Heavy scratching and thumping in the ceiling at night, in a Coquitlam or Port Moody attic, is a different sound than the lighter scurrying of mice or squirrels — raccoons are considerably bigger, and they don’t just pass through. A female raccoon looking for a warm, sheltered place to den, especially in late spring, will tear through soffits, shred roof vents, and rip up insulation to build a nesting spot, often with a litter of kits in tow. By the time you hear activity, there’s usually already structural damage happening out of sight, along with droppings and urine that carry real health risks.
This is also why trapping alone often backfires: removing a mother raccoon while kits remain hidden in the insulation leaves you with a worse problem — stranded young that die in the wall or attic void, creating an odor issue on top of the original one. And even after a raccoon is successfully removed, a torn soffit or damaged vent left unrepaired is just as attractive to the next raccoon, or the next squirrel, that comes looking for shelter.
Our approach starts with a full inspection to confirm whether kits are present and locate every entry point being used, not just the obvious one. We use humane trapping and one-way exclusion methods that let raccoons leave without being harmed, and we follow removal with full repair of chewed vents, soffits, and roofline gaps — the actual fix that keeps a Burnaby or Langley attic from becoming a repeat denning site. Serving Surrey, Delta, Richmond, Burnaby, Vancouver, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Langley, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack.
