Raccoon Removal Services Serving the New Jersey Area & Eastern Pennsylvania

A raccoon in your attic is not a problem that fixes itself. They are strong, smart, and stubborn, and once one has moved in it will treat your insulation like a nest and your attic like home. The longer it stays, the more damage it does. If you are hearing heavy thumping, scratching, or chittering over your ceiling at night, it is worth getting someone out to look right away.
AtticRawl has been dealing with attic wildlife across New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania for 33 years. We get the raccoons out, clean up the mess they leave behind, and seal the house so they cannot come back.

Why Raccoons Get Into Attics

Raccoons are looking for a warm, dry, safe place to den, and your attic is close to perfect. Females are especially determined in the spring, when they need a protected spot to raise their young. They get in through roof edges, soffits, vents, chimneys, and loose flashing, and they are strong enough to tear an opening where there was not one before. Often you are not dealing with a single animal either, since raccoons are typically found in groups of five or six.

The Damage a Raccoon Does

Raccoons mark their territory by nesting, urinating, and defecating right in your insulation. They are incredibly strong, with powerful claws that can rip wires, destroy water pipes, and break gas lines, and they can do that kind of damage within a matter of days. Their waste builds up into latrines that attract other raccoon families, so a small problem turns into a bigger one fast. Once they have settled in, they guard their entry points closely and become close to impossible to evict on your own.

How to Tell It Is a Raccoon and Not Mice or a Squirrel

• Heavy thumping or walking sounds, much louder than a mouse or a squirrel
• Activity at night, often around dusk and dawn, when raccoons are on the move
• Chittering, growling, or the crying of young in the spring
• Torn soffits, roof vents, or flashing where something forced its way in
• Droppings in the attic, sometimes piled into a latrine in one spot
• Flattened or dug-out insulation and a strong, lingering smell

How We Handle Raccoon Removal

1. Free inspection. We confirm you are dealing with raccoons, find every entry point, and check whether there are young in the attic. This matters, because removing a mother without her babies only makes the problem worse.
2. Remove the raccoons. We get the animals out using time-tested, humane methods, and we account for any young before we close anything up.
3. Clean and sanitize. We clear out the contaminated insulation and the latrines and sanitize the space, because raccoon waste is a genuine health hazard, not just a mess.
4. Repair the damage. We replace the ruined insulation and put right what the raccoons tore up while they were in there.
5. Seal every entry point. We close and reinforce the openings they used, and the ones they were about to use, so nothing gets back in.
6. Walk it with you. We show you what we removed, cleaned, and sealed, so you know the job is finished properly.

Cleanup and Prevention Matter as Much as Removal

Getting the raccoon out is only half the job. The waste it leaves behind is a health hazard, and the smell actually draws other animals in, so the attic needs to be cleaned out, sanitized, and reinsulated. And if the entry points are left open, another raccoon will find the same door. That is why we finish every job by sealing and rodent-proofing the house, so it stays empty for good.

What Does Raccoon Removal Cost in New Jersey?

It depends on how many raccoons there are, how much damage and waste they left, how much cleanup and reinsulation the attic needs, and how many entry points have to be sealed. A single animal caught early is a much smaller job than a family that has been nesting for weeks. We give you an exact price after the free inspection, once we know what we are actually dealing with.

Why Homeowners Choose AtticRawl

• 33 years on attics, crawl spaces, and basements, and not much else. This is the work we know cold.
• More than 30,000 homes done, and over 65 million square feet of work behind us.
• Licensed, bonded, and insured. 
• Our own crews, not subcontractors. The people who quote your job are the ones who show up to do it.
• Free home visits with no pressure, a straight assessment, and an exact price before any work starts.

Serving New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania

We are based at 34 Green Street, Unit B, in Woodbridge, NJ, and our crews are out at homes across New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania every week.
We work all over Middlesex County, including Woodbridge, Edison, Old Bridge, South Brunswick, New Brunswick, South Amboy, and Spotswood. We also cover Monmouth County (Aberdeen, Hazlet, Holmdel, Manalapan, Manasquan), Union and Essex (Elizabeth, South Orange, Cedar Grove, Fairfield), and Bergen County (Teaneck, Ridgewood, Allendale). On top of that we serve Sussex and Morris County towns like Sparta, Andover, and Mountain Lakes, plus the Lehigh Valley over in Eastern PA, including Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton.
Do not see your town? Call us anyway. If you are anywhere in New Jersey or Eastern Pennsylvania, chances are we cover you.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if it is a raccoon and not a squirrel or mice?
Raccoons make heavy, loud sounds, usually at night, much bigger than the light scratching of a mouse or the daytime scampering of a squirrel. Large droppings, torn soffits or vents, and a strong smell are other giveaways. We confirm it for certain at the inspection.
Do you remove raccoons humanely?
Yes. We use time-tested, humane methods and check for young before we seal anything up, since removing a mother without her babies only makes the situation worse.
What happens if there are babies in the attic?
We account for the young as part of the removal, rather than sealing the adult out and leaving them behind. Handling it this way is both humane and the only way to actually solve the problem.
Do you clean up and repair the damage too?
Yes. We remove the contaminated insulation, sanitize the latrines, replace the ruined insulation, and repair what the raccoons tore up. Cleanup is part of the job, not an extra.
How do you stop them from coming back?
We seal and reinforce every entry point, and we rodent-proof the house so the same open door is not there for the next animal. Removal without sealing just invites the next raccoon in.
Is raccoon waste dangerous?
Yes. Raccoon droppings can carry parasites and disease and should not be cleaned up without the right protection. That is one of the main reasons to have it handled professionally.
Do you offer free inspections?
Yes. We come out, confirm what you are dealing with, find the entry points, and give you an exact price before any work starts. Call 800-682-1602 to set it up.