We tried the traps approach (only $60 setup from Empire Pest Control on Court Street), but only one squirrel was caught in two weeks. AND, the same squirrels can come back to your roof from as far away as ten miles. See this link for loads of squirrel info: http://unexco.com/SQ1.html.

We cancelled the trapping and went with exclusion -- Kingsway Exterminators in Brooklyn -- they set up a one-way door on the hole in the cornice and the squirrels were gone within two days. The exterminators then remove the one-way door and place mesh over the entry hole to keep the squirrels out. I think $495 is their usual fee.

The downside is numerous screws holes in the cornice and unsightly metal mesh over the ends of the cornice, so a genuine repair is still in order, and it will be slightly more extensive than it would have been with trapping.

Posted by: rcw66 at May 27, 2009 1:53 PM in response to squirrels in the ceiling

We tried the traps approach (only $60 setup from Empire Pest Control on Court Street), but only one squirrel caught in two weeks. AND, the same squirrels can come back from as far away as ten miles. See this link for loads of squirrel info: http://unexco.com/SQ1.html.

We cancelled the trapping and went with exclusion -- Kingsway Exterminators -- the set up a one-way door on the hole in the cornice and the squirrels were gone within two days. The exterminators then remove the one-way door and place mesh over the entry hole to keep the squirrels out. $495 I think is their usual fee.

Downside is numerous screws holes in the cornice and unsightly metal mesh over the ends of the cornice, so a genuine repair is still in order, and it will be more extensive than it would have been with trapping.

Posted by: rcw66 at May 27, 2009 1:48 PM in response to Exterminator Pricing?