Raccoons don’t gnaw their way in — they tear their way in, ripping shingles, soffits, and vents with bear-like strength for their size. Eco Haven removes them humanely (mothers and kits together) and reinforces the structure with materials a raccoon can’t rip back off.
Everything that works on rodents fails on a raccoon. This is a 15-to-30-pound animal with dexterous hands and real leverage.
A raccoon peels back shingles, rips off soffit panels, and tears through vent covers. Screening and light patches that stop every other animal are a minor inconvenience to a raccoon.
An attic raccoon in spring is nearly always a female with kits — she chose your attic as a nursery. Any plan that ignores the kits fails: seal her out and she will tear a new hole to get back to them.
Torn roofing invites water damage on top of the entry hole itself. Inside: crushed insulation, torn ductwork, damaged wiring, and a concentrated latrine.
Raccoons use a single latrine site, and raccoon roundworm eggs in droppings are a serious health hazard. Latrine cleanup is part of the job, not an afterthought.
Reinforcement has to withstand an animal that can rip off what a squirrel can only gnaw. Heavy-gauge metal, mechanical fastening, and full-detail coverage — the same engineering standard as our Structural Exclusion Systems™.
We locate the entry, confirm whether kits are present, map the latrine, and document roof and attic damage.
Mothers and kits are kept together and handled per applicable wildlife rules. We never seal an animal — or a litter — inside.
Entry areas are rebuilt and reinforced with heavy-gauge metal that withstands tearing strength — roof returns, soffits, and vents included.
Roofing, wiring, ductwork, and insulation damage is documented; latrine cleanup and decontamination are arranged.
Follow-up confirms the attic is quiet, the reinforcement is holding, and no new entry attempts have started.
Humane on the animal, engineered for its strength.
Handled humanely per applicable rules — no stranded litters, no desperate tearing at your roof.
Heavy-gauge metal and mechanical fastening where lighter jobs use screen and sealant.
Torn shingles and soffits invite water damage — we document everything for your roofer and insurer.
Raccoon roundworm is a real hazard — decontamination is part of finishing the job properly.
Where one raccoon got in, the next will try — we harden the vulnerable details, not just the hole.
Exclusion work is backed by Eco Haven’s workmanship warranty, detailed in your service agreement.
A defined service built around raccoon strength, biology, and the mess they leave behind.
Humane removal first, then we seal every way back in so it stays out. Serving Upstate NY & Southwest VT.
Heavy, deliberate footsteps after dark — often with thumps and dragging — is the classic raccoon signature. Squirrels are lighter and diurnal; mice are a scratch, not a footstep.
Relocating raccoons is restricted under wildlife rules, and in spring it strands kits in your attic — which brings desperate tearing from the mother and a worse outcome for everyone. Humane eviction that keeps the family together, followed by exclusion, is the approach that works.
Raccoon latrines can carry roundworm (Baylisascaris) eggs, which are hazardous to humans and pets. Don’t vacuum or sweep a latrine — it should be cleaned with proper containment, which we arrange as part of the job.
It already has — raccoons tear shingles and soffits to enter, and the hole invites water damage on top of the animal problem. We document all of it for your roofer and, if needed, your insurer.
Raccoon-grade reinforcement: heavy-gauge metal, mechanically fastened, across the whole vulnerable detail. A raccoon that can’t get leverage can’t tear — and we verify with follow-up visits.
Eco Haven provides humane raccoon removal and exclusion across Upstate New York and Southwest Vermont.
Still not sure what you’re dealing with? Real local people answer — no call centers. Same-day help on urgent pest or wildlife calls.
Every night a raccoon dens in your attic costs roofing, insulation, and cleanup. Tell us what you’re hearing and we’ll take it from there.
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Raccoon-proofing means hardening the roofline and the spaces below decks. These Eco Haven systems do exactly that.
Custom metal reinforcement of dormers, soffits, and fascia transitions — the details roofline wildlife exploits.
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That’s not the house settling. Call or text for a free inspection — humane removal that keeps mothers and kits together, and reinforcement built for raccoon strength.
