Service area · Arlington
Wildlife removal in Arlington.
Arlington has an enormous mature tree canopy sitting directly over small lots, which is close to ideal conditions for squirrels and very inconvenient for the roof underneath.
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What we run into in Arlington
Two things define wildlife work in Arlington, and they compound each other.
The first is the canopy. Arlington's residential streets carry a lot of large, old trees, and on lots this size that means limbs sitting over — and often touching — the roof. A squirrel never has to come down to ground level to reach your house, which removes the one part of the journey that might have deterred it.
The second is the housing. A great deal of Arlington is pre-war and immediately post-war brick, with attics and half-storeys that have since been finished into bedrooms and offices. That's why Arlington calls tend to arrive faster and angrier than elsewhere: there's no unheated attic buffer, so the scratching is directly above someone's head at six in the morning.
- Mature canopy with limbs over or touching the roofline on small lots
- Pre-war and post-war brick homes with original soffit and fascia detail
- Finished attics, dormers and half-storeys — living space, not a buffer
- Slate and tile roof sections where the repair has to respect the roof
- Dense mixed residential and commercial edges, which keeps rodent pressure steady
Arlington call-outs
What we get called for here.
Squirrel removal
The signature Arlington call. Canopy onto the roof, in at a soffit corner or dormer junction, audible immediately because the attic is a bedroom.
Squirrels in the attic →Raccoon removal
Older chimneys and torn soffit returns. On a finished attic the damage shows up as a ceiling stain long before you see the hole.
Raccoons in the attic →Mice & rat control
Older foundations, utility penetrations and a dense urban setting. We seal the envelope rather than sell a bait subscription.
Mice and rats →Wildlife exclusion & repairs
Dormer junctions, cornice returns and old brick-to-wood transitions, closed in steel and custom metal.
How exclusion works →Where we cover around Arlington
All of Arlington County — the 22201 to 22213 range, from Rosslyn and Clarendon out to Shirlington and Fairlington.
ZIP codes: 22201 · 22202 · 22203 · 22204 · 22205 · 22206 · 22207 · 22209 · 22213
Also nearby: Alexandria · Falls Church · McLean · Annandale · Vienna
Right on the edge of the area? Just call — if we can't get to you, we'll tell you who can.
Arlington questions we get asked
The noise is right above my bedroom ceiling.
That's typical here, because so many Arlington attics have been finished into living space. It also means there's no buffer between the animal and you, and no easy crawl-through for us — so the inspection leans harder on the exterior, working the roofline and the dormer junctions to find where it's actually getting in.
Should I cut the branches back?
It helps, and on an Arlington lot it's often the single most useful thing a homeowner can do. It won't fix an existing problem on its own — a squirrel that already knows the route will jump a surprising distance — but it lowers the pressure for good once the entry points are sealed.
Do you cover all of Arlington County?
Yes, the whole 22201 to 22213 range — Rosslyn, Clarendon, Ballston, Shirlington, Fairlington and everything in between, plus Falls Church and McLean next door.
There's a stain on my ceiling and I can hear something.
Treat that as urgent. A stain usually means either the entry point is letting water in, or something has been living up there long enough to soil the insulation above the drywall. Both get worse and more expensive on their own.
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Serving Arlington, seven days a week.
Tell us what you're hearing and where in the house. We'll take it from there.
1–3 hours on site · Photos and a written estimate · Any fee confirmed up front