Dead Animal Removal

Signs you need dead animal removal

• A sweet, heavy smell that intensifies through the afternoon
• Flies or maggots appearing at a single point on a wall or ceiling
• A stain spreading through drywall or a ceiling tile
• Odour strongest at one particular vent or register
• Attic noises that stopped abruptly a few days ago

Why it happens

Odour peaks in the warmest part of the day and frequently travels through ductwork, so the room where the smell is strongest is often not the room the animal is in. Locating it accurately is most of the job and the reason people struggle to do it themselves.

The part people underestimate

A carcass left in a cavity draws flies and carpet beetles, and the odour soaks into insulation and framing. Every extra day means more material has to come out.

How we handle it

Identify the species, remove what is present, seal every route in, then clean up what was left behind. Those last two steps are the difference between a fix and a postponement, and they are inside the quoted price rather than added later.