all of them, not just the obvious one.
Get them out, humanely
One-way doors and hands-on removal, matched to the animal. In baby season, roughly spring through midsummer, we check for young before anything gets sealed. Closing an animal in, or sealing a mother out with her young trapped inside, is the costliest mistake on Long Island, and it is the one quick-removal crews make most.
Clean what they left
Animals leave droppings, urine, nesting debris, and parasites, and the contamination soaks into the insulation and carries real health risk. On Long Island the coastal salt-air humidity turns that wet insulation into mold faster than inland, sometimes within a day or two, so we remove the soaked insulation, decontaminate the deck and the rafters (the angled beams that frame the roof), and document every inch with photos.
Re-insulate and seal it shut
Fresh R-38 blown-in insulation goes back, our default for a Long Island attic. Then every opening is sealed at the eaves (the lower roof edge that overhangs the wall), the ridge cap (the cover along the peak), and the flashing (the metal that waterproofs the joints) with materials rated for animal pressure. With PSEG Long Island electric among the highest rates in the country, the new insulation pays you back every month on the bill.
Why one crew beats a trapper plus three other contractors
Most Long Island wildlife calls end with a quick-removal crew that takes the animal and hands you a list. Call an insulation company for the soaked insulation, a cleaning company for the mess, a handyman for the hole. Four trucks, four invoices, four people each blaming the last, and the opening still sitting there while you line them up. We send one crew that does all of it in one job and photographs every step, so nothing falls through the gap between trades, and there is no gap left for the next animal to use either.
See exactly how it's done.
The Attic Fanatics videos have pulled tens of millions of views by showing the real work: real attics, real animals, and the before-and-after most contractors will never put on camera. Watch what we actually do before you let anyone into your home.
Watch on InstagramWildlife questions, answered
Will the animals come back after you remove them?
Not through the openings we seal. We close every entry point we find with materials rated for animal pressure, not the foam-and-mesh patch a quick-removal crew staples on. If you ever hear something again, call the office and we will come look. We handle every situation directly with the homeowner rather than printing a promise on a web page.
What kinds of wildlife do you handle on Long Island?
Raccoons, squirrels, bats, and birds are the four we see most in Long Island attics, plus the occasional opossum or family of mice that exploited the same opening. The animal changes the removal step, but the real fix is always the same: find every way in, get them out, clean what they left, and seal it shut so the next one cannot follow the same hole.
Do I need new insulation after wildlife in the attic?
Usually yes. Droppings, urine, and nesting material soak the insulation, destroy its R-value, and carry health risk. On Long Island the salt air and humidity grow mold in that wet insulation within a day or two, faster than inland. We remove the contaminated insulation and replace it with fresh R-38 blown-in, our sensible default for a Long Island attic.
What does wildlife removal cost in Nassau County?
It depends on what got in and what it got into. A straightforward eviction and sealing is one situation; a full job where contaminated insulation has to come out, the attic gets decontaminated, and fresh R-38 goes back is a bigger one, because the soaked insulation is the largest part of the work. We price it after we see your attic, never over the phone. See our costs page for the honest factors that move the number up or down.
Does homeowners insurance cover wildlife damage on Long Island?
Usually not the removal itself, since most New York policies exclude wildlife. Resulting damage, such as a soaked-through ceiling or chewed wiring, is sometimes covered. We do not file claims for you, but every phase is photographed and documented so you have what you need if you choose to.
Free wildlife inspection in your town
Tell us what you're hearing. We schedule a visit, walk the attic, photograph every opening, and write the plan. No phone guesses, and we will tell you straight what your attic actually needs.