Leaks can soon become full time floods and this will have repercussions on all levels of your home.
Raccoons in attic damage.
Raccoon damage can cost you thousands of dollars in inflated heating and cooling bills.
In fact if it is scared and determined a raccoon can cause structural damage to your attic in a matter of hours.
Beyond insulation raccoons frequently damage ventilation and electrical systems that run through attics.
Generally damage caused by raccoons in the attic includes building nests and gnawing on wires.
Without repair these damages can lead to fire water damage and even mould.
They often just rip right through the roof shingles wood and all.
The level of damage depends on many factors such as the length of time the raccoon s have been in the attic the number of raccoons the presence of electric wires or water pipes or lack thereof they type of insulation the personality of the raccoons and so on.
Damage caused by raccoons in attic can run into the thousands of dollars to repair if you do not evict these wild critters as soon as you learn of their existence.
I was lucky to get this photo while the female raccoon was checking to see what the threat was.
Photos of damage from raccoons in attic an example of how strong raccoons are and how much damage they can do.
It s not uncommon for raccoons to rip apart your home s structural beams.
Even if the animal feels safe in its nest it will do damage to your home.
Sometimes raccoons can reposition themselves down into walls from the attic which can then lead to other animal control problems.