Exterior Inspection
The property owner called with a call for possible raccoons nesting under their deck and then called the technician in to remove these raccoons. Unknown to a lot of people, raccoons as well as skunks do make burrows underneath structures, and this can cause a lot of disturbance since raccoons are known as nocturnal animals that are active during the night and inactive during the daytime.
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Raccoons will look for grub and food in trash cans and trash bins without any hesitation and will continue to stay there for a couple of months. The technician did an exterior inspection to understand the situation at depth and reached the following conclusion that the raccoon was hidden quite deep under the deck.
Initial Measures Taken
The technician decided to remove the raccoon by digging a trench around the deck. The technician noted that he had to dig around 10 inches till he hit the concrete. Following the digging of the trench, he put in 12 ft long steel mesh in an L-shape. It was so that raccoons and other animals would hit the metal sheet whenever they tried to dig underneath the deck. The metal sheet is attached to the base of the deck with washers and bolts.
A Raccoon One-Way Door was also attached to the deck to get the raccoon out. One-Way Doors are used to get the raccoons out while not allowing them to get back in. It takes about a week or more to get them out and this is because they must get out for water and food. The technician also installed a baby raccoon One-Way Door. They operate on the same premise, but they are easier to go through for babies that are mobile.
Conclusion
Raccoons and skunks are animals that will go underneath decks and disturb the general peace around the property. They can do structural damage as well as exterior damage to the house. Raccoons and skunks are equally bad and will need professional exclusion to get these animals out. Technicians can then make sure that these animals stay out with sealing and proofing materials.