What we run into in Chantilly
Chantilly grew quickly, and most of what we're called to went up from the 1990s onward on land that was open or wooded before it.
That produces a specific and very consistent problem. The wildlife population didn't leave when the lots were graded — it compressed into whatever green space was left and then adapted to the new buildings. Meanwhile the buildings themselves are production housing: plastic ridge and box vents, gable ends screened with something light, roof returns meeting at an angle that never quite closes. Those details are entirely normal and entirely code-compliant. They're built to keep out weather, not animals.
So the standard Chantilly call is a homeowner who reasonably assumed a twenty-year-old house was sealed, hearing something above the bonus room.
- 1990s-onward subdivision and townhouse construction on former farmland
- Builder-grade ridge vents, box vents and lightly screened gable ends
- Roof returns and soffit corners — the junctions that never quite close
- Remnant tree lines and green space between developments, holding the population
- Large bonus rooms and second-floor spaces, so noise carries well before damage shows
Chantilly call-outs
What we get called for here.
Squirrel removal
The default Chantilly call — remnant tree line to roof, in at a gable end or soffit corner on the wooded side of the house.
Squirrels in the attic →Raccoon removal
Strong enough to pull a soffit panel or push in a plastic roof vent, which is most roof vents on a house of this age.
Raccoons in the attic →Mice & rat control
Sill plates, garage door corners and utility penetrations. Seal the envelope first or you're just feeding a queue.
Mice and rats →Wildlife exclusion & repairs
Vents screened in steel and soffit returns closed properly — the parts production housing leaves open.
How exclusion works →Where we cover around Chantilly
Chantilly and South Riding — 20151, 20152 and 20153 — plus Centreville, Herndon and the Dulles corridor.
ZIP codes: 20151 · 20152 (South Riding) · 20153
Also nearby: Centreville · South Riding · Herndon · Fairfax · Aldie · Sterling
Right on the edge of the area? Just call — if we can't get to you, we'll tell you who can.
Chantilly questions we get asked
The house isn't even twenty years old. How is anything getting in?
Because new construction is built to keep out weather, not wildlife. Plastic roof vents, lightly screened gable ends and the angle where a roof return meets the wall are all normal, code-compliant details — and all of them are a way in for a determined squirrel.
Will the builder's warranty cover it?
Almost certainly not. Wildlife entry generally isn't treated as a construction defect. What we can give you is photographs of every entry point and a written estimate, which is the documentation you'd want if you did raise it with anyone.
Do you cover South Riding and Centreville?
Yes — 20151, 20152 and 20153 covers Chantilly and South Riding, and we work Centreville, Herndon, Sterling and Aldie alongside them.
It's a townhouse, not a single-family home.
Same principles, but tell us when you call. On a row the roof space can carry on past your walls depending how it was built, so the entry point isn't always above the home that hears it.
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Serving Chantilly, 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